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Why can we analyse force balance on a dislocation?
Dislocation (like screw or edge dislocation) is not a 'real' thing, while Newton's laws only apply to a real object (no matter macroscopic, like stars, or microscopic, like atoms).
In the derivation ...
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Calculation of the maximum load to the bar
Looking for a way of calculating the maximum weight (W) to the rod with the given length (L) where the rod did not break and that only bend for (b) mm.
Need only approximative solution (read: ...
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Yield Strength versus Ultimate Strength
What is the qualitative difference between these two:
As seen on the table Typical yield and ultimate strengths.
I am trying to resolve the meaning of the phrase "contact yield stress" from C. ...
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Will tensile strength keep a cable from snapping indefinitely?
Trying to secure a wall hanging using magnets; me and a coworker came up with an interesting question:
When the hanging is hung using 1 magnet, the weight of it causes it to quickly drag the ...
