Engineering Materials and Processes Desk Reference

by Ashby, Michael; Asthana, Rajiv; Crawford, Roy; Furlani, Edward P.; Messler, Robert

• ISBN13: 9781856175869
• ISBN10: 1856175863
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780080878393, 9781856175869
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-01-06
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Ltd
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Summary

A one-stop Desk Reference, for engineers involved in the use of engineered materials across engineering and electronics; this is a book that will not gather dust on the shelf. It brings together the essential professional reference content from leading international contributors in the field. Material ranges from basic to advanced topics including materials and process selection; and explanations of properties of metals, ceramics, plastics and composites * A hard-working desk reference, providing all the essential material needed by engineers on a day-to-day basis * Fundamentals, key techniques, engineering best practice and rules-of-thumb together in one quick-reference sourcebook * Definitive content by the leading authors in the field, including Michael Ashby, Robert Messler, Rajiv Asthana and R J Crawford

Table of Contents

Introduction to engineering materials

Science of materials behaviour

Materials selection

Processes and process selection

Introduction to metals

Metal structures

Equilibrium constitution and phase diagrams

Physical properties of metals

Mechanical properties of metals

Light alloys

Introduction to plastics

General properties of plastics

Processing of plastics

Ceramics and glasses

Magnetic materials Nanomaterials

Joining materials

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