Structure and Properties of Materials

  1. Failure
    1. Fundamentals of Fracture
      1. Ductile Fracture
        1. Necking and Void Formation
          1. Microvoid Coalescence
            1. Cup-and-Cone Fracture
              1. Factors Affecting Ductile Fracture
              2. Brittle Fracture
                1. Cleavage Fracture
                  1. Transgranular Fracture
                    1. Intergranular Fracture
                      1. Factors Affecting Brittle Fracture
                      2. Ductile-to-Brittle Transition
                        1. Temperature Effects
                          1. Strain Rate Effects
                            1. Transition Temperature
                          2. Fracture Mechanics
                            1. Stress Concentration
                              1. Geometric Stress Concentrators
                                1. Stress Concentration Factor
                                  1. Notch Effects
                                    1. Sharp Cracks
                                    2. Griffith Theory of Brittle Fracture
                                      1. Energy Balance Approach
                                        1. Critical Crack Length
                                          1. Surface Energy Considerations
                                          2. Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics
                                            1. Stress Intensity Factor
                                              1. Mode I Loading
                                                1. Mode II Loading
                                                  1. Mode III Loading
                                                  2. Fracture Toughness
                                                    1. Critical Stress Intensity Factor
                                                      1. Plane Strain Fracture Toughness
                                                        1. Testing Methods
                                                          1. Factors Affecting Fracture Toughness
                                                          2. Elastic-Plastic Fracture Mechanics
                                                            1. J-Integral
                                                              1. Crack Tip Opening Displacement
                                                                1. R-Curve Behavior
                                                              2. Fatigue
                                                                1. Cyclic Stresses
                                                                  1. Stress Amplitude
                                                                    1. Mean Stress
                                                                      1. Stress Ratio
                                                                        1. Loading Types
                                                                        2. Fatigue Life Approach
                                                                          1. S-N Curves
                                                                            1. Fatigue Limit
                                                                              1. Fatigue Strength
                                                                                1. High-Cycle Fatigue
                                                                                  1. Low-Cycle Fatigue
                                                                                  2. Crack Propagation Approach
                                                                                    1. Paris Law
                                                                                      1. Crack Growth Rate
                                                                                        1. Threshold Stress Intensity
                                                                                        2. Factors Affecting Fatigue Life
                                                                                          1. Mean Stress Effects
                                                                                            1. Surface Finish
                                                                                              1. Size Effects
                                                                                                1. Environmental Effects
                                                                                                2. Fatigue Crack Initiation
                                                                                                  1. Persistent Slip Bands
                                                                                                    1. Surface Roughening
                                                                                                      1. Inclusion Effects
                                                                                                      2. Fatigue Crack Propagation
                                                                                                        1. Stage I Crack Growth
                                                                                                          1. Stage II Crack Growth
                                                                                                            1. Striations
                                                                                                          2. Creep
                                                                                                            1. Creep Mechanisms
                                                                                                              1. Dislocation Creep
                                                                                                                1. Diffusional Creep
                                                                                                                  1. Grain Boundary Sliding
                                                                                                                  2. Creep Stages
                                                                                                                    1. Primary Creep
                                                                                                                      1. Secondary Creep
                                                                                                                        1. Tertiary Creep
                                                                                                                          1. Creep Rate
                                                                                                                          2. Stress and Temperature Effects
                                                                                                                            1. Power Law Creep
                                                                                                                              1. Activation Energy
                                                                                                                                1. Stress Exponent
                                                                                                                                2. Creep Testing
                                                                                                                                  1. Constant Load Tests
                                                                                                                                    1. Constant Stress Tests
                                                                                                                                      1. Stress Relaxation Tests
                                                                                                                                      2. Creep Life Prediction
                                                                                                                                        1. Larson-Miller Parameter
                                                                                                                                          1. Time-Temperature Parameters
                                                                                                                                            1. Creep Rupture
                                                                                                                                            2. Creep-Resistant Materials
                                                                                                                                              1. Solid Solution Strengthening
                                                                                                                                                1. Precipitation Strengthening
                                                                                                                                                  1. Dispersion Strengthening

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