Tension Test of Low Carbon Steel Complete
Tension Test of Low Carbon Steel Complete
Tension Test of Low Carbon Steel Complete
Submitted by:
Khaled Almutairi
Submitted to:
Dr. M. E. Barkey
Submission Date:
The extensometer was removed when the specimen begins to neck, if the extensometer
travel length is about to be exceeded and recorded the final gage length and diameter of the
broken specimen.
Section-D: Lab Report
Material Low Carbon Steel
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Strain
Summarizing the results below:
1. How does the value of the modulus of elasticity compare to the accepted
value? Calculate the percent difference.
The accepted value of is 29,000,000 psi and calculated was 28,031,126.6 psi so it is about 3.57%
difference from the accepted value.
2. How does the value of the yield stress compare to the accepted value?
Calculate the percent difference.
The accepted value of is 53700 psi and calculated is 76582 psi so it is about 29.8 % difference
from the accepted value.
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Strain ( in/in)
3. Sketch the stress state from a tension test. Indicate the formula for
calculating axial stress.
…The formula for calculating the axial stress:
fa=¿ Pc/t / A
4. Sketch the strain state from a tension test. Indicate the formulas for
calculating the axial and transverse strain.
… Axial and transverse strain is calculated by the formula:
∆L
∈=
L
Section-F: Discussion
The load and force were transformed into the stress and strain because the force provided was
not according to unit area. Force on each time period was divided by the cross-sectional area of
the specimen and stress was achieved. Strain provided represent the change in length of the
specimen that how much specimen was elongated from its original position. Modulus of
elasticity of specimen was calculated from 0.2% slope of the stress strain curve when it was in
elastic range. If the material was loaded in the plastic region then unloaded then the material
cannot go back to elastic region and its deformation was unchanged. Material cannot get back to
elastic region once it’s entered into plastic region. The measured values of the materials were
less than the expected values because of the reason that the jaws of machine might not hold the
material properly or due to friction losses.
It was also observed from the experiment that when load was applied to the aluminum specimen,
there was increase in deformation of the specimen as well as increase in load applied to that
specimen. Load was increased up to a certain point when there was no increase in load but
increase in deflection in specimen. Moreover, there was decrease in diameter of the specimen
used known as necking phenomenon. Difference between initial and final dimension of the
specimen was not more than 30%. The yield stress was calculated as 76582 psi. The ultimate
tensile strength of steel was 83142 psi with the modulus of elasticity was 28,031,126.6 psi
having 3.57% error which is a ductile material.