http://ask.metafilter.com/126499/Stress-Strain-Diagram/ Comments on Ask MetaFilter post Stress Strain Diagram Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:56:14 -0800 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:56:14 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/126499/Stress-Strain-Diagram Looking for a quality Stress-Strain Diagram of Structural (Mild) Steel to use to study from. <br /><br /> Googling around has only given me pretty low res and crummy pictures.<br> <br> Bonus points if you can find one that has any of the more important aspects denoted. post:ask.metafilter.com,2009:site.126499 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:25:13 -0800 gzimmer stress strain engineering steel http://ask.metafilter.com/126499/Stress-Strain-Diagram#1807139 Probably not quite what you're looking for but does a nice job of showing all the important points and areas. <a href="http://www.u.arizona.edu/~chindunw/Pictures/StressStrainPg1.jpg">Page 1</a> and <a href="http://www.u.arizona.edu/~chindunw/Pictures/StressStrainPg2.jpg">Page 2</a>. I'll keep looking for a more specific diagram for steel. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2009:site.126499-1807139 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:56:14 -0800 woolylambkin http://ask.metafilter.com/126499/Stress-Strain-Diagram#1807228 A typical curve with data points explained but no numerical values assigned, from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stress_v_strain_A36_2.svg">Wikipedia</a>. A <a href="http://civilx.unm.edu/laboratories_ss/mechmat/tensilesteel.html">demonstration</a> of ASTM testing of A36 Mild Steel. A <a href="http://www.optics.arizona.edu/optomech/references/OPTI_222/OPTI_222_W4.pdf">PDF</a> explaining the ranges and points of the curve. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2009:site.126499-1807228 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:25:45 -0800 EnsignLunchmeat