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In article <gLYwf.5158$4o7.716@newssvr24.news.prodigy.net>,
"Dick" <rwripper@prodigy.net> wrote:
> okay, got pounds per Square Inch and elongation differences and the failure
> sequence in my noodle.
>
> For simplicity, let's use 120,000 and 80,000 psi numbers.
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> So if the 120,000 # piece is .667 square inches
> and the 80,000# piece is 1.0 square inch,,,are the elongations the same???
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> Thanks, Dick
Ummm...
Think about it for a moment. To be different strengths, the two steels
must differ in chemical composition, right? Do you think that that
wouldn't also lead to different elongation under the same load?
--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
"If you raise the ceiling 4 feet, move the fireplace from that wall
to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect
if you sit in the bottom of that cupboard."
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Re: Tensile Strength Question Continued
