PREFACELIST OF SYMBOLSChapter 1. CONCEPTS OF STRESS AND STRAINIntroduction Paragraph 1.1. StressParagraph 1.2. StrainChapter 2. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF METALS UNDER UNIAXIAL STATIC TENSILE LOADINGForce-Elongation Curve, Stress-Strain Curve, True Stress-Strain Curve.Paragraph 2.1. Elastic Deformation and MechanismParagraph 2.2. AnelasticityChapter 3. PLASTIC DEFORMATIONParagraph 3.1. Forms and Characteristics of Plastic Deformation; Yielding and Yield Point; Strain AgeingParagraph 3.2. Factors that Effect Yield StrengthParagraph 3.3. Strain Hardening and NeckingParagraph 3.4. Tensile StrengthChapter 4. FRACTURE IN METALSParagraph 4.1. Ductile FractureParagraph 4.2. Brittle FractureParagraph 4.3. Fracture Classification and Multicrystal Cleavage Fracture Process AnalysisChapter 5. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS UNDER OTHER FORMS OF STATIC LOADINGSParagraph 5.1. Coefficient of State of StressParagraph 5.2. Compression TestParagraph 5.3. Bending Test (Bend Test)Paragraph 5.4. Torsion TestParagraph 5.5. Static Loading on Notched SpecimenParagraph 5.6. Static Tensile and bend Tests on Notched SpecimensChapter 6 MATERIAL HARDNESSParagraph 6.1. Introduction to HardnessParagraph 6.2. Hardness Test MethodsParagraph 6.3. Hardness Measurement Equipments and Relation of Hardness to Other Material PropertiesChapter 7. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS UNDER IMPACT LOADINGParagraph 7.1. Deformation and Fracture Characteristics of Materials under Impact LoadingsParagraph 7.2. Impact Bending Test and Impact ToughnessParagraph 7.3. Low Temperature BrittlenessParagraph 7.4. Factors that Affect Ductile to Brittle Fracture Transition TemperatureChapter 8. FRACTURE TOUGHNESSParagraph 8.1. Griffith Fracture TheoryParagraph 8.2. Fracture Toughness of Materials under Linear Elastic LoadingsParagraph 8.3. Energy Concepts for FractureParagraph 8.4. Plastic Zone Surrounding Crack TipParagraph 8.5. Modification According to IrwinParagraph 8.6. Fracture Design Rule and Fracture Toughness TestingParagraph 8.7. Factors which Affect Fracture ToughnessParagraph 8.8. Fracture Toughness under Elasto-Plastic Deformation - OutlineChapter 9. FATIGUEParagraph 9.1. Fluctuating Loads and Characteristics of Fatigue FailureParagraph 9.2. High Cycle Fatigue (HCF)Paragraph 9.3. Low Cycle Fatigue (LCF)Paragraph 9.4. Fatigue Crack GrowthParagraph 9.5. Mechanism of Fatigue Crack Initiation and PropagationParagraph 9.6. Factors that Affect Fatigue Life and SolutionsChapter 10. CREEP AND TEMPERATURE PROPERTIESParagraph 10.1. Generalized Creep BehaviourParagraph 10.2. Stress and Temperature EffectsParagraph 10.3. Extrapolation of Stress Rupture DataChapter 11. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF METALS UNDER CONDITIONS OF COMPLEX STRESS STATEParagraph 11.1. Limit Analysis, Yield and Fracture CriteriaParagraph 11.2. Test Methods for Definition Mechanical Properties of Materials under Complex State of Stress Paragraph 11.3. Mechanical Properties of Materials under Multiaxial Static LoadingParagraph 11.4. High Cycle Fatigue under Combined StressParagraph 11.5. Multiaxial Low Cycle FatigueChapter 12. STRESS CORROSION CRACKING (SCC), HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT - OUTLINEParagraph 12.1 Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC)Paragraph 12.2 Hydrogen Embrittlement