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Does a change in specimen dimension affect the measured yield strength and tensile strength?

Engineering Asked by hhu6403 on December 15, 2020

I am having a hard time trying to understand the effect of geometry on a specimen’s yield and tensile strength or if there even is one.

If there is an effect or not, why is it so?

Thanks in advanced!

2 Answers

Usually no. However, yes in a manner of speaking.

No:

Primarily both properties are material specific. Therefore, no there shouldn't be an effect of the geometry on either the yield or the tensile stress.

yes : (*)

A typical example where geometry appears to have an effect on yield and tensile stress is the effect of thickness of sheet of steels. Usually thinner steels exhibit higher yield points (see cold roll sheet catalog page.8) and ultimate tensile strengths (see Steel construction) However, in truth that is more of an effect of process.

Sheets of steel, that come out of rolling processes (especially cold rolling processes), have their grains refined. In most cases what happens is that the grains of the material become more elongated.

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This turns the material behaviour to slightly orthotropic and exhibits higher tensile strengths in the direction of the rolling. The result is that thinner materials exhibit better yield and uts values with thinner materials.

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Correct answer by NMech on December 15, 2020

And the question you did not ask ;what about shape/crossection . That is, round and rectangular are both very common specimens .And rectangular with a curved crossection- full wall thickness pipe body. They also make very little if any difference. Note specifications often permit round tensile bars or full thickness tests with the same required mechanical properties.

Answered by blacksmith37 on December 15, 2020

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