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Welcome to the Materials Zone. Use the links on the left to find out more about complient, reistant and smart / modern materials.
Materials testing Information
Simple Materials Test Grid for Schools
A grid for testing differing metals
Materials Testing Grid.docx
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Please review the materials testing videos below to find out more about the different kinds of tests commonly conducted on materials.
Tensile Test Simulator
Task 1: Copy out the diagram that occurs at 4:55 in the above video.
Task 2: Explain in your own words how a hardness testing machine measures the hardness of a substance.
Task 3: Copy out the diagram at 2:41 on the video above and then explain in your own words how the impact resistance of an object is measured.
Task 4: Explain the force of torsion
Task 5: Explain the force of compression giving one example of why compression testing is useful in engineering.