Tensile Testing Lab Report

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FDeg Aeronautical engineering | Tensile Testing Formal Laboratory Report | Outcome 2 | | | 5/27/2010 | Abstract: Full length report about the different properties, namely tensile properties, of various metallic and non metallic materials. | Contents Table of Contents Introduction 3 Theory 4 Experimental Arrangement and Procedure 6 Results 8 Discussion 14 Conclusion 15 References 16 Introduction Tensile analysis is one of the main key elements in choosing the correct material for its purpose. This report looks at a number of different metallic and non metallic materials and their properties, and how their actual properties stand against the theoretical properties. Analysis has been conducted through extensive laboratory testing and database evaluation, in accordance with BS EN ISO 6892-1:2009. The two machined used for the tensile testing were; non-metallic – Instron Tensile Test Machine, and metallic – Horizontal Tensile Test Machine. The theoretical properties data for the materials was collected and analysed from various software properties programs and other online sources. The materials tested: Metallic – Carbon Steel – 0.1% Carbon Steel – 0.8% Aluminium Alloy – Annealed Pure Aluminium – Annealed Non Metallic – Polyethylene Acetyl Resin Polypropylene Theory The aim of this experiment was to calculate and compare the actual properties of the materials with the theoretical properties, through data analysis. The machines used to conduct this experiment, automatically calculated the maximum load, and the load at fracture. The other properties; elongation percentage, modulus of elasticity, yield strength, stress at fracture and strain at fracture, must be calculated manually. The results of these properties make it possible to determine how each material will react under load, and thus enabling a
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