Strength:
a. Tensile strength:
b. Compressive strength:
3. Shear strength:
According to the deformation before fracture, strength can be classified into three
types.
a. Elastic strength:
b. Yield strength:
c. Ultimate strength:
#2. Homogeneity:
#3. Isotropy:
A material which has same elastic properties along its all loading direction known
as isotropic material.
#4. Anisotropy:
#5. Elasticity:
#6. Plasticity:
#7. Ductility:
Ductility is a property by virtue of which metal can be drawn into wires. It can
also define as a property which permits permanent deformation before fracture under
tensile loading. The amount of permanent deformation (measure in percentage
elongation) decides either the material is ductile or not.
Percentage elongation = (Final Gauge Length Original Gauge Length )*100/ Original
Gauge Length
If the percentage elongation is greater than 5% in a gauge length 50 mm, the
material is ductile and if it less than 5% it is not.
#8. Brittleness:
#9. Stiffness:
#10. Hardness:
#11. Toughness:
#12. Malleability:
A property by virtue of which a metal can flatten into thin sheets, known as
malleability. It is also define as a property which permits plastic deformation
under compression loading.
#13. Machinability:
#14. Damping:
#15. Creep:
The slow and progressive change in dimension of a material under influence of its
safe working stress for long time is known as creep. Creep is mainly depend on time
and temperature. The maximum amount of stress under which a material withstand
during infinite time is known as creep strength.
#16. Resilience:
The amount of energy absorb under elastic limit during loading is called
resilience. The maximum amount of the energy absorb under elastic limit is called
proof resilience.
#18. Embrittlement:
The loss of ductility of a metal caused by physical or chemical changes, which make
it brittle, is called embrittlement.