Yield Stress
Yield Stress
Yield Stress
engineering strain,
10 February 2015 p = 0.002 25
COMPARISON OF YIELD STRESS
Graphite/
Metals/ Composites/
Ceramics/ Polymers
Alloys fibers
Semicond
20 00
Steel (4140) qt
y(ceramics)
10 00
>>y(metals)
y (MPa)
Ti (5Al-2.5Sn) a
W (pure)
700
600 Cu (71500) cw >> y(polymers)
Hard to measure,
Steel (1020) hr Room T values
Hard to measure
200 ¨
Ti (pure) a
Ta (pure)
Cu (71500) hr
Yield strength,
100
dry
70 PC
60 Al (6061) a Nylon 6,6
50 PET
humid
40 PVC
PP
30 HDPE
20
LDPE 26
Tin (pure)
10