Wachtman, Cannon, Matthewson. Mechanical properties of ceramics

Second edition. — John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2009. — 479 p. — ISBN: 978-0-471-73581-6The second edition makes an attempt to improve the clarity of explanations in all chapters, update the coverage, and add problem sets at the end of chapters. These improvements should make this a better textbook for use in the classroom as well as a more readable text as a reference. Two new chapters have been added to fill important deficiencies in the first edition. Chapter 11 relates fracture strength and fracture toughness to the ceramic microstructures and Chapter 22 discusses hardness and the related subject, wear resistance.
Chapter 17 has been expanded to give a description of fractographic markings and their origin. Several portions of chapters have also been deleted from the first edition because they were deemed unnecessary to a fundamental understanding of the subject and were often difficult to follow. Chapters 23–27, which dealt with specific materials, were eliminated and some of the information was incorporated into other chapters.
The second edition maintains the same objectives as the first edition. In fact, its intention to be used as a textbook has been enhanced by the clearer explanations and the addition of problem sets at the end of the chapters. These improvements are based on more than 20 years of teaching the subject by the two new coauthors to both graduate and undergraduate students. The text assumes only a general background in physics and calculus. It proceeds from the fundamental topics of stresses and strains (Chapters 1–3) and then moves on to
more advanced and specific topics in mechanical properties of ceramics. Some of these topics are still under development, but the greater portion are quite mature since they were developed from the 1960s through 1996 when the first edition came out. While other textbooks may concentrate on elastic, viscoelastic, or plastic deformation, this text clearly emphasizes fracture behavior, a topic most important for the structural applications of brittle ceramics.
The text is also intended for use by professional materials scientists and engineers who have a general background in mechanical properties but need a more in-depth knowledge of the subject. Specific chapters may help theStress and strain
Types of mechanical behavior
Strength of defect-free solids
Linear elastic fracture mechanics
Measurements of elasticity, strength, and fracture toughness
Subcritical crack propagation
Toughening mechanisms in ceramics
Effects of microstructure on toughness and strength
Cyclic fatigue of ceramics
Thermal stress and thermal shock in ceramics
Fractography
Dislocation and plastic deformation in ceramics
Creep and superplasticity of ceramics
Creep rupture at high temperatures and safe life design
Hardness and wear
And more