Metals: Forces & Stresses
Design & Technology: AQA GCSE, topic 4.2.1
Forces & Stresses
Different forces and stresses can cause different effects on materials.
Metals and forces
- Metals can withstand different external forces.
- A variety of forces are applied to metals for aesthetic and functional reasons.
Examples of forces
- Torsion - a twisting force applied to both or one end of a material.
- Shear - forces acting across the material in opposite directions.
- Tension - pulling force which is outwards.
- Compression - pushing force which is inwards.
- Bending - forces at an angle to sheet materials.
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