Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Elastic and plastic behaviour

Elastic and plastic behaviour — practice question

The diagram presents the force-extension graphs for two materials with identical dimensions, each loaded until fracture. Which statement describes how the materials behave?

  • ABoth materials are brittle.
  • BBoth materials obey Hooke’s law.
  • CBoth materials are plastic.
  • DBoth materials have the same ultimate tensile stress.

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