Materials Science 101
03 Mechanical Behavior
Chapter 06

Mechanical Properties

Load a meshed specimen in tension, compression, bending, shear, and torsion — then explore the full anatomy of a tensile test, from elastic stretch to plastic flow, necking, and fracture.

Drag any slider from to + to load the meshed specimen. Each element deforms in real time, and the loads superpose — combine them to build complex states.

Apply loads
Bending 0.00
Axial 0.00
Shear 0.00
Torsion 0.00

Drag a slider to apply a load. The surface mesh shows how each element of the specimen deforms.

σ = M·c / Ibending σ = F / A₀axial τ = F / Aₛshear τ = T·r / Jtorsion
Elastic σ = 0 MPa ε = 0.000

Stress is proportional to strain. Atomic bonds stretch but return to their original length when the load is released — fully recoverable deformation.