Materials Characterization

Narayanaswami Ranganathan is head of the Laboratory of Mechanics and Rheology at the University of Tours, France, and overseas professor at Anna University and SRM University, Chennai, India. He was a visiting professor at École Polytechnique, Montréal, Canada, in 1993. His research interests comprise materials fatigue, nanocharacterization of material behavior, and fracture mechanics, and he has more than 100 research publications in these fields. Prof. Ranganathan has given talks in related fields all over Europe and the United States, and also at several prestigious universities, including Cambridge University, Columbia University, Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Waterloo, IIT Madras, and IIT Delhi.

Preface. Advanced nanomechanical test techniques. Surface Properties of Polymers and Rubber Measured by Nanoindentation. Characterization Of Light-Cured Dental Composites. Properties of a Lead Free Solder. Determination of Plastic Zones at the Crack Tip. Multiple Aspects Of Polychloroprene Fatigue Behavior. Fatigue Crack Growth Rate Measurement – A Review. Measurement of Wear and Friction Resistance of Bulk and Coated materials. Elastic Properties Characterization by Means of Dynamic Resonant Technique. Advanced nanomechanical test techniques. Surface Properties of Polymers and Rubber Measured by Nanoindentation. Characterization Of Light-Cured Dental Composites. Properties of a Lead Free Solder. Determination of Plastic Zones at the Crack Tip. Multiple Aspects Of Polychloroprene Fatigue Behavior. Fatigue Crack Growth Rate Measurement – A Review. Measurement of Wear and Friction Resistance of Bulk and Coated materials. Elastic Properties Characterization by Means of Dynamic Resonant Technique.