A comprehensive, practical, and reliable source of technical knowledge, engineering data and supporting information for composite materials. Coverage is provided of all commercially significant types of composites, including polymer- and other organic-matrix composites (OMCs), metal-matrix composites (MMCs), and ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs). Over 300 international experts from industry, academia, and military research facilities contributed as authors and reviewers to this handbook. Contents include: Introduction to Composites; Constituent Materials; Engineering Mechanics, Analysis, and...

This book offers a collection of ASM Handbook articles on how engineering plastics are characterized in terms of properties and performance. It approaches the subject of characterization from a general standpoint of engineering design, materials selection, and failure analysis. The first section int

Proceedings from the only conference on medical devices that brings together scientists and product, research, design and development engineers from around the globe to present the latest developments in materials, processes, product performance and new technologies for medical/dental devices. This volume includes contributions from the world's foremost experts from academia, industry, and national laboratories involved in cardiac, vascular, neurological, and orthopaedic implants, dental devices, and surgical instrumentation/devices. Materials addressed include biomedical alloys (stainless...

Systems Failure Analysis gives your product teams the tools and concepts to get at the root causes of defects and failures in complex manufacturing and engineered systems.. The techniques described can be applied to assessing and preventing a "show stopper" failure that brings an organization to a halt as well as to finding and correcting root causes of unacceptable variations in a system. The methods described in Systems Failure Analysis can help you identify and evaluate all potential failure causes and avoid just jumping to conclusions about the perceived obvious ones. Quantifying the...

This reference presents tables of information on some 18,000 nonferrous alloys. For this edition, material is expanded to include more mechanical properties, text, and specification issue dates for each alloy. Alloys are grouped on the basis of chemical composition to provide a starting point for in

For nearly 70 years the Metals handbook has been one of the most widely read and respected sources of information on the subject of metals. Since the publication of volume 1 of the 9th edition in 1978, there have been significant technological advances in the field of metallurgy. The present volume

Component casting has many design advantages, especially when complex geometries are required. There are many options and challenges in producing efficient casting designs, and this publication acquaints readers with fundamental information about how casting design influences casting solidification and how casting solidification influences casting properties. Mechanical property data, especially for dynamic properties, are also described in details for cast iron, steel, and aluminum. The book is organized into four major sections: Part I: Casting Design Principles and Practices Part II:...

Cited in BCL3 and Sheehy, the Handbook is the world's general reference on metals, metalworking, testing, use, protection. Volume 16 provides machinists and engineers with practical information on recent developments in machining technology. Included are detailed descriptions of specific machining

This Handbook provides insight into the integration of modeling for simulation of manufacturing processing. The metals industry is moving toward an integrated computational materials engineering approach (ICME). This provides engineers with accurate predictions of material and process behavior to avoid or reduce costly trial-by-error and prototyping methods of development. The table of contents illustrates the depth and breadth of the processes addressed. This area of engineering has been advancing rapidly, accruing the benefits of reduced manufacturing costs and improved component design....