Mechanical Behavior of Materials
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New and updated features of this title
- NEW: Chapter on Environmentally Assisted Cracking replaces the previous short section on this topic and features 11 of the new illustrations and 5 new tables.
- NEW: 30 illustrations and 10 updated illustrations reflect major improvements.
- NEW: 8 in-text examples
- UPDATED: Topic of true stresses and strains for tension tests in Chapter 3 to include a new method for making the correction for triaxial stress due to necking.
- UPDATED: The chapter on basic materials tests has been split into 2 chapters, Chapter 3 covering tension tests, with added materials science content, and Chapter 4 covering the other basic tests.
- UPDATED: Over 32% of the end-of-chapter problems and questions are extensively revised or significantly changed.
About our authors
Norman E. Dowling earned his BS in civil engineering (structures) from Clemson University in Clemson, SC, and his MS and PhD in theoretical and applied mechanics from the University of Illinois in Urbana. He is a registered Professional Engineer. From 1972 to 1982, he was employed at Westinghouse Research Laboratories, Pittsburgh, PA. Since 1983, he has been at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. In 2015, Professor Dowling retired from full employment and remains professionally active as Professor Emeritus. An ASTM International member since 1972, Dowling has served on several subcommittees and other activities of Committee E08 on Fatigue and Fracture. He has also been active in the Fatigue Design and Evaluation Committee of SAE International.
Stephen L. Kampe received BS, MS and PhD degrees in Metallurgical Engineering from Michigan Technological University. He has held positions with Martin Marietta Corporation, and with Virginia Tech on the Materials Science and Engineering faculty. In 2008, he returned to Michigan Tech and is currently the St. John Professor and Chair of the Materials Science and Engineering Department. He is a member of TMS and ASEE, and a Fellow of ASM and Alpha Sigma Mu.
Milo V. Kral earned his BE in mechanical engineering, and his MS and PhD in Materials Science & Engineering from Vanderbilt University. After an ASEE post-doctoral fellowship in 1996 to 1998 at the US Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC, Kral joined the engineering faculty at University of Canterbury in Christchurch New Zealand. He is a member of TMS, ASM, a fellow of Professional Engineers NZ and Alpha Sigma Mu.
For upper-level undergraduate and graduate level engineering courses in Mechanical Behavior of Materials.
Predicting the mechanical behavior of materials
Mechanical Behavior of Materials, 5th Edition introduces the spectrum of mechanical behavior of materials and covers the topics of deformation, fracture, and fatigue. The text emphasizes practical engineering methods for testing structural materials to obtain their properties, predicting their strength and life, and avoiding structural failure when used for machines, vehicles, and structures. With its logical treatment and ready-to-use format, the text is ideal for upper-level undergraduate students who have completed an elementary mechanics of materials course. The 5th Edition features many improvements and updates throughout including new or revised problems and questions, and a new chapter on Environmentally Assisted Cracking.
