Mechanical Testing and Evaluation

Publication Information and Contributors......Page 2
Introduction to the Mechanical Behavior of Metals......Page 20
Introduction to the Mechanical Behavior of Nonmetallic Materials......Page 41
Mechanical Testing of Polymers and Ceramics......Page 70
Overview of Mechanical Properties and Testing for Design......Page 120
Mechanical Testing for Metalworking Processes......Page 173
Testing Machines and Strain Sensors......Page 195
Accreditation of Mechanical Testing Laboratories......Page 229
Mechanical Behavior Under Tensile and Compressive Loads......Page 237
Stress-Strain Behavior in Bending......Page 262
Fundamental Aspects of Torsional Loading......Page 276
Uniaxial Tension Testing......Page 297
Uniaxial Compression Testing......Page 338
Hot Tension and Compression Testing......Page 357
Tension and Compression Testing at Low Temperatures......Page 384
Bend Testing......Page 402
Introduction to Hardness Testing......Page 416
Macroindentation Hardness Testing......Page 428
Microindentation Hardness Testing......Page 469
Instrumented Indentation Testing......Page 495
Indentation Hardness Testing of Ceramics......Page 526
Miscellaneous Hardness Tests......Page 547
Selection and Industrial Applications of Hardness Tests......Page 564
Adhesion Testing......Page 614
Testing Methods for Solid Friction......Page 652
Scratch Testing......Page 676
Abrasive Wear Testing......Page 694
Solid Particle Erosive Wear Testing......Page 728
Sliding Contact Damage Testing......Page 751
Creep and Stress-Relaxation Testing......Page 0
Introduction to Creep and Stress-Relaxation Testing......Page 783
Creep Deformation of Metals, Polymers, Ceramics, and Composites......Page 786
Creep and Creep-Rupture Testing......Page 800
Assessment and Use of Creep-Rupture Properties......Page 838
Stress Relaxation Testing......Page 867
Influence of Multiaxial Stresses on Creep and Creep Rupture of Tubular Components......Page 886
Superplastic Deformation at Elevated Temperatures......Page 903
Introduction to High Strain Rate Testing......Page 939
High Strain Rate Tension and Compression Tests......Page 943
High Strain Rate Shear Testing......Page 983
Classic Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar Testing......Page 1027
Recovery Hopkinson Bar Techniques......Page 1068
Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar Testing of Soft Materials......Page 1093
Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar Testing of Ceramics......Page 1114
Torsional Kolsky Bar Testing......Page 1134
Triaxial Hopkinson Techniques......Page 1162
Dynamic Indentation Testing......Page 1168
Shock Wave Testing of Ductile Materials......Page 1191
Low-Velocity Impact Testing......Page 1219
Fracture Toughness and Fracture Mechanics......Page 1270
Fracture Toughness Testing......Page 1302
Creep Crack Growth Testing......Page 1326
Impact Toughness Testing......Page 1352
Evaluation of Environmentally Assisted Crack Growth......Page 1393
Fracture Resistance Testing of Plastics......Page 1491
Fracture Toughness of Ceramics and Ceramic Matrix Composites......Page 1503
Fracture Resistance Testing of Brittle Solids......Page 1534
Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics......Page 1571
Fatigue, Creep Fatigue, and Thermomechanical Fatigue Life Testing......Page 1582
Ultrasonic Fatigue Testing......Page 1650
Fretting Fatigue Testing......Page 1681
Fatigue Crack Growth Testing......Page 1705
Fatigue Testing and Behavior of Plastics......Page 1748
Fatigue Testing of Brittle Solids......Page 1774
Multiaxial Fatigue Testing......Page 1808
Introduction to Mechanical Testing of Components......Page 1827
Testing for Deformation Modeling......Page 1846
Mechanical Testing of Threaded Fasteners and Bolted Joints......Page 1887
Testing of Adhesive Joints......Page 1944
Mechanical Testing of Welded Joints......Page 1967
Testing of Bearings......Page 1988
Mechanical Testing of Gears......Page 2007
Testing of Pressure Vessels, Piping, and Tubing......Page 2033
Residual Stress Measurements......Page 2071
Mechanical Testing of Fiber-Reinforced Composites......Page 2119
Property Comparison Tables: Hardness and Tensile Properties......Page 2192
Glossary of Terms......Page 2202