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A cylindrical specimen of steel with an original diameter of 11.8 mm is tensile-tested to fracture and found to have an engineering fracture strength of 460 MPa (67,000 psi).If its cross-sectional diameter at fracture is 10.4 mm, determine: (a) The ductility in terms of percent reduction in area.

(b) The true stress at fracture.

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Answer:

a) %RA = 22.3 %

b) σT = 5.92 *10^8 N/m² (= 592 MPa)

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1: Data given

The original diameter = 11.8 mm

The original cross-sectional area A0= radius² * π

⇒ (11.8/2)² *π

Engineering fracture strength = 460 MPa

The cross-sectional diameter at fracture = 10.4 mm

The cross-sectional area at the point of fracture Afrac = radius² * π

⇒ (10.4/2)² *π

Step 2: The ductility in terms of percent reduction in area.

%RA = ((A0 - Afrac)/A0) *100%

⇒ with A0 = 11.8 mm

⇒ with Afrac = 10.4 mm

%RA = (((11.8mm/2)² *π -(10.4mm/2)² * π)/(11.8mm/2)² * π) *100 %

%RA = (109.36-84.95)/109.36 *100 %

%RA = 22.3 %

Step 3: The true stress at fracture:

True stress = the load F divided by the cross-sectional area over where deformation is occurring.

F = σf * A0

⇒ with σf = 460 *10^6 N/m²

F = 460 *10^6 * 109.36 mm² *(1m²/10^6 mm²)

F = 50305.6 N = 50.3 *10³ N

True stress σT = F/Afrac

σT = 50305.6 N / (84.95mm² * (1m²/10^6 mm²))

σT = 50305.6 N / 0.00008495‬ m²

σT = 592178928.78 = 5.92 *10^8 N/m² (= 592 MPa)

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