The document summarizes the results of a tensile test experiment on three materials: cast iron, steel 1045, and aluminum 6061-T6. It includes tables of initial and final specimen measurements. It then presents three figures showing the engineering stress-strain curves, true stress-strain curves before necking (excluding cast iron), and a log-log plot of the true stress-strain data before necking (excluding cast iron). It also provides sample calculations in an appendix and discusses common applications of each material.
The document summarizes the results of a tensile test experiment on three materials: cast iron, steel 1045, and aluminum 6061-T6. It includes tables of initial and final specimen measurements. It then presents three figures showing the engineering stress-strain curves, true stress-strain curves before necking (excluding cast iron), and a log-log plot of the true stress-strain data before necking (excluding cast iron). It also provides sample calculations in an appendix and discusses common applications of each material.
The document summarizes the results of a tensile test experiment on three materials: cast iron, steel 1045, and aluminum 6061-T6. It includes tables of initial and final specimen measurements. It then presents three figures showing the engineering stress-strain curves, true stress-strain curves before necking (excluding cast iron), and a log-log plot of the true stress-strain data before necking (excluding cast iron). It also provides sample calculations in an appendix and discusses common applications of each material.
The document summarizes the results of a tensile test experiment on three materials: cast iron, steel 1045, and aluminum 6061-T6. It includes tables of initial and final specimen measurements. It then presents three figures showing the engineering stress-strain curves, true stress-strain curves before necking (excluding cast iron), and a log-log plot of the true stress-strain data before necking (excluding cast iron). It also provides sample calculations in an appendix and discusses common applications of each material.
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Asem Halawani
Lab 4 ENME 332L 10/09/2018
Specimen measurement
Cast Iron Streel 1045 Al 6061-T6
Initial Diameter 0.5 in 0.5 in 0.502 in Final Diameter 0.5 in 0.410 in 0.354 Initial Gage Length 2 in 2 in 2 in Final Gage Length 2.002 in 2.332 in 2.333 in
Results 1. Plot the engineering stress-strain curves on the same graph for three metals using the corrected MTS actuator displacement data.
140000
120000 Engineering Stress (psi)
100000
80000 Cast Iron 60000 Al 6061 - T6 Steel 1045 40000
Figure 1: This plot shows Engineering Stress vs. Engineering Strain for all three materials tested in the lab. It clearly shows the necking effect for Al 6061 and Steel 1045 but not for cast iron. Using figure 1, we can estimate the ultimate tensile strength. For cast iron the ultimate tensile strength is 40 Ksi, for steel 1045 it is about 125 Ksi, and for Al 6061 it is about 48 Ksi. 2. Plot the true stress strain curves using the corrected stress-strain data from (1) before necking (not for Cast Iron).
Figure 2: This plot shows True Stress vs. True Strain only for the steel 1045 and Al6061. This plot is based on data gathered before necking, and since there were no data before necking for the cast iron, it is not included in this plot. 3. Plot the stress strain response in log-log format by using the data before necking (not for Cast Iron).
Figure 3: This plot shows the log(stress) vs. log(strain). I will use this graph to determine the strain hardening exponent and strength coefficient. 4. Calculation part will be done manually 5. discussion. Some common application for Al 6061-T6 can be seen in the construction of aircraft structures, such as, wings. As well as, in yacht construction including small utility boats. As for cast iron, it is too brittle for use in many structural components, but it has good hardness and it is relatively low cost. Therefore, it is used in application such as the wear surfaces of slurry pumps and lift bars. Lastly, for 1045, it is commonly used in gears, shafts, axels, and bolts due to great strength and hardness. Appendix Some calculation of excel for all materials Cast iron
