Mechanical_Properties

|Tensile Strength |This is the ability of a material to withstand tensile loads without rupture when the material is in| | |tension | |Compressive Strength |This is the ability of a material to withstand Compressive (squeezing) loads without being crushed | | |when the material is in compression . | |Shear Strength |This is the ability of a material to withstand offset or traverse loads without rupture occurring . | |Toughness |This is the ability of a material to withstand shatter. A material which easily shatters is brittle.| | |Toughness indicates the ability of a material to absorb energy | |Elasticity |This is the ability of a material to deform under load and return to its original size and shape | | |when the load is removed. The property is required for springs | |Plasticity |This is the property of a material to deform permanently under the application of a load. Plastacine| | |is plastic. This is the exact opposite to elasticity. | |Ductility |This is ability of a material to stretch under the application of tensile load and retain the | | |deformed shape on the removal of the load. A ductile material combines the properties of plasticiy | | |and tensile strength. All materials which are formed by drawing are required to be ductile | |Malleability |This is the property of a material to deform permanently under the application of a compressive | | |load. A material which is forged to its final shape is required to be malleable | |Fatigue Strength |This is the property of a material to withstand continuously varying and alternating loads  | | |Fatigue Information Link | |Hardness |This is the property of a material to withstand indentation and surface abrasion by another hard | | |object. It is an indication of the wear resistance of a material.e.g Diamonds are very hard. | | |Information on hardness measurement is found on page Hardness measurement information link | Toughness |Brittleness |Ductility |Malleability |Hardness |Corrosion Resistance | |Copper |White Cast Iron |Gold |Gold |Diamond |Gold | |Nickel |Grey Cast Iron |Silver |Silver |Tungsten |Platinum | |Iron |Hardened Steel |Platinum |Aluminium |Hardened Steel |Silver | |Magnesium |Bismuth |Iron |Copper |SteelSteel |Mercury | |Zinc |Manganese |Nickel |Tin |Brass |Copper | |Aluminium |Bronzes |Copper |Lead |Titanium |Lead | |Lead |Aluminium |Aluminium |Zinc |Copper |Tin | |Tin |Brass |Tungsten |Iron |Aluminium |Nickel | |Cobalt |Structural Steel |Zinc |- |Zinc |Iron | |Bismuth |Zinc |Tin |- |Gold |Zinc | |- |Monel |Lead |- |Tin |Magnesium | |- |Tin |- |- |Lead | | |- |Copper |- |- |Graphite |- | |- |Iron |- |- |Lithium |- | |