Matter and materials: State and apply mechanical properties of matter
Subject outcome
Subject outcome 5.1: State and apply mechanical properties of matter
Learning outcomes
- Describe mechanical properties of solids.
- Range of mechanical properties is applied hardness, tensile strength, elasticity, plasticity, fracture and creep (descriptive), ductility and brittleness.
- Differentiate between stress and strain, compression stress and shear stress.
- Define, investigate and interpret Hooke’s law.
Unit 1 outcomes
By the end of this unit you will be able to:
- Explain properties of a solid in terms of:
- tensile strength
- elasticity
- fracture
- creep
- plasticity
- ductility
- brittleness.
- Explain and understand the difference between:
- stress and strain
- compression stress and shear stress.
- Define and explain Hooke’s law.
