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Question 42

Material Properties | Stress-strain curves | difficulty level 1

What is the yield strength of the material with the stress-strain curve shown below, calculated using the 0.2% offset yield strength method?

Explanation

The 0.2% offset method is used to determine the yield strength of a material from the stress-strain curve, and is particularly useful for cases where the is no sudden transition from elastic to plastic behavior.

It involves drawing a line that has a slope equal to Young's modulus, and offsetting it along the horizontal axis by a strain of 0.2%.

For this stress-strain curve, using the 0.2% offset method gives a yield strength of 300 MPa.

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