3.071 | Spring 2025 | Undergraduate

Amorphous Materials

Lecture 10 on Topic 8: Mechanical Properties

Description: This lecture covers the mechanical properties of glass and amorphous materials, including strength, toughness, Griffith crack theory, fracture mechanics, stress corrosion, fatigue, and fracture statistics using Weibull distribution analysis.

Instructor: Juejun Hu

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