Materials for Engineers and Technicians

ISBN-13: 9780367535506 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 440 str.

W. Bolton; R. A. Higgins

Opis

This comprehensive introduction to materials engineering and manufacturing processes for BTEC Level 2 students and beginning level 3 students is updated to current European-wide standards, more cases on selection of materials, sustainability and 3D printing, and more on recycling.

Spis treści

1. Engineering materials 2. Properties of materials 3. Mechanical testing 4. The crystal structure of metals 5. Casting process 6. Mechanical deformation of metals 7. The mechanical shaping of metals 8. Alloys 9. Equilibrium diagrams 10. Practical microscopy 11. Iron and steel 12. The heat-treatment of plain-carbon steels 13. Alloy steels 14. The surface hardening of steels 15. Cast iron 16. Copper and its alloys 17. Aluminium and its alloys 18. Other non-ferrous metals and their alloys 19. Plastics materials and rubbers 20. Properties of plastics 21. Ceramics 22. Glasses 23. Composite materials 24. Fibre-reinforced composite materials 25. Methods of joining materials 26. Causes of failure 27. Choice of materials and processes 28. Selection of materials Appendix A: Properties of engineering materials Appendix B: Glossary of key terms