Introduction to Mechanical Metallurgy

Introduction to mechanical metallurgy
The course is essentially concerned with two areas of material mechanical behaviour: Elastic and plastic deformation. Special emphasis will be placed on the micromechanics of deformation and the structure of solids.
• Strength of materials – Basic assumptions
• Elastic and plastic behaviour
• Average stress and strain
• Tensile deformation of ductile metals
• Ductile vs brittle behaviour
• What constitute failure?
• Concept of stress and the types of stresses
• Units of stress and other quantities
Mechanical metallurgy is the area of knowledge which deals with the behaviour and response of metals to applied forces. Since it is not a precisely defined area, it will mean different things to different persons. To some it will mean mechanical properties of metals or mechanical testing, others may consider the field restricted to the plastic working and shaping of metals, while still others confine their interests to the more theoretical aspects of the field, which merge with metal physics and physical metallurgy.