SOME ASPECTS OF THE MECHANICAL TESTING OF NON-METALLIC SOLIDS

Abstract

Some problems associated with the mechanical testing of several classes of non-metals are reviewed. The difficulties encountered in measuring the elastic properties of rubbers, plastics and fibrous materials are considered and tests on the mechanical strength of glass-like materials are discussed. The significance of static and dynamic hardness measurements on non-metals is then considered in detail and the way in which such quantities as rebound hardness may depend on the conditions of test rather than on the properties of the material being investigated is described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1956
Accession Number
AD0093076

Entities

People

  • H. Kolsky

Organizations

  • Brown University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautical Engineering
  • Air Force
  • Applied Mechanics
  • Civil Engineering
  • Elastic Properties
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Munitions
  • Physical Properties
  • Stresses
  • Yield Strength

Readers

  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.