Properties of Materials (Junior Cert Engineering): Flashcards

Ability to resist forces without breaking or failing

Tensile, compressive, shear, bending, torsional

Resistance to being pulled apart

Resistance to being squashed or compressed

Resistance to sliding forces acting parallel to surface

Resistance to forces that try to bend material

Resistance to twisting forces

Resistance to surface damage (scratching, indentation, wear)

Can be stretched & drawn into thinner sections without breaking

Can be hammered, rolled, or pressed into shapes without cracking

Ability to absorb energy from impacts without fracturing

Fractures easily under impact with little or no warning

Returns to original shape after deforming force is removed

Beyond this, material becomes permanently deformed

How easily heat, electricity, or sound flows through material