MZUMBE UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

EMS 223: ENGINEERING MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY

TUTORIAL # 3

1. Explain the role of mechanical properties in load-bearing

applications using real-world examples
2. Explain the role of physical properties of materials in real
world applications using real-world examples
3. Write short notes on the following: ductility, plasticity
toughness, fatigue, brittleness, weldability, formability,
stress strain diagram, yield point and ultimate tensile
stress
4. Define engineering stress and true stress.
5. A force of 100,000 N is applied to an iron bar with a
cross-sectional area of 10 mm * 20 mm and having a yield
strength of 400 MPa and a tensile strength of 480 MPa.
Determine whether the bar will plastically deform and
whether the bar will experience necking.
6. A specimen of copper having a rectangular cross section 15.2
mm by 19.1 mm (0.60 in by 0.75 in.) is pulled in tension
loading with 44,500 N (10,000 lb) force, producing only
elastic deformation. Calculate the resulting strain.
7. For a brass alloy, the stress at which plastic deformation
begins is 345 MPa (50,000 psi), and the modulus of
elasticity is 103 GPa.
(a) What is the maximum load that may be applied to a
specimen with a cross-sectional area of 130 mm2 (0.2 in.2)
without plastic deformation?
(b) If the original specimen length is 76 mm (3.0 in.), what
is the maximum length to which it may be stretched without
causing plastic deformation?
8. The following data were collected from a 12-mm-diameter test
specimen of magnesium (lo = 30.00 mm):
After fracture, the total length was 32.61 mm and the diameter
was 11.74 mm. Plot the engineering stressstrain curve and
calculate
(a) the tensile strength;
(c) the modulus of elasticity;
(d) the % elongation;
(e) the % reduction in area;
(f) the engineering stress at fracture; and
(g) the modulus of resilience
9. (a) A 10-mm-diameter Brinell hardness indenter produced an
indentation 2.50 mm in diameter in a steel alloy when a
load of 1000 kg was used. Compute the HB of this
material.
(b) What will be the diameter of an indentation to yield a
hardness of 300 HB when a 500-kg load is used?
10. What are the significant of chemical properties in
engineering materials?