Metallurgy

  1. Mechanical Metallurgy
    1. Stress and Strain Fundamentals
      1. Definitions of Stress
        1. Normal Stress
          1. Shear Stress
            1. Principal Stresses
            2. Definitions of Strain
              1. Normal Strain
                1. Shear Strain
                  1. Principal Strains
                  2. Engineering Stress and Strain
                    1. Calculation Methods
                      1. Limitations
                      2. True Stress and Strain
                        1. Calculation Methods
                          1. Advantages over Engineering Values
                          2. The Stress-Strain Curve
                            1. Elastic Region
                              1. Linear Elasticity
                                1. Modulus of Elasticity
                                2. Yield Point
                                  1. Yield Strength Determination
                                    1. Offset Method
                                    2. Plastic Region
                                      1. Strain Hardening
                                        1. Ultimate Tensile Strength
                                        2. Necking and Fracture
                                          1. Instability Criterion
                                            1. Fracture Strength
                                        3. Elastic Deformation
                                          1. Hooke's Law
                                            1. Uniaxial Loading
                                              1. Multiaxial Loading
                                              2. 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
                                                        2. Plastic Deformation
                                                          1. Mechanisms of Plastic Deformation
                                                            1. Slip
                                                              1. Slip Systems
                                                                1. Critical Resolved Shear Stress
                                                                  1. Schmid Factor
                                                                  2. Twinning
                                                                    1. Twinning Systems
                                                                      1. Conditions for Twinning
                                                                    2. Dislocation Theory of Plastic Deformation
                                                                      1. Dislocation Movement
                                                                        1. Peierls-Nabarro Stress
                                                                          1. Cross-Slip
                                                                            1. Climb
                                                                            2. Factors Affecting Plastic Deformation
                                                                              1. Temperature Effects
                                                                                1. Strain Rate Effects
                                                                                  1. Crystal Structure Effects
                                                                                2. Strengthening Mechanisms
                                                                                  1. Strain Hardening
                                                                                    1. Dislocation Interactions
                                                                                      1. Work Hardening Rate
                                                                                        1. Saturation Effects
                                                                                        2. Solid-Solution Strengthening
                                                                                          1. Size Effect
                                                                                            1. Modulus Effect
                                                                                              1. Chemical Effect
                                                                                                1. Substitutional vs. Interstitial Solutes
                                                                                                2. Grain Size Strengthening
                                                                                                  1. Hall-Petch Relationship
                                                                                                    1. Derivation and Applications
                                                                                                      1. Grain Size Measurement
                                                                                                      2. Grain Boundary Effects
                                                                                                      3. Precipitation Hardening
                                                                                                        1. Coherent Precipitates
                                                                                                          1. Semi-Coherent Precipitates
                                                                                                            1. Incoherent Precipitates
                                                                                                              1. Orowan Mechanism
                                                                                                                1. Shearing Mechanism
                                                                                                                  1. Overaging Effects
                                                                                                                  2. Dispersion Strengthening
                                                                                                                    1. Particle Size Effects
                                                                                                                      1. Volume Fraction Effects
                                                                                                                        1. Thermal Stability
                                                                                                                      2. Failure of Metals
                                                                                                                        1. Fracture Mechanics
                                                                                                                          1. Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics
                                                                                                                            1. Stress Intensity Factor
                                                                                                                              1. Critical Stress Intensity Factor
                                                                                                                                1. Crack Growth Criteria
                                                                                                                                2. Elastic-Plastic Fracture Mechanics
                                                                                                                                  1. J-Integral
                                                                                                                                    1. Crack Tip Opening Displacement
                                                                                                                                  2. Ductile Fracture
                                                                                                                                    1. Void Nucleation
                                                                                                                                      1. Void Growth
                                                                                                                                        1. Void Coalescence
                                                                                                                                          1. Cup-and-Cone Fracture
                                                                                                                                          2. Brittle Fracture
                                                                                                                                            1. Cleavage Fracture
                                                                                                                                              1. Cleavage Planes
                                                                                                                                                1. River Patterns
                                                                                                                                                2. Intergranular Fracture
                                                                                                                                                  1. Grain Boundary Embrittlement
                                                                                                                                                3. Transition Temperature
                                                                                                                                                  1. Ductile-to-Brittle Transition
                                                                                                                                                    1. Factors Affecting Transition Temperature
                                                                                                                                                    2. Fatigue
                                                                                                                                                      1. Fatigue Life Prediction
                                                                                                                                                        1. S-N Curves
                                                                                                                                                          1. Endurance Limit
                                                                                                                                                          2. Fatigue Crack Initiation
                                                                                                                                                            1. Surface Effects
                                                                                                                                                              1. Stress Concentrations
                                                                                                                                                              2. Fatigue Crack Propagation
                                                                                                                                                                1. Paris Law
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Crack Growth Rate
                                                                                                                                                                  2. Factors Affecting Fatigue
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Mean Stress Effects
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Surface Finish Effects
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Environmental Effects
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Frequency Effects
                                                                                                                                                                        2. Creep
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Creep Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Dislocation Creep
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Power Law Creep
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Climb-Controlled Creep
                                                                                                                                                                                2. Diffusional Creep
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Nabarro-Herring Creep
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Coble Creep
                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Grain Boundary Sliding
                                                                                                                                                                                    3. Creep Curve Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Primary Creep
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Secondary Creep
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Tertiary Creep
                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Creep Testing
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Constant Load Tests
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Constant Stress Tests
                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Creep-Resistant Materials
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Solid Solution Strengthening
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Precipitation Strengthening
                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Dispersion Strengthening

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