File Format | PDF
File Size | 3.45 MB
Pages | 269
Language | English
Category | Technology
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Description: This third
edition of what has become a modern classic presents a lively overview of
materials science that is ideal for students of structural engineering. It
contains chapters on the structure of engineering materials, the determination
of mechanical properties, metals and alloys, glasses and ceramics, organic
polymeric materials and composite materials. It contains a section with
thought-provoking questions as well as a series of useful appendices.
Tabulated data in the body of the text, and the appendices, have been selected to increase the value of Materials for Engineering as a permanent source of reference to readers throughout their professional lives. The Second edition was awarded Choice's Outstanding Academic Title award in 2003. This third edition includes new information on emerging topics and updated reading lists. |
Materials for engineering, Third Edition ( Woodhead Publishing in Materials )