The mechanical properties of materials define the behavior of materials under the action of external forces called loads.
There are a measure of strength and lasting characteristics of the material in service and are of good importance in the design of tools, machines, and structures.
The mechanical properties of metals are determined by the range of usefulness of the metal and establish the service that is expected.
Mechanical properties are also useful for helping to specify and identify metals. And the most common properties considered are strength, hardness, ductility, brittleness, toughness, stiffness, and impact resistance.
List of Mechanical Properties of Materials
The following are the mechanical properties of materials.
- Strength
- Elasticity
- Plasticity
- Hardness
- Toughness
- Brittleness
- Stiffness
- Ductility
- Malleability
- Cohesion
- Impact strength
- Fatigue
- Creep
