Fatigue and Fracture: Understanding the Basics
Chapter 2: Mechanical Behavior
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Published:2012
Abstract
This chapter discusses the stress-strain response of materials, how it is measured, and how it used to set performance expectations. It begins by describing the common tensile test and how it sheds light on the elastic design of structures as well as plasticity and fracture behaviors. It explains how engineering and true stress-strain curves differ, how one is used for design and the other for analyzing metal forming operations. It discusses the effect of holes, fillets, and radii on the distribution of stresses and the use of notch tensile testing to detect metallurgical embrittlement. The chapter also covers compression,...
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Member Sign InMechanical Behavior, Fatigue and Fracture: Understanding the Basics, Edited By F.C. Campbell, ASM International, 2012, p 25–54, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.tb.ffub.t53610025
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