This textbook provides a comprehensive coverage on strengthening and toughening mechanisms of materials, summarizing basic concepts and the most recent research outcomes. The basic laws of the deformation and fracture, the outstanding physical and mechanical properties of materials are discussed in detail. With abundant examples and questions, the book is an advanced text for graduate students in materials science and mechanical engineering.

Table of contents
Preface
1. Introduction
1.1 The role and developing trend of materials in the human history
1.2 Characteristics of various materials properties of
1.3 Damage and fracture of materials
1.4 The development of fracture mechanics and strengthening and toughening of materials
1.5 The constitution of this book
References
Questions and Problems
2. The mechanical behavior of material under static loading
2.1 Tensile properties of material
2.2 The mechanical properties of material under other loadings
2.3 The elastic deformation of material
2.4 The plastic deformation of material
2.5 Yield
References
Questions and Problems
3. Basic knowledge of fracture and fracture mechanics
3.1 Fracture of materials
3.2 The ductile fracture of material
3.3 The fracture of composite material
3.4 Effects of notch and temperature
3.5 Fracture toughness of material
References
Questions and Problems
4. The strengthening and toughening of materials
4.1 Strengthening and toughening of metals and alloys
4.2 Strengthening and toughening of ceramic material
4.3 Strengthening and toughening of polymer material
4.4 Strengthening and toughening of the composite
4.5 The mechanical calculation for the strengthening and toughening of material
References
Questions and Problems
5. Fatigue of materials
5.1 The fatigue phenomenon
5.2 The fatigue fracture process and its mechanism of metal
5.3 Fatigue crack propagation rate and the threshold value
5.4 Fatigue strength index
5.5 The influence factors of fatigue
5.6 Low cycle fatigue
5.7 Fatigue of other materials
References
Questions and Problems
6. Mechanical properties of material at elevated temperature
6.1 Creep and mechanical property of material at elevated temperature
6.2 The physical mechanism of creep deformation, damage and fracture
6.3 The description and the extrapolation method of creep property
6.4 The toughness of materials at elevated temperature
6.5 The stress relaxation characteristics
6.6 Fatigue properties of material at elevated temperature
6.7 Effects factors on mechanical properties of materials at elevated temperature
References
Questions and Problems
7. Wear of materials
7.1 The basic concept of friction and wear
7.2 The mechanism and its effect factors of metal material wear
7.3 The wear test methods for metal material
7.4 The wear property of nonmetal materials
References
Questions and Problems
8. The application and prospects of strengthening and toughening of material
8.1 The strength and plasticity comparison for the three kinds of materials
8.2 The fracture toughness comparison for the three kind materials
8.3 The theory and application of strengthening and toughening of materials
8.4 The evaluation and standard problems for strengthening and toughening
References
Questions and Problems
The index