Fatigue of Materials

by S. Suresh

Overview

This revised and updated second edition of a highly successful book provides an authoritative, comprehensive and unified treatment of the mechanics and micromechanisms of fatigue in metals, nonmetals and composites. The author, a leading researcher in the field, discusses the principles of cyclic deformation, crack initiation and crack growth by fatigue, covering both microscopic and continuum aspects. The book begins with discussions of cyclic deformation and fatigue crack initiation in monocrystalline and polycrystalline ductile alloys as well as in brittle and semi-/non-crystalline solids. Total life and damage-tolerant approaches are then introduced in metals, nonmetals and composites. This will be an important reference for anyone studying fracture and fatigue in materials science and engineering, mechanical, civil, nuclear and aerospace engineering, and biomechanics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521578479
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	10/29/1998
Series:	Cambridge Solid State Science
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	704
Product dimensions:	6.57(w) x 9.65(h) x 1.42(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Introduction and overview; Part I. Cyclic Deformation and Fatigue Crack Initiation: 2. Cyclic deformation in ductile single crystals; 3. Cyclic deformation in polycrystalline ductile solids; 4. Fatigue crack initiation in ductile solids; 5. Cyclic deformation and crack initiation in brittle solids; 6. Cyclic deformation and crack initiation in noncrystalline solids; Part II. Total-Life Approaches: 7. Stress-life approach; 8. Strain-life approach; Part III. Damage-Tolerant Approach: 9. Fracture mechanics and its implications for fatigue; 10. Fatigue crack growth in ductile solids; 11. Fatigue crack growth in brittle solids; 12. Fatigue crack growth in noncrystalline solids; Part IV. Advanced Topics: 13. Contact fatigue: sliding, rolling and fretting; 14. Retardation and transients in fatigue crack growth; 15. Small fatigue cracks; 16. Environmental interactions: corrosion-fatigue and creep-fatigue; Appendix; References; Indexes.

Editorial Reviews

"...a comprehensive and unified treatment of the mechanics and micromechanisms of fatigue...should be of substantial interest to researchers in the area of fatigue who desire an overview of this most important field. It would be an excellent text for a senior-graduate level course on fatigue or a supplement to courses in fracture mechanics or mechanical behavior of materials." Ceramic Abstracts

"...an excellent basic text or reference source for engineering principles of fatigue. As a basic text or reference guide, this book represents one of the most complete and up-to-date references available." Corrosion

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