mechanical property
physical and mechanical properties of materials
machinability
ease with which a metal can be cut
wear resistance
resistance of a solid to wear (mechanical abrasion)
Shear thinning
non-Newtonian fluid behavior
fracture toughness
stress intensity factor at which a crack's propagation increases drastically
Young's modulus
mechanical property that measures stiffness of a solid material
malleability
substance's ability to deform under pressure (compressive stress)
relative density
ratio of the density (mass per volume) of a substance to the density of a given reference material
kinematic viscosity
characteristic of a fluid
coefficient of thermal expansion
material property which describes how the size of an object changes with a change in temperature
shear modulus
ratio of shear stress to the shear strain
fatigue limit
mechanical property of materials
bulk modulus
measure of how incompressible / resistant to compressibility a substance is
compliance
ability of an item to bend
compliance
ability of an item to bend
plasticity
property of materials
fatigue
weakening of a material caused by repeatedly applied loads
yield
phenomenon of deformation due to structural stress
specific strength
material's strength (force per unit area at failure) divided by its density
hardness
measure of how resistant solid matter is to various kinds of permanent shape change when a force is applied
folding endurance
measure of the tensile strength of paper
structural robustness
ability of a structure to withstand physical strain
elastic modulus
physical property that measures the stiffness of an elastic material
elastic limit
Mechanical limit
mass density
mass of a sample, material or body divided by its volume
ultimate tensile strength
capacity of a material or structure to withstand loads tending to elongate; resists tension (being pulled apart); measured by the maximum stress that a material can withstand while being stretched or pulled before breaking
viscosity
resistance of a fluid to shear deformation
moisture vapor transmission rate
measure of the passage of water vapor through a substance
dynamic viscosity
physical property of a moving fluid
ductility
measure of a material's ability to undergo significant plastic deformation before rupture or breaking
stiffness
rigidity of an object
brittleness
material tendency to break from stress without significant plastic deformation
elasticity
generic term for the elasticity of objects