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Design Considerations

vSome characteristics that influence the design


Design Factor and Safety Factor:
A design factor is used to:
v Account for uncertainty (material properties, load variability, validity of mathematical models, etc.).
v Ensure safety.
By definition:

v Common sources of uncertainty in stress or strength

Look at Example 1-3


Stress-Strain Diagram
v Plot stress vs. normal strain
v Typically, linear relation until the proportional limit, pl
v No permanent deformation until the elastic limit, el
v Yield strength, Sy , defined at point where significant plastic
deformation begins, or where permanent set reaches a fixed Ductile material
amount, usually 0.2% of the original gauge length
v Ultimate strength, Su , defined as the maximum stress on the
diagram

v Slope of linear section is Young’s Modulus, or modulus of elasticity, E


v E is relatively constant for a given type of material (e.g. steel, copper, aluminum)
See Table A–5 for typical values
Brittle material
v Usually independent of heat treatment, carbon content, or alloying

Fig. 2–2
True Stress-Strain Diagram
vEngineering stress-strain diagrams (commonly used) are based
on original area.
vArea typically reduces under load, particularly during “necking”
after point u. Engineering
stress-strain
vTrue stress is based on actual area corresponding to current P.
vTrue strain is the sum of the incremental elongations divided by
the current gauge length at load P.

vNote that true stress continually increases all the way to


fracture.

True Stress-strain
Torsional Strengths
v Maximum shear stress is related to the applied torque by

• J is the polar second moment of area of the cross section


• For round cross section,
vTorsional yield strength, Ssy corresponds to the maximum shear stress at
the point where the torque-twist diagram becomes significantly non-
linear
vModulus of rupture, Ssu corresponds to the torque Tu at the maximum
point on the torque-twist diagram
Resilience
• Resilience – Capacity of a material to absorb
energy within its elastic range
• Modulus of resilience, uR
• Energy absorbed per unit volume without
permanent deformation
• Equals the area under the stress-strain curve up
to the elastic limit
• Elastic limit often approximated by yield point

v Area under curve to yield point gives approximation


If elastic region is linear,

vFor two materials with the same yield strength, the less stiff material (lower E) has greater resilience
Temperature Effects on Strengths
vPlot of strength vs. temperature for carbon
and alloy steels.

vAs temperature increases above room


temperature
• Sut increase slightly, then decreases significantly,
• Sy decreases continuously,
• Results in increased ductility.

Fig. 2–9
Composite Materials
• Formed from two or more dissimilar materials, each of which
contributes to the final properties
• Materials remain distinct from each other at the macroscopic level
• Usually amorphous and non-isotropic
• Often consists of laminates of filler to provide stiffness and strength
and a matrix to hold the material together
• Common filler types:

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