Stress-Strain Curve
Stress-Strain Curve: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Stress - Strain Graph, Proportion Limit, Elastic Limit, Yield Strength, Breaking Point in Elasticity, Elastic After-effect, Elastic Fatigue, Creep, Elastic Hysteresis, Plastic Deformation, etc.
Important Questions on Stress-Strain Curve
The material which practically does not show elastic after effect is

What is the reason of low toughness of grey cast iron

Which factor decreases toughness of material

The property of a material which enables it to absorb energy and deform plastically without fracture is


The ability of a material to undergo plastic deformation without rupture, when a compressive force is applied, is known as

A typical stress-strain curve for a wire of a metal wire is shown below:
If the point D and E are very close, the material is:



Stress vs strain for the elastic tissue of the aorta, the large tube (vessel) carrying blood from the heart, will be: [Stress is proportional to square of the strain for the elastic tissue of the aorta]

Now, match the terms in Column I with corresponding terms in Column II.
Column I | Column II | ||
A | Yield point | p | |
B | Breaking point | q | |
C | Ultimate strength point | r | |
D | Proportionally limit point | s |

In stress-strain curve for a metal wire, the limit up to which Hooke's law is valid is known as:

A steel cable with a radius of supports a chairlift at a ski area. If the maximum stress is not to exceed what is the maximum load the cable can support?

Determine the region where Hooke’s law is obeyed, the ultimate strength point and fracture point in the given stress-strain graph.

Solids that break above their elastic limit are ____ in nature.

Figure show the strain-stress curve for a given material. The young’s modulus of the material is

The strain-stress curves of three wires of different material are shown in the figure. are the elastic limits of the wires, the figure shows that

What happens when the applied load increases and up to breaking stress in the experiment to determine the Young's modulus of elasticity?

The shape of stress vs strain graph within elastic limit is:

If body is subjected to repeated strains beyond. It's elastic limit than its _______
