Materials Mechanics

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Seidenfuß

1. Basics of materials science
   
   • Structure of a crystalline solid
   • Alloy formation
   • Thermally activated processes
   • Strengthening mechanisms
2. Materials testing
   • Tensile test, hardness testing, Wöhler fatigue test, creep test, notch impact test, metallography
3. Materials groups
   
   • Metals
   • Polymers
   • Ceramics
   • Composite materials
   • Functional materials
4. Environmental influences
5. Strength calculation and material laws
   
   • State of stress
   • State of strain
   • Basic case of loading
   • Strength hypotheses
   • Non-linear-elastic material behaviour
   • Safety case