Metals and materials : science, processes, applications

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Metals and materials : science, processes, applications

R.E. Smallman, R.J. Bishop

Butterworth-Heinemann, 1995

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

This is a comprehensive account of the science of materials, ranging in its coverage from pure elements to superalloys, from glasses to engineering ceramics, and from everyday plastics to in situ composites. Numerous examples are given of the ways in which knowledge of the relation between fine structure and properties has made it possible to optimise the service behaviour of traditional engineering materials and to develop completely new and exciting classes of materials. Special consideration is given to the crucial processing stage that enables materials to be produced as marketable commodities. Whilst attempting to produce a useful and relatively concise survey of key materials and their interrelationships, the authors have tried to make the subject accessible to a wide range of readers, to provide insights into specialised methods of examination and to convey the excitement of an atmosphere in which new materials are being conceived and developed.

Table of Contents

  • Structure and bonding of atoms
  • atomic arrangements in materials
  • structural phases - their formation and transitions
  • defects in solids
  • characterisation of materials
  • the physical properties of materials
  • mechanical behaviour of materials
  • strengthening and toughening
  • modern alloy developments
  • ceramics and glasses
  • plastics and composites
  • corrosion and surface engineering
  • SI units
  • conversion factors constants and physical data.

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  • NCID
    BA27202575
  • ISBN
    • 075061093X
  • LCCN
    94013956
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Oxford ; Boston
  • Pages/Volumes
    xii, 431 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
  • Classification
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