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Introduction to Mechanical Properties of Materials

This teaching and learning package (TLP) introduces mechanical properties of materials, starting from a stress–strain curve and exploring both elastic behaviour (e.g., Hooke's law) and plastic behaviour (e.g., slip, creep).

Aims
Before you start
Introduction
Tensile test: force and extension
Stress, strain and Poisson's ratio
Elastic deformation: Hooke's law and stiffness
Viscoelasticity
Plastic deformation: strength and ductility
Slip: resolved shear stress and Schmid factor, Taylor factor
Hardness and work hardening
Creep
Fracture: toughness
Ductile-brittle transition temperature
Summary
Questions
Going further

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First created: August 2023. Last updated: October 2023.