Copper
Mechanics of Materials · FE Reference Handbook section
Handbook notes for this section
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- a SPECIFIC VALUES MAY VARY FOR A PARTICULAR MATERIAL DUE TO ALLOY OR MINERAL COMPOSITION, MECHANICAL WORKING OF THE SPECIMEN, OR HEAT TREATMENT. FOR A MORE EXACT VALUE REFERENCE
- BOOKS FOR THE MATERIAL SHOULD BE CONSULTED.
- THE YIELD AND ULTIMATE STRENGTHS FOR DUCTILE MATERIALS CAN BE ASSUMED EQUAL FOR BOTH TENSION AND COMPRESSION.
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Definitions, applicability, units, assumptions and worked examples for each relation.