Mechanical Behavior of Materials

9.

Mechanical Behavior of Specific Material Classes

9.1.

Metals and Alloys

9.1.1.

Typical Mechanical Properties

9.1.2.

Deformation Mechanisms

9.1.3.

Strengthening Methods

9.1.4.

9.2.

Ceramics and Glasses

9.2.1.

Brittle Behavior

9.2.2.

Flaw Sensitivity

9.2.3.

Toughening Mechanisms

9.2.4.

High-Temperature Properties

9.3.

9.3.1.

Amorphous Polymers

9.3.2.

Crystalline Polymers

9.3.3.

Viscoelasticity

9.3.3.1.

Time-Dependent Deformation

9.3.3.2.

9.3.3.3.

Stress Relaxation

9.3.4.

9.3.4.1.

Mechanisms and Effects

9.3.5.

9.3.5.1.

Mechanisms and Effects

9.3.6.

Temperature Effects

9.3.6.1.

Glass Transition

9.3.6.2.

9.4.

9.4.1.

Types of Composites

9.4.1.1.

Fiber Composites

9.4.1.2.

Particle Composites

9.4.1.3.

Laminate Composites

9.4.2.

Rule of Mixtures

9.4.2.1.

Prediction of Elastic Moduli

9.4.2.2.

Prediction of Strength

9.4.3.

Failure Modes in Composites

9.4.3.1.

Matrix Cracking

9.4.3.2.

9.4.3.3.

9.4.4.

Interface Effects

9.4.5.

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