Aerospace Materials

  1. Material Behavior and Failure Mechanisms
    1. Mechanical Properties and Testing
      1. Fundamental Concepts
        1. Stress and Strain
          1. Elastic Deformation
            1. Plastic Deformation
              1. Stress-Strain Relationships
              2. Tensile Testing
                1. Test Specimen Preparation
                  1. Test Procedures
                    1. Data Analysis
                      1. Property Determination
                      2. Compression Testing
                        1. Test Methods
                          1. Buckling Considerations
                            1. Data Interpretation
                            2. Shear Testing
                              1. In-Plane Shear
                                1. Interlaminar Shear
                                  1. Test Methods
                                  2. Flexural Testing
                                    1. Three-Point Bending
                                      1. Four-Point Bending
                                        1. Data Analysis
                                        2. Hardness Testing
                                          1. Rockwell Hardness
                                            1. Brinell Hardness
                                              1. Vickers Hardness
                                                1. Knoop Hardness
                                                2. Impact Testing
                                                  1. Charpy Impact Test
                                                    1. Izod Impact Test
                                                      1. Drop Weight Testing
                                                        1. Instrumented Impact Testing
                                                      2. Fatigue Behavior
                                                        1. Fatigue Fundamentals
                                                          1. Fatigue Process
                                                            1. Crack Initiation
                                                              1. Crack Propagation
                                                                1. Final Fracture
                                                                2. S-N Curves
                                                                  1. Stress-Life Approach
                                                                    1. Fatigue Limit
                                                                      1. Mean Stress Effects
                                                                      2. Strain-Life Approach
                                                                        1. Low-Cycle Fatigue
                                                                          1. High-Cycle Fatigue
                                                                            1. Coffin-Manson Relationship
                                                                            2. Factors Affecting Fatigue
                                                                              1. Surface Finish
                                                                                1. Residual Stresses
                                                                                  1. Environmental Effects
                                                                                    1. Loading Frequency
                                                                                      1. Temperature Effects
                                                                                      2. Fatigue Life Prediction
                                                                                        1. Miner's Rule
                                                                                          1. Damage Accumulation
                                                                                            1. Variable Amplitude Loading
                                                                                            2. Fatigue in Composites
                                                                                              1. Matrix Cracking
                                                                                                1. Fiber Breakage
                                                                                                  1. Delamination
                                                                                                    1. Fatigue Life Prediction
                                                                                                  2. Fracture Mechanics
                                                                                                    1. Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics
                                                                                                      1. Stress Intensity Factor
                                                                                                        1. Fracture Toughness
                                                                                                          1. Critical Crack Length
                                                                                                          2. Elastic-Plastic Fracture Mechanics
                                                                                                            1. J-Integral
                                                                                                              1. Crack Tip Opening Displacement
                                                                                                              2. Stress Concentration
                                                                                                                1. Notch Effects
                                                                                                                  1. Geometric Discontinuities
                                                                                                                    1. Stress Concentration Factors
                                                                                                                    2. Crack Growth Analysis
                                                                                                                      1. Paris Law
                                                                                                                        1. Crack Growth Rate
                                                                                                                          1. Threshold Stress Intensity
                                                                                                                          2. Fracture Toughness Testing
                                                                                                                            1. Compact Tension Specimens
                                                                                                                              1. Single Edge Notch Bend
                                                                                                                                1. Test Procedures
                                                                                                                                2. Damage Tolerance Design
                                                                                                                                  1. Safe-Life Design
                                                                                                                                    1. Fail-Safe Design
                                                                                                                                      1. Slow Crack Growth
                                                                                                                                    2. Creep and Stress Rupture
                                                                                                                                      1. Creep Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                        1. Diffusional Creep
                                                                                                                                          1. Nabarro-Herring Creep
                                                                                                                                            1. Coble Creep
                                                                                                                                            2. Dislocation Creep
                                                                                                                                              1. Power Law Creep
                                                                                                                                                1. Climb-Controlled Creep
                                                                                                                                                2. Grain Boundary Sliding
                                                                                                                                                3. Creep Testing
                                                                                                                                                  1. Constant Load Testing
                                                                                                                                                    1. Constant Stress Testing
                                                                                                                                                      1. Data Analysis
                                                                                                                                                      2. Creep Curve Analysis
                                                                                                                                                        1. Primary Creep
                                                                                                                                                          1. Secondary Creep
                                                                                                                                                            1. Tertiary Creep
                                                                                                                                                            2. Life Prediction Methods
                                                                                                                                                              1. Larson-Miller Parameter
                                                                                                                                                                1. Manson-Haferd Parameter
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Orr-Sherby-Dorn Parameter
                                                                                                                                                                  2. Stress Rupture
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Rupture Testing
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Rupture Life Prediction
                                                                                                                                                                    2. Environmental Degradation
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Corrosion Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Electrochemical Corrosion
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Galvanic Corrosion
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Pitting Corrosion
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Crevice Corrosion
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Intergranular Corrosion
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Exfoliation Corrosion
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Stress Corrosion Cracking
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Corrosion Fatigue
                                                                                                                                                                                      2. High-Temperature Oxidation
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Oxidation Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Protective Oxide Formation
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Breakaway Oxidation
                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Environmental Effects on Composites
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Moisture Absorption
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Thermal Cycling
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. UV Degradation
                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Chemical Attack
                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Corrosion Prevention
                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Material Selection
                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Protective Coatings
                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Cathodic Protection
                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Environmental Control
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Design Considerations

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