Understanding Materials Science
History · Properties · Applications
Published on 1. May 1998
Book
Hardback
XIV, 407 pages
978-0-387-98303-5 (ISBN)
Description
This introduction for engineers examines not only the physical properties of materials, but also their history, uses, development, and some of the implications of resource depletion and materials substitutions.
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Edition
1st ed. 1998. Corr. 2nd printing
Language
English
Place of publication
NY
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
33
197 s/w Abbildungen, 54 s/w Tabellen, 33 farbige Abbildungen
361 illus., 35 in color, index
Weight
900 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-387-98303-5 (9780387983035)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4757-2972-6
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Content
I: Mechanical Properties of Materials.- 1 The First Materials (Stone Age and Copper-Stone Age).- 2 Fundamental Mechanical Properties of Materials.- 3 Mechanisms.- 4 The Bronze Age.- 5 Alloys and Compounds.- 6 Atoms in Motion.- 7 The Iron Age.- 8 Iron and Steel.- 9 Degradation of Materials (Corrosion).- II: Electronic Properties of Materials.- 10 The Age of Electronic Materials.- 11 Electrical Properties of Materials.- 12 Magnetic Properties of Materials.- 13 Optical Properties of Materials.- 14 Thermal Properties of Materials.- III: Materials and the World.- 15 No Ceramics Age?.- 16 From Natural Fibers to Man-Made Plastics.- 17 Gold.- 18 Economic and Environmental Considerations.- 19 What Does the Future Hold?.- Appendices.- I. Summary of Quantum Number Characteristics.- II. Tables of Physical Constants.- III. Periodic Table of the Elements.- IV. Solutions to Selected Problems.