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Ashby, Michael F,

Introduction to materials science and engineering : a design-led approach / Michael F. Ashb, Hugh Shercliff and David Cebon. - xiv, 462 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

Includes index.

Introduction: materials
history, classification, and properties
Materials, processes, and design
Material properties and microstructure
overview and atom-scale fundamentals
Elastic stiffness and stiffness-limited applications
Plasticity, yelding and ductility, and strength-limited applications
Fracture, fatigue, and fracture-limited applications