Ceramics, Polymers, Metals, and Composites

  1. Mechanical Properties of Materials
    1. Concepts of Stress and Strain
      1. Stress Definition
        1. Normal Stress
          1. Shear Stress
            1. Units of Stress
            2. Strain Definition
              1. Normal Strain
                1. Shear Strain
                  1. Strain Units
                  2. Types of Loading
                    1. Tensile Loading
                      1. Compressive Loading
                        1. Shear Loading
                          1. Torsional Loading
                            1. Bending Loading
                            2. Engineering Stress and Strain
                              1. Original Cross-Section
                                1. Original Length
                                  1. Limitations
                                  2. True Stress and Strain
                                    1. Instantaneous Values
                                      1. Necking Considerations
                                        1. Logarithmic Strain
                                        2. Elastic and Plastic Deformation
                                          1. Reversible Deformation
                                            1. Permanent Deformation
                                              1. Yield Point
                                            2. Elastic Deformation
                                              1. Hooke's Law
                                                1. Linear Relationship
                                                  1. Proportionality Constant
                                                    1. Elastic Limit
                                                    2. Modulus of Elasticity
                                                      1. Young's Modulus
                                                        1. Temperature Dependence
                                                          1. Bonding Relationship
                                                          2. Poisson's Ratio
                                                            1. Lateral Strain
                                                              1. Typical Values
                                                                1. Theoretical Limits
                                                                2. Shear Modulus
                                                                  1. Shear Stress-Strain Relationship
                                                                    1. Relationship to Young's Modulus
                                                                    2. Bulk Modulus
                                                                      1. Volumetric Deformation
                                                                        1. Compressibility
                                                                        2. Elastic Energy Storage
                                                                          1. Resilience
                                                                            1. Modulus of Resilience
                                                                          2. Plastic Deformation
                                                                            1. Yielding Phenomena
                                                                              1. Yield Strength
                                                                                1. Offset Yield Strength
                                                                                  1. Upper and Lower Yield Points
                                                                                  2. Tensile Strength
                                                                                    1. Ultimate Tensile Strength
                                                                                      1. Necking Initiation
                                                                                        1. True Stress at Fracture
                                                                                        2. Ductility Measures
                                                                                          1. Percent Elongation
                                                                                            1. Percent Reduction in Area
                                                                                              1. Relationship to Fracture
                                                                                              2. Toughness
                                                                                                1. Energy to Fracture
                                                                                                  1. Modulus of Toughness
                                                                                                    1. Impact Toughness
                                                                                                    2. Strain Hardening
                                                                                                      1. Work Hardening
                                                                                                        1. Strain Hardening Exponent
                                                                                                          1. Dislocation Interactions
                                                                                                        2. Hardness and Other Properties
                                                                                                          1. Hardness Testing
                                                                                                            1. Brinell Hardness Test
                                                                                                              1. Test Procedure
                                                                                                                1. Brinell Hardness Number
                                                                                                                2. Rockwell Hardness Test
                                                                                                                  1. Test Scales
                                                                                                                    1. Penetrator Types
                                                                                                                      1. Advantages
                                                                                                                      2. Vickers Hardness Test
                                                                                                                        1. Diamond Pyramid Indenter
                                                                                                                          1. Microhardness Testing
                                                                                                                          2. Knoop Hardness Test
                                                                                                                            1. Elongated Indentation
                                                                                                                              1. Thin Specimens
                                                                                                                            2. Hardness-Strength Correlation
                                                                                                                              1. Empirical Relationships
                                                                                                                                1. Material Dependencies
                                                                                                                                2. Impact Properties
                                                                                                                                  1. Charpy Impact Test
                                                                                                                                    1. Izod Impact Test
                                                                                                                                      1. Ductile-Brittle Transition
                                                                                                                                      2. Creep Resistance
                                                                                                                                        1. Time-Dependent Deformation
                                                                                                                                          1. High-Temperature Applications

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