Machine Design I:
Static and Fatigue Failure
Module 4: Modulus of Elasticity, Intro
Kathryn Wingate, Ph.D.
GWW School of Mechanical Engineering
Course Overview
• Unit 1: Material Properties in Design
• Strength
• Modulus of Elasticity
• Ashby Plots
• Metals
• Temperature Effects
• Unit 2: Static Failure
• Unit 3: Fatigue Failure
Knowledge Check:
• Before watching this module:
• Complete Worksheet 1 and check
answers!
• Struggled with Worksheet 1?
• Review Dr. Whiteman’s Mechanics of
Materials I: Fundamentals of Stress
and Strain in Axial Loading
• Module 9
• Module 10
Learning Outcomes
• Learning Outcome 1:
• Understand the quantitative and qualitative
meanings of the modulus of elasticity (E)
• Learning Outcome 2:
• Become familiar with common engineering
material’s values of modulus of elasticity
Assumptions
• Isotropic
• Non-directional
• Homogenous
• Uniform composition
• Room temperature
• Unless specified, assume room temperature.
• Conforms to Hooke's law
• s = Ee
• Elastic range
Stress-Strain Diagram s = Ee
Sy
Stress s
Strain e
Elastic Modulus
How would you explain this material property to a third grader?
Modulus of Elasticity (Young’s Modulus)
• Stiffness
• How easily does a material deform due to
an applied load?
Elastic Modulus
Which would have a higher
elastic modulus? Steel or rubber?
Key Takeaways:
• Modulus of Elasticity (E)
• Slope of the linear elastic region of stress
strain curve
• s = Ee
• Measure of stiffness
• Rubber: 0.1 GPa
• Steel: 200 GPa
• Material property