Chapter 3 Mechanical Properties of Materials
Chapter 3 Mechanical Properties of Materials
Chapter 3 Mechanical Properties of Materials
3.11 Which one of the following types of stress strain relationship best describes the
behavior of most metals at room temperature: (a) elastic and perfectly plastic, (b)
elastic and strain hardening, (c) perfectly elastic, or (d) none of the above?
3.12 Which one of the following types of stress strain relationship best describes the
behavior of metals at temperatures above their respective recrystallization points:
(a) elastic and perfectly plastic, (b) elastic and strain hardening, (c) perfectly
elastic, or (d) none of the above?
3.13 The transverse rupture strength is a property usually associated with which
one of the following material types: (a) ceramics, (b) metals, (c) plastics, or (d)
rubber?
3.14 The shear strength of a metal is commonly determined in which one of the
following tests: (a) bending test, (b) compression test, (c) flexure test, (d) tensile
test, or (e) torsion test?
3.15 The shear strength of a metal is usually (a) greater than or (b) less than its
tensile strength?
3.16 Hardness is best defined as which one of the following: (a) energy absorbed by
a material when an object strikes its surface, (b) resistance to bending, (c)
resistance to permanent indentation, or (d) resistance to scratching?
3.17 Most hardness tests involve pressing a hard object into the surface of a test
specimen and measuring the resulting indentation or its effect: (a) true or (b) false?
3.18 Which one of the following materials has the highest hardness: (a) alumina
ceramic, (b) gray cast iron, (c) hardened tool steel, (d) high carbon steel, or (e)
polystyrene?
3.19 The formation of new strain-free grains in a metal that has been heated to an
elevated temperature is called which one of the following: (a) hot hardness, (b)
recrystallization, (c) strain hardening, or (d) strain softening?
3.20 Viscosity can be defined as the ease with which a fluid flows: (a) true or (b)
false?
3.21 A Newtonian fluid is a fluid best defined by which one of the following: (a) its
viscosity decreases as shear rate increases, (b) its viscosity decreases as
temperature increases, (c) its viscosity increases as shear rate increases, (d) its
viscosity increases as temperature increases, (e) its viscosity remains constant as
shear rate changes, or (f) its viscosity remains constant as temperature changes?
3.22 Viscoelasticity can be defined as the property of a material that determines the
strain it experiences when subjected to combinations of stress and temperature
over time: (a) true or (b) false?