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The tensile strength of a material can be defined as, ‘the ability of a material to stretch without breaking or snapping’. |
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TENSILE TESTING. A simple workshop test can be seen below. A piece of material is clamped in a vice. A fixed weight is hung from the end. The amount of deflection, is a measure of its resistance and tensile strength. A selection of materials of the same section, cut to exactly the same size, can be tested in this way. |
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| ELASTICITY TESTING. | |
| The elasticity of a material can be defined
as, ‘the ability of a material to absorb force and flex in different
directions, returning to its original position’. A simple workshop test for elasticity can seen below. A piece of material is clamped in a vice. A fixed weight is hung from the end and the material bends / deflects. When the weight is quickly removed, the material ‘springs back’. The amount of deflection, is a measure of its elasticity. A selection of materials of the same section, cut to exactly the same measurements, can be tested in this way. |
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