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Materials for Engineers International Student Edition

Materials for Engineers International Student Edition

Materials for Engineers International Student Edition

William Hosford
November 2008
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9780521758857
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    'Notably, throughout the text there are numerous useful examples and problems that can be discussed, and references which are often helpful.' Materials World

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    November 2008
    Paperback
    9780521758857
    296 pages
    253 × 177 mm
    0kg
    305 b/w illus.
    Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC

    Table of Contents

    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Phases
    • 3. Diffusion
    • 4. Mechanical behavior
    • 5. Mechanical failure
    • 6. Annealing
    • 7. Iron and steel
    • 8. Non-ferrous metals
    • 9. Casting and welding
    • 10. Solid shaping
    • 11. Polymers
    • 12. Polymer processing
    • 13. Glasses
    • 14. Crystalline ceramics
    • 15. Powder processing
    • 16. Pottery and concrete
    • 17. Composites
    • 18. Carbon
    • 19. Fibers, foams and porous materials
    • 20. Electrical properties
    • 21. Optical and thermal properties
    • 22. Magnetic materials
    • 23. Corrosion
    • 24. Modern manufacturing techniques and surface treatments and recycling
    • Appendix I: Wood
    • Appendix II: Miller indices for planes and directions
    • Appendix III: Xray diffraction
    • Appendix IV: Surfaces
    • Appendix V: Dislocations
    • Appendix VI: Avrami kinetics
    • Appendix VII: Organic chemistry
    • Appendix VIII: Average molecular weight
    • Appendix IX: Bond geometry in compounds
    • Appendix X: Weibull analysis.
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    • William Hosford