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Mechanical Properties • Interactive Modules

Mechanical Properties Explorer

Interactive tools for understanding how materials respond to mechanical loading — from stress–strain behavior and failure criteria to multiaxial stress states and standardized test methods.

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Curves • Material Behavior

Stress–Strain Curves

Compare engineering and true stress–strain curves for 13 materials across 4 classes. Toggle resilience, toughness, yield markers, and the 0.2% offset line. PMMA updates live with temperature.

13 Materials 4 Classes Temp. Effects Overlay Compare
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Stress State • Mohr's Circle

Stress State & Mohr's Circle

Visualize the 2D stress tensor on a rotating stress element. Mohr's circle updates live — find principal stresses, max shear, and the von Mises equivalent stress interactively.

Stress Element Mohr's Circle Principal Planes Von Mises
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Testing Methods

Mechanical Tests

Five animated test methods: tensile, Charpy/Izod impact, creep, stress relaxation, and fatigue. Live curves, animated specimens, and material comparisons across metals and polymers.

Tensile Charpy / Izod Creep Stress Relax. Fatigue S-N
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Hardness • Indentation

Hardness Testing

Animated indentation tests for Brinell, Vickers, Rockwell, and Shore Durometer methods. See indenter geometry, indent size, formulas, and hardness scale comparisons for metals and polymers.

Brinell Vickers Rockwell Durometer
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