... of a material’s mechanical prop-erties, and all students of Mechanics of Materials will encounter them often. However, they arenot without some subtlety, especially in the case of ductile materials ... 1987.3. Courtney, T.H., Mechanical Behavior of Materials, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1990.4. Hayden, H.W., W.G. Moffatt and J. Wulff, The Structure and Properties of Materials: Vol. III Mechanical Behavior, ... Khanna, Mechanics of Materials, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2005.Chapter 2Thermodynamics of Mechanical ResponseThe first law of thermodynamics states that an input of heat dQ or mechanical work dW...