Mechanical Behavior of Materials

  1. Creep and High-Temperature Deformation
    1. Time-Dependent Deformation
      1. Definition of Creep
        1. Importance in Engineering Applications
        2. The Creep Curve
          1. Primary Creep
            1. Decreasing Strain Rate
            2. Secondary Creep
              1. Constant Strain Rate
              2. Tertiary Creep
                1. Accelerating Strain Rate
                  1. Rupture
                2. Creep Mechanisms
                  1. Dislocation Creep
                    1. Glide Mechanism
                      1. Climb Mechanism
                      2. Diffusion Creep
                        1. Nabarro-Herring Creep
                          1. Coble Creep
                          2. Grain Boundary Sliding
                            1. Mechanism and Effects
                          3. Deformation Mechanism Maps
                            1. Construction and Interpretation
                              1. Application to Material Selection
                              2. Stress and Temperature Effects on Creep
                                1. Power-Law Creep
                                  1. Stress Exponent
                                  2. Arrhenius-Type Temperature Dependence
                                    1. Activation Energy for Creep
                                  3. Creep-Resistant Materials
                                    1. Alloy Design for Creep Resistance
                                      1. Microstructural Stability
                                      2. Stress Rupture and Creep Life Prediction
                                        1. Stress Rupture Testing
                                          1. Larson-Miller Parameter
                                            1. Time-Temperature Parameter

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