Introduction to Engineering Materials

ISBN-13: 9780333949177 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 640 str.

Vernon John

Opis

An undergraduate text for engineers studying materials science, this book deals with the basic principles in a simple yet meaningful manner. Updated throughout and with new diagrams and photographs in this fourth edition, this continues to be a popular text with students and lecturers alike.

Spis treści

PART 1: INTRODUCTION.- The Materials of Engineering.- PART 2: MATERIALS SCIENCE.- Atomic Structure and Bonding.- Influence of Bond Type on Structure and Properties.- The Formation of Polymers.- Crystalline Structures.- Glasses and Partial Crystallinity.- Elastic Behaviour.- Dislocations and Plasticity in Metals.- Viscoelastic Behaviour.- Toughness and Fracture of Materials.- Phase Diagrams and Alloy Formation.- Phase Transformations and Diffusion.- Electrical and Magnetics Properties.- Optical Thermal and Other Properties.- PART 3: THE MATERIALS OF ENGINEERING.- Non-ferrous Metals and Alloys.- Iron and Steel.- Polymer Materials.- Ceramics and Glasses.- Composite Materials.- PART 4: FORMING AND FABRICATION OF MATERIALS.- Forming Processes for Polymer Materials.- Forming Processes for Ceramics and Glasses.- Material Removal Processes.- Joining Processes.- PART 4: BEHAVIOUR IN SERVICE.- Failure, Fatigue and Creep.- Oxidation, Corrosion and Other Effects.- PART 5: EVALUATION OF MATERIALS.- Property Testing.- Non-destructive Testing.- Macro and Micro-examinations.- Materials Selection.- Appendices.

O autorze

VERNON JOHN is an experienced author and teacher. Until retirement he held the post of Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Westminster.