P8 - Tensile Strength

Question 1

What Is Tensile Strength?

Answer 1

Maximum load the fibre can carry, before breaking.

Question 2

Describe The Process To Measure Tensile Strength Of Plant Fibres
(5 Points)

Answer 2

~ Attach fibre to a clamp stand.

~ Add weight, and carefully continue to add one weight at a time, until the fibre breaks.

~ Record the mass at which the fibre broke, higher the mass = higher the tensile strength.

~ Repeat with different samples of the same fibre, calculate a mean.

~ All variables must be kept constant.