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Arthur Petron (L04) Lab Report #2: Abstract: Tensile test methods were used to help determine Young’s modulus, the tensile yield strength, tensile strength, and true strain to necking in 7075-T6 Al, 2024-T3 Al, 6061-T6 Al, and 304L stainless steel. Further calculations to identify a power-law strain hardening exponent (n) were completed on the stainless steel sample. A sample of polymer was tested for fun. Figure 1: examples of two test section layouts The 2024-T3 was done with a rectangular cross-section dog-bone tensile test specimen, while the 7075-T6, 6061-T6, and 304L tests were done with round tensile test specimens similar to the first example in figure 1. The tension tests showed a lack of distinction between two of the Young’s modulii of the aluminum samples. More distinct were changes involving the yield point, percent elongation (deformed area change), and ultimate tensile strength. Because of its material properties, the steel increased in length much more than the aluminum, showing that it is a much more ductile material. It is also interesting to note that non-magnetic stainless steel becomes magnetic after strain testing. Introduction: The purpose of this lab is to get a better understanding for different types of metal and how they compare to each other on the level of categorical mechanical properties. This will become very important when designing mechanisms in the future. In order to explore this fully, both the elastic and the plastic region of the material curve is analyzed, whereas before only the elastic curve was fully defined. By analyzing the plastic curve as well, the material’s behavior at yielding can be more accurately defined. This will aid in the design of manufacturing processes that may involve this type of metal. Methods/Experiment: The tension tests were performed on both hydraulic and mechanical tension testing machines. In all three cases (as the 6061-T6 was already done) an extensometer as well as the normal cross-h