The Tensile Strength (The Maximum Tensile Stress It Can Support

question 35

Multiple Choice

The tensile strength (the maximum tensile stress it can support without breaking) for a certain steel wire is 3000 MN/m². What is the maximum load that can be applied to a wire with a diameter of 3.0 mm made of this steel without breaking the wire?

• A) 64 kN
• B) 9.0 kN
• C) 42 kN
• D) 85 kN
• E) 21 kN

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