Materials Testing and Characterization

  1. Mechanical Testing of Materials
    1. Fundamentals of Mechanical Behavior
      1. Stress and Strain
        1. Definitions and Units
          1. Types of Stress
            1. Tensile Stress
              1. Compressive Stress
                1. Shear Stress
                2. Types of Strain
                  1. Engineering Strain
                    1. True Strain
                  2. Elastic and Plastic Deformation
                    1. Hooke's Law
                      1. Yield Point and Plastic Flow
                      2. Engineering vs. True Stress and Strain
                        1. Conversion Between Engineering and True Values
                          1. Significance in Large Deformations
                        2. Tensile Testing
                          1. The Stress-Strain Curve
                            1. Elastic Region
                              1. Yield Point
                                1. Plastic Region
                                  1. Necking and Fracture
                                  2. Key Properties from Tensile Tests
                                    1. Young's Modulus
                                      1. Yield Strength
                                        1. Ultimate Tensile Strength
                                          1. Ductility
                                            1. Percent Elongation
                                              1. Percent Reduction in Area
                                              2. Toughness
                                                1. Area Under the Curve
                                                2. Poisson's Ratio
                                                3. Tensile Testing Machines and Extensometers
                                                  1. Universal Testing Machines
                                                    1. Grips and Fixtures
                                                      1. Extensometer Types and Use
                                                        1. Data Acquisition and Analysis
                                                        2. Test Standards and Procedures
                                                        3. Compression Testing
                                                          1. Principles and Applications
                                                            1. Specimen Types and Preparation
                                                              1. Stress-Strain Behavior in Compression
                                                                1. Buckling and Failure Modes
                                                                2. Hardness Testing
                                                                  1. Principle of Hardness Measurement
                                                                    1. Indentation Methods
                                                                      1. Relationship to Other Properties
                                                                      2. Macrohardness Tests
                                                                        1. Brinell Hardness Test
                                                                          1. Test Procedure
                                                                            1. Calculation of Hardness Number
                                                                              1. Applications and Limitations
                                                                              2. Rockwell Hardness Test
                                                                                1. Rockwell Scales
                                                                                  1. Test Procedure
                                                                                    1. Applications and Limitations
                                                                                    2. Vickers Hardness Test
                                                                                      1. Test Procedure
                                                                                        1. Micro vs. Macro Vickers
                                                                                      2. Microhardness Tests
                                                                                        1. Vickers Microhardness
                                                                                          1. Small Loads and Fine Features
                                                                                          2. Knoop Microhardness
                                                                                            1. Anisotropic Materials
                                                                                          3. Nanoindentation
                                                                                            1. Principles and Instrumentation
                                                                                              1. Measurement of Hardness and Modulus at Nanoscale
                                                                                                1. Applications in Thin Films and Coatings
                                                                                              2. Impact Testing
                                                                                                1. Principles of Impact Testing
                                                                                                  1. Charpy Impact Test
                                                                                                    1. Test Setup and Procedure
                                                                                                      1. Notch Sensitivity
                                                                                                        1. Energy Absorption Measurement
                                                                                                        2. Izod Impact Test
                                                                                                          1. Test Setup and Procedure
                                                                                                            1. Comparison with Charpy Test
                                                                                                            2. Ductile-to-Brittle Transition Temperature
                                                                                                              1. Significance in Material Selection
                                                                                                                1. Temperature Dependence of Fracture Behavior
                                                                                                              2. Fatigue Testing
                                                                                                                1. Cyclic Loading and Stress Reversals
                                                                                                                  1. Types of Loading
                                                                                                                    1. Axial Loading
                                                                                                                      1. Bending Loading
                                                                                                                        1. Torsional Loading
                                                                                                                      2. The S-N Curve
                                                                                                                        1. Construction and Interpretation
                                                                                                                          1. Fatigue Life Estimation
                                                                                                                          2. Fatigue Limit and Endurance Limit
                                                                                                                            1. Definitions and Material Dependence
                                                                                                                            2. Fatigue Crack Initiation and Propagation
                                                                                                                              1. Stages of Fatigue Failure
                                                                                                                                1. Microscopic Features
                                                                                                                                2. Low-Cycle vs. High-Cycle Fatigue
                                                                                                                                  1. Definitions and Applications
                                                                                                                                    1. Strain-Controlled vs. Stress-Controlled Testing
                                                                                                                                  2. Creep and Stress Rupture Testing
                                                                                                                                    1. High-Temperature Deformation
                                                                                                                                      1. Time-Dependent Behavior
                                                                                                                                      2. Creep Curve Stages
                                                                                                                                        1. Primary Creep
                                                                                                                                          1. Secondary Creep
                                                                                                                                            1. Tertiary Creep
                                                                                                                                            2. Creep Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                              1. Diffusional Creep
                                                                                                                                                1. Dislocation Creep
                                                                                                                                                  1. Grain Boundary Sliding
                                                                                                                                                  2. Stress Rupture Testing
                                                                                                                                                    1. Test Procedure
                                                                                                                                                      1. Rupture Life Prediction
                                                                                                                                                    2. Fracture Toughness Testing
                                                                                                                                                      1. Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics
                                                                                                                                                        1. Basic Concepts
                                                                                                                                                          1. Applicability and Limitations
                                                                                                                                                          2. Stress Intensity Factor
                                                                                                                                                            1. Calculation and Significance
                                                                                                                                                            2. Plane-Strain Fracture Toughness
                                                                                                                                                              1. Test Methods
                                                                                                                                                                1. Interpretation of Results
                                                                                                                                                                2. Test Methods
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Compact Tension Specimens
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Single Edge Notch Bending
                                                                                                                                                                  2. Torsion and Bending Tests
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Torsion Test for Shear Properties
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Test Setup and Procedure
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Shear Modulus Determination
                                                                                                                                                                        2. Flexural Testing
                                                                                                                                                                          1. 3-Point Bend Test
                                                                                                                                                                            1. 4-Point Bend Test
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Calculation of Flexural Strength and Modulus

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