Question

Tensile strength of a material is the ability of a material to resist the lateral load without failure.

(a) True

(b) False

The question was asked in an online quiz.

The question is from Relationship between Tensile and Shear Yield Stress in portion Types of Die & Metal Forming Processes of Casting-Forming-Welding II

Answer 1

Right answer is (b) False

The best I can explain: Tensile strength of any material is defined as the ability of a material to resist axial or centric load without failure, it is mainly determined by performing tensile test. When equal and opposite forces are applied to the material simultaneously that axially pulls the material, which further causes elongation of the material by decrease in its diameter.