Material Properties Flashcards
(20 cards)
Compressive Strength
The ability to withstand being crushed or shortened by pushing forces (compression).
Tensile Strength
The ability to resist stretching or pulling forces (tension).
Bending Strength
The ability to resist forces that may bend the material.
Hardness
The ability to resist abrasive wear such as scratching, surface indentation or cutting.
Shear Strength
The ability to resist sliding forces on a parallel plane
Toughness
The ability to absorb impact force without fracture.
Plasticity
The ability to be permanently deformed (shaped) and retain the deformed shape.
Ductility
The ability to be drawn out under tension for example stretching metal into a wire.
Malleability
The ability to withstand deformation by compression without cracking, malleability increases with a rise in temperature.
Elasticity
The ability to be deformed and then return to the original shape when the force is removed.
Density
The mass is of the material is a standard volume of space,
Fusibility
The ability of the material to be fused or converted from a solid to a liquid or molten state usually by heat.
Magnetism
The natural force between objects that cause the material to attract iron or steel,
Corrosion Resistance
The ability of rhe material to withstand environmental attack and decay.
Electrical Conductor
Allows the flow of electrical current through the material.
Electrical Insulator
Does not allow the flow of electrical currents to pass through the material.
Thermal Conductor
Does allow the transfer of heat energy through the material
Thermal Insulator
Prevents the transfer of heat energy through the material
Thermal Expansion
The increase in material volume in response to a heat input.