- Introduction
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Types of Material Failure
- 1.3 Design and Materials Selection
- 1.4 Technological Challenge
- 1.5 Economic Importance of Fracture
- 1.6 Summary
- References
- Problems and Questions
- Structure, Defects, and Deformation in Materials
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Bonding in Solids
- 2.3 Structure in Crystalline Materials
- 2.4 Defects in Materials
- 2.5 Elastic Deformation and Theoretical Strength
- 2.6 Inelastic Deformation
- 2.7 Summary
- References
- Problems and Questions
- Mechanical Testing: Tension Test and Stress–Strain Mechanisms
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Introduction to Tension Test
- 3.3 Engineering Stress–Strain Properties
- 3.4 Materials Science Description of Tensile Behavior
- 3.5 Trends in Tensile Behavior
- 3.6 True Stress–Strain Interpretation of Tension Test
- 3.7 Materials Selection for Engineering Components
- 3.8 Summary
- References
- Problems and Questions
- Mechanical Testing: Additional Basic Tests
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Compression Test
- 4.3 Hardness Tests
- 4.4 Notch-Impact Tests
- 4.5 Bending and Torsion Tests
- 4.6 Summary
- References
- Problems and Questions
- Stress–Strain Relationships and Behavior
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Models for Deformation Behavior
- 5.3 Elastic Deformation
- 5.4 Anisotropic Materials
- 5.5 Summary
- References
- Problems and Questions
- Review of Complex and Principal States of Stress and Strain
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Plane Stress
- 6.3 Principal Stresses and the Maximum Shear Stress
- 6.4 Three-Dimensional States of Stress
- 6.5 Stresses on the Octahedral Planes
- 6.6 Complex States of Strain
- 6.7 Summary
- References
- Problems and Questions
- Yielding and Fracture under Combined Stresses
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 General Form of Failure Criteria
- 7.3 Maximum Normal Stress Fracture Criterion
- 7.4 Maximum Shear Stress Yield Criterion
- 7.5 Octahedral Shear Stress Yield Criterion
- 7.6 Discussion of the Basic Failure Criteria
- 7.7 Coulomb–Mohr Fracture Criterion
- 7.8 Modified Mohr Fracture Criterion
- 7.9 Additional Comments on Failure Criteria
- 7.10 Summary
- References
- Problems and Questions
- Fracture of Cracked Members
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Preliminary Discussion
- 8.3 Mathematical Concepts
- 8.4 Application of K to Design and Analysis
- 8.5 Additional Topics on Application of K
- 8.6 Fracture Toughness Values and Trends
- 8.7 Plastic Zone Size, and Plasticity Limitations on LEFM
- 8.8 Discussion of Fracture Toughness Testing
- 8.9 Extensions of Fracture Mechanics Beyond Linear Elasticity
- 8.10 Summary
- References
- Problems and Questions
- Fatigue of Materials: Introduction and Stress-Based Approach
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Definitions and Concepts
- 9.3 Sources of Cyclic Loading
- 9.4 Fatigue Testing
- 9.5 The Physical Nature of Fatigue Damage
- 9.6 Trends in S-N Curves
- 9.7 Mean Stresses
- 9.8 Multiaxial Stresses
- 9.9 Variable Amplitude Loading
- 9.10 Summary
- References
- Problems and Questions
- Stress-Based Approach to Fatigue: Notched Members
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Notch Effects
- 10.3 Notch Sensitivity and Empirical Estimates of kf
- 10.4 Estimating Long-Life Fatigue Strengths (Fatigue Limits)
- 10.5 Notch Effects at Intermediate and Short Lives
- 10.6 Combined Effects of Notches and Mean Stress
- 10.7 Estimating S-N Curves
- 10.8 Use of Component S-N Data
- 10.9 Designing to Avoid Fatigue Failure
- 10.10 Discussion
- 10.11 Summary
- References
- Problems and Questions
- Fatigue Crack Growth
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Preliminary Discussion
- 11.3 Fatigue Crack Growth Rate Testing
- 11.4 Effects of R = Smin/Smax on Fatigue Crack Growth
- 11.5 Trends in Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior
- 11.6 Life Estimates for Constant Amplitude Loading
- 11.7 Life Estimates for Variable Amplitude Loading
- 11.8 Design Considerations
- 11.9 Plasticity Aspects and Limitations of LEFM for Fatigue Crack Growth
- 11.10 Summary
- References
- Problems and Questions
- Environmentally Assisted Cracking
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Definitions, Concepts, and Analysis
