Principles of Materials Science and Engineering

This book attempts to provide basic knowledge about the structure, properties, and processing of engineering materials and their applications. The first chapter gives an introduction to materials science and engineering and briefly describes the main types of engineering materials. Chapters 2 to 4 cover basic materials science subjects dealing primarily with structure. Chapters 5 and 6 relate structure to some basic electrical and mechanical properties. Polymeric materials are treated first in Chapter 7 since they do not require a background in phase-diagram analysis. Chapter 8 then discusses phase diagrams as preparation for the study of metallic and ceramic materials that are covered in Chapters 9 and 10, respectively. Chapter 11 deals with magnetic materials, while Chapter 12 discusses some aspects of corrosion. Finally, Chapter 13 presents some information on composite materials including some discussion of advanced composites, our latest-type materials used in engineering designs. The last part of Chapter 13 deals with the structure and properties of concrete and wood.

# Metallurgical and Alloy Processes # Materials Science # Material Selection and Properties # Microstructure and mechanical properties

William F. Smith (1986). "Principles of Materials Science and Engineering". Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research.