Advanced Structural Materials: Properties, Design Optimization, and Applications

ISBN-13: 9780367389604 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 524 str.

Winston O. Soboyejo; T. S. Srivatsan

Opis

This carefully crafted reference provides detailed coverage of currently used advanced structural materials. It presents an overview of the structure, properties, and applications of these materials as well as the basic ideas behind the design of these materials. The book provides an accessible introduction to structural design choices, applications, and optimization. It also includes chapters on MEMS and MEMS reliability to provide non-experts with cutting-edge understanding of these topics. With in-depth reviews in each chapter from leading contributors, this text gives important information for students and professionals in materials, aerospace, electrical, and mechanical engineering.

Spis treści

Introduction to Advanced Materials. Small Scale Contact and Adhesion inNano- and Bio-Systems. Mechanical Characterization of Thin Film Materials for MEMS Devices. Silicon-Based Microelectromechanical Systems (Si-MEMS). Porous Metallic Materials. A Thermodynamic Overview of Glass Formation Abilities: Application to Al-Based Alloys. NiTi-Based High-Temperature Shape-Memory Alloys: Properties, Prospects, and Potential Applications. Cobalt Alloys and Composites. The Science, Technology and Applications of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys. Metal Matrix Composites: Types, Reinforcement, Processing, Properties and Applications. Titanium Alloys: Structure, Properties and Applications. Niobium Alloys and Composites.

O autorze

Winston O. Soboyejo