Material property for shock-resisting steels: Identify the most critical requirement. Design focus: Select the dominant mechanical property needed when steels must withstand sudden impacts and shocks. Choose the correct property.

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Material property for shock-resisting steels: Identify the most critical requirement.  Design focus: Select the dominant mechanical property needed when steels must withstand sudden impacts and shocks.  Choose the correct property.

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Concept Shock-resisting steels must absorb impact energy without brittle fracture. The governing property is toughness (high area under the stress-strain curve in the plastic region). Common pitfall Confusing hardness or tensile strength with toughn…

Material property for shock-resisting steels: Identify the most critical requirement. Design focus: Select the dominant mechanical property needed when steels must withstand sudden impacts and shocks. Choose the correct property.

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