Materials Science

  1. Mechanical Properties of Materials
    1. Stress and Strain Concepts
      1. Definition of Stress
        1. Normal Stress
          1. Shear Stress
            1. Stress Components
            2. Definition of Strain
              1. Normal Strain
                1. Shear Strain
                  1. Strain Components
                  2. Engineering Stress and Strain
                    1. True Stress and Strain
                      1. Stress-Strain Relationships
                      2. Elastic Deformation
                        1. Hooke's Law
                          1. Elastic Constants
                            1. Young's Modulus
                              1. Shear Modulus
                                1. Bulk Modulus
                                  1. Poisson's Ratio
                                  2. Relationships Between Elastic Constants
                                    1. Anisotropy in Elastic Properties
                                      1. Elastic Energy
                                      2. Plastic Deformation
                                        1. Yield Criteria
                                          1. Yield Point
                                            1. Yield Strength
                                              1. Proof Stress
                                              2. Tensile Properties
                                                1. Ultimate Tensile Strength
                                                  1. Elongation
                                                    1. Reduction in Area
                                                      1. Necking
                                                      2. Mechanical Property Definitions
                                                        1. Ductility
                                                          1. Brittleness
                                                            1. Resilience
                                                              1. Toughness
                                                              2. Mechanisms of Plastic Deformation
                                                                1. Dislocation Motion
                                                                  1. Slip Systems
                                                                    1. Slip Planes
                                                                      1. Slip Directions
                                                                        1. Critical Resolved Shear Stress
                                                                        2. Twinning
                                                                        3. Strengthening Mechanisms
                                                                          1. Grain Size Strengthening
                                                                            1. Solid Solution Strengthening
                                                                              1. Precipitation Strengthening
                                                                                1. Dispersion Strengthening
                                                                                  1. Work Hardening
                                                                                2. Hardness Testing
                                                                                  1. Hardness Definitions
                                                                                    1. Indentation Hardness Tests
                                                                                      1. Brinell Hardness
                                                                                        1. Rockwell Hardness
                                                                                          1. Vickers Hardness
                                                                                            1. Knoop Hardness
                                                                                            2. Scratch Hardness
                                                                                              1. Rebound Hardness
                                                                                                1. Hardness Correlations
                                                                                                2. Fracture and Failure
                                                                                                  1. Types of Fracture
                                                                                                    1. Ductile Fracture
                                                                                                      1. Void Nucleation
                                                                                                        1. Void Growth
                                                                                                          1. Void Coalescence
                                                                                                          2. Brittle Fracture
                                                                                                            1. Cleavage
                                                                                                              1. Intergranular Fracture
                                                                                                            2. Fracture Mechanics
                                                                                                              1. Stress Concentration
                                                                                                                1. Griffith Theory
                                                                                                                  1. Fracture Toughness
                                                                                                                    1. Crack Propagation
                                                                                                                    2. Impact Testing
                                                                                                                      1. Charpy Impact Test
                                                                                                                        1. Izod Impact Test
                                                                                                                          1. Transition Temperature
                                                                                                                        2. Time-Dependent Deformation
                                                                                                                          1. Fatigue
                                                                                                                            1. Cyclic Loading
                                                                                                                              1. S-N Curves
                                                                                                                                1. Fatigue Limit
                                                                                                                                  1. Fatigue Life
                                                                                                                                    1. Crack Initiation
                                                                                                                                      1. Crack Propagation
                                                                                                                                        1. Factors Affecting Fatigue
                                                                                                                                        2. Creep
                                                                                                                                          1. Creep Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                            1. Creep Stages
                                                                                                                                              1. Primary Creep
                                                                                                                                                1. Secondary Creep
                                                                                                                                                  1. Tertiary Creep
                                                                                                                                                  2. Creep Testing
                                                                                                                                                    1. Stress Rupture
                                                                                                                                                      1. Creep-Resistant Materials

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