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    This document provides an introduction and procedures for a tensile testing lab experiment. The objectives are to introduce tensile testing techniques, generate stress-strain curves from experimental data, determine tensile properties, and investigate the influence of cold work. Specimens of carbon steel, aluminum, and plastics with varying degrees of cold work will be tested. Students will complete an in-class assignment to generate stress-strain curves and determine properties. They must then submit a lab report with graphs of properties versus cold work for steel and aluminum, a comparison of metal and polymer samples, and answers to questions about yield strength, modulus of elasticity, and work hardening.

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    This document provides an introduction and procedures for a tensile testing lab experiment. The objectives are to introduce tensile testing techniques, generate stress-strain curves from experimental data, determine tensile properties, and investigate the influence of cold work. Specimens of carbon steel, aluminum, and plastics with varying degrees of cold work will be tested. Students will complete an in-class assignment to generate stress-strain curves and determine properties. They must then submit a lab report with graphs of properties versus cold work for steel and aluminum, a comparison of metal and polymer samples, and answers to questions about yield strength, modulus of elasticity, and work hardening.

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    UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA

    DEPT. OF MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING


    ENGINEERING
    MECH 2272: ENGINEERING MATERIALS 1
    Winter 2018

    Lab Experiment # 2 – Tensile Testing


    Introduction:

    Material selection is a central task in the overall design process. Engineers must decide
    which materials are most appropriate for a particular design. Mechanical properties such
    as tensile behaviour, toughness, ductility, hardness are inclusive in most common
    selection criteria used in the design of mechanical systems.

    The tensile test is the most widely used test to determine the mechanical properties of
    materials. In this test, a piece of material is pulled until it fractures. During the test the
    specimen elongation and applied load is measured. Strain and stress are calculated from
    these values, and are used to construct a stress-strain curve. From the stress-strain curve,
    the following tensile properties can be determined:

    • Yield Strength
    • Ultimate Tensile Strength
    • Fracture Strength
    • Percent Elongation or Ductility (Strain at Failure)
    • Modulus of Elasticity

    Objectives:

    • To introduce students to the use of a standard tensile testing technique


    • To determine stress-strain curves from experimental data (load-elongation curve)
    • To acquire tensile properties from stress-strain curves
    • To investigate the influence of cold work on tensile properties

    Experimental Procedure:

    A number of specimens have already been prepared from a variety of materials:

    (a) Plain carbon steel: 0% cold work, 15% cold work, 30% cold work.
    (b) Aluminum: 0% cold work, 20% cold work, 40% coldwork
    (c) Plastics: Polyethylene, ABS (Acrylonitrilebutadienestyrene)

    MECH 2272; Lab #2 – Tensile Testing Page 1


    Each group during the lab session will be subdivided into smaller groups, each, of which
    will be introduced to the tensile testing procedure in rotation. Meanwhile, the other
    students will proceed with the ‘in-class’ assignment. The in-class assignment will involve
    the generation of a stress-strain curve from previously determined experimental data, and
    subsequently the determination of tensile properties from the generated stress-strain curve.
    The results of the ‘in-class’ assignment are to be handed in before the lab is over.

    Report:

    At the end of the above sessions, each student will prepare a lab report following the
    guidelines given in the ‘Laboratory Report Outline’ posted on the course website and
    submit it to the box labelled “MECH 2272” in the hall way across from E2-399, along
    with the graphs and the answers to the following questions:

    1. Plots of YS, UTS and Elongation versus %CW (cold work) for both steel and
    aluminum specimens. Discuss the effects of cold work on these properties for both
    materials.

    2. Compare the strengths and elongation of the metal samples tested with the polymer
    samples and comment on the results.

    3. What is the significance of yield strength? How is yield strength used in engineering
    design?

    4. Compare the modulus of elasticity of steel and aluminum. What is the significance of
    the modulus of elasticity?

    5. What is work hardening? Of these two materials, steel and aluminum, which one has a
    higher rate of work hardening?

    MECH 2272; Lab #2 – Tensile Testing Page 2


    MECH 2272; Lab #2 – Tensile Testing Page 3

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