- 12.3 EAC in Metals: Basic Mechanisms
- 12.4 Hydrogen-Induced Embrittlement
- 12.5 Liquid Metal Embrittlement
- 12.6 EAC of Polymers
- 12.7 EAC of Glasses and Ceramics
- 12.8 Additional Comments and Preventative Measures
- References
- Problems and Questions
- Plastic Deformation Behavior and Models for Materials
- 13.1 Introduction
- 13.2 Stress–Strain Curves
- 13.3 Three-Dimensional Stress–Strain Relationships
- 13.4 Unloading and Cyclic Loading Behavior from Rheological Models
- 13.5 Cyclic Stress–Strain Behavior of Real Materials
- 13.6 Summary
- References
- Problems and Questions
- Stress–Strain Analysis of Plastically Deforming Members
- 14.1 Introduction
- 14.2 Plasticity in Bending
- 14.3 Residual Stresses and Strains for Bending
- 14.4 Plasticity of Circular Shafts in Torsion
- 14.5 Notched Members
- 14.6 Cyclic Loading
- 14.7 Summary
- References
- Problems and Questions
- Strain-Based Approach to Fatigue
- 15.1 Introduction
- 15.2 Strain Versus Life Curves
- 15.3 Mean Stress Effects
- 15.4 Multiaxial Stress Effects
- 15.5 Life Estimates for Structural Components
- 15.6 Additional Discussion
- 15.7 Summary
- References
- Problems and Questions
- Time-Dependent Behavior: Creep and Damping
- 16.1 Introduction
- 16.2 Creep Testing
- 16.3 Physical Mechanisms of Creep
- 16.4 Time–Temperature Parameters and Life Estimates
- 16.5 Creep Failure under Varying Stress
- 16.6 Stress–Strain–Time Relationships
- 16.7 Creep Deformation under Varying Stress
- 16.8 Creep Deformation under Multiaxial Stress
- 16.9 Component Stress–Strain Analysis
- 16.10 Energy Dissipation (Damping) in Materials
- 16.11 Summary
- References
- Problems and Questions
Appendix A Review of Selected Topics from Mechanics of Materials
- A.1 Introduction
- A.2 Basic Formulas for Stresses and Deflections
- A.3 Properties of Areas
- A.4 Shears, Moments, and Deflections in Beams
- A.5 Stresses in Pressure Vessels, Tubes, and Discs
- A.6 Elastic Stress Concentration Factors for Notches
- A.7 Fully Plastic Yielding Loads
- References
Appendix B Statistical Variation in Materials Properties
- B.1 Introduction
- B.2 Mean and Standard Deviation
- B.3 Normal or Gaussian Distribution
- B.4 Typical Variation in Materials Properties
- B.5 One-Sided Tolerance Limits
- B.6 Discussion
- References
Appendix C A Survey of Engineering Materials
- C.1 Introduction
- C.2 Alloying and Processing of Metals
- C.3 Irons and Steels
- C.4 Nonferrous Metals
- C.5 Polymers
- C.6 Ceramics and Glasses
- C.7 Composite Materials
- C.8 Summary
For upper-level undergraduate and graduate level engineering courses in Mechanical Behavior of Materials.
Predicting the mechanical behavior of materials
Mechanical Behavior of Materials,5th Edition introduces the spectrum of mechanical behavior of materials and covers the topics of deformation, fracture, and fatigue. The text emphasizes practical engineering methods for testing structural materials to obtain their properties, predicting their strength and life, and avoiding structural failure when used for machines, vehicles, and structures. With its logical treatment and ready-to-use format, the text is ideal for upper-level undergraduate students who have completed an elementary mechanics of materials course. The 5th Edition features many improvements and updates throughout including new or revised problems and questions, and a new chapter on Environmentally Assisted Cracking.
Hallmark features of this title
- Specific and useful coverage of traditional topics includes materials testing, stress-strain behavior, yield criteria, stress-based fatigue and creep, as well as the newer methods of fracture mechanics, crack growth and strain-based fatigue analysis.
- Developed from an engineering mechanics viewpoint, emphasis is placed on analytical and predictive methods that are useful to the engineering designer in avoiding structural failure.
- Realistic data employs actual laboratory data on real engineering materials in all illustrations, examples and problems that involve materials data.
- Standard test methods for determining mechanical properties of materials summarizes methods for students and provides an understanding of the principles behind each test method.
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| Subjects | engineering, Mechanical Engineering, higher education, Engineering and Computer Science, Materials Science |
