Types Of Material Failure – Design And Materials Selection – Technological Challenge – Economic Importance Of Fracture – Summary – References – Problems And Questions – Structure And Deformation In Materials – Introduction – Bonding In Solids – Structure In Crystalline Materials – Elastic Deformation And Theoretical Strength – Inelastic Deformation – Summary – References – Problems And Questions – A Survey Of Engineering Materials – Introduction – Alloying And Processing Of Metals – Irons And Steels – Nonferrous Metals – Polymers – Ceramics And Glasses – Composite Materials – Materials Selection For Engineering Components – Summary – References – Problems And Questions – Mechanical Testing: Tension Test And Other Basic Tests – Introduction – Introduction To Tension Test – Engineering Stress–Strain Properties – Trends In Tensile Behavior – True Stress–Strain Interpretation Of Tension Test – Compression Test – Hardness Tests – Notch-Impact Tests – Bending And Torsion Tests – Summary – References – Problems And Questions .