If strength increases does elongation also increase?

If I prepare a composite where the strength and elongation increases. Since the hardness increases with the increase in strength and increase in hardness led to increase in brittleness. As we see...

11 December 2014 394 8 View

Can I use brittle material theory (max principle stress theory) for selecting brittle material in FEM?

If I use von mises theory (VMT) and max principle stress theory (MPST) for the same geometry the maximum allowable stress obtained from VMT is two times of MPST. Hence if i select the brittle...

11 December 2014 9,830 6 View

How to give the external force in lagrangian dynamic equation formulation in multi body dynamics?

Since the external force depends on the generalized coordinates how to give the torque acting at different point in the system?

09 October 2014 5,363 7 View

In Simulink matlab what are the two inputs to be given for atan2?

In Simulink matlab what are the two inputs to be given for finding atan2? My objective is to find taninverse of Y?

08 September 2014 5,044 2 View

How to measure the Young's modulus and tensile strength of MWCNTs?

How to measure the Young's modulus and tensile strength of MWCNTs? I got these values from literature however i am interested to know about the measurement technique

08 September 2014 2,721 0 View

Why does the percentage enhancement of tensile strength, young's modulus and elongation not match with each other in case of nanocomposites ?

Why the percentage enhancement of tensile strength, young's modulus and elongation doesn't match with each other in case of nanocomposites for a particular wt percentage?

07 August 2014 6,378 7 View

Why the nanoparticles are still in research and not used in different applications?

Why the nanoparticles are still in research and not used in different applications?

07 August 2014 8,985 0 View

What is the background idea, logic and understanding, while solving second order ODE using ode45 in Simulink-Matlab?

What is the background idea, logic and understanding happen while solving second order ODE using ode45 (Simulink-Matlab)?

07 August 2014 3,979 2 View

What is the physical meaning and advantage of giving clock with simout(workspace) in matlab simulink?

07 August 2014 6,527 3 View

What is the difference between arctan and arctan2 in matlab simulink?

See above

07 August 2014 5,947 5 View

flexibility of polymers chain

effect of double bond on the flexibility of polymers

07 April 2021 0 0 View

Formulation of polymer color flakes

I am writing to request some information for making polymer color flakes. I would appreciate the help.

17 March 2021 0 0 View

Polymer composites suddenly solidifies?

I am making polymer composite by solvent mixing method. When I am trying to add filler solution in polymer solution it quickly get solidified. How to make them then uinform? It doesn't give time...

03 March 2021 7,540 4 View

What is the production process of CaFe ferroalloys?

I looking for ferro calcium production process

03 March 2021 1,755 4 View

What techniques can I use to determine the miscibility of polymer blends?

The term miscibility refers to the single-phase state in thermodynamics. I do not mean the compatibility of different components. To determine the miscibility I know several techniques such as...

03 March 2021 4,107 4 View

Why are the velocities so high in my Boussinesq approximation Fluent simulation?

Hello, I have a mechanism where air rises due to convective flows. In this simulation, nothing is driving the air except this. I understand that the Boussinesq approximation only works for small...

02 March 2021 4,910 3 View

12% ledeburitic cold work tool steel, etched for revealing retained austenite, any help for clarifying?

Hello everyone. Given microstructure image belongs to a 12% ledeburitic cold work tool steel (annealed and tempered). The sample was etched with picral (100 mL ethanol and 4 g picric acid). I...

02 March 2021 4,119 3 View

What is the characteristic length to determine the Reynolds number for the scattered turbulent fluid flow?

Dear all, I just saw this example in FB on the difference between laminar flow and turbulent flow. The flow from a pipe hits the sink and scattered. The flow from the pipe is characterized as...

02 March 2021 1,999 5 View

Is there a powerful system for the security of the systems distributed on IoT systems?

Is there a powerful system for the security of the systems distributed on IoT systems?

02 March 2021 3,858 10 View

How Relativistic effects is one reason for lanthanide contraction?

The Lanthanide contraction which is the decrease in ionic radii of the elements in the lanthanide series from atomic number 57, lanthanum, to 71, lutetium, is due to poor shielding of the 4f...

01 March 2021 2,272 4 View