Essentials of Modern Materials Science and Engineering

1. Introduction. Why Study Materials Science? What Issues Impact Materials Selection and Design? What Choices Are Available? 2. Structure in Materials. How Are Atoms Arranged in Materials? How Are Crystals Measured? How Do Crystals Form and Grow? What Kinds of Flaws Are Present in Crystals and What Do They Affect? What New Developments Are Happening with Crystals and Crystal Structures? 3. Measurement of Mechanical Properties. How Do I Know How to Measure Properties? What Properties Can Be Measured, and What Do They Tell Me? Will I Get the Same Result Every Time I Run a Specific Test? Why Do Materials Fail Under Stress? How Do Mechanical Properties Change Over Time? 4. Metals. How Do You Work with Metals? What Advantages Do Alloys Offer? What Limitations Do Metals Have? What Happens to Metals after Their Commercial Life? 5. Polymers What Are Polymers? How Are Polymer Chains Formed? What Influences the Properties of Polymers? How Are Polymers Processed into Commercial Products? What Happens to Polymers When They Are Discarded? 6. Ceramics and Carbon Materials. What Are Ceramic Materials? What Are the Industrial Uses of Ceramics? What Happens to Ceramic Materials at the End of Their Useful Lives? Is Graphite a Polymer or a Ceramic? Do Other Carbon Materials Offer Unusual Properties? 7. Composites. What Are Composite Materials, and How Are They Made? What Happens to Obsolete Composites? 8. Electronic and Optical Materials. How Do Electrons Flow through Metals? What Happens When There Are No Free Electrons? How Do Electronic Devices Operate? What Other Electrical Behaviors Do Some Materials Display? What Are Optical Properties, and Why Do They Matter? 9. Biomaterials and Biological Materials. What Types of Materials Interact with Biological Systems? What Biological Materials Provide Structural Support, and What Biomaterials Interact with or Replace Them? What Biomaterials Serve a Nonstructural Function in the Body? What Ethical Issues Are Unique to Biomaterials? Appendix A: Major Producers of Metals and Polymers. Appendix B: Properties of Major Metals and Alloys. Glossary. Index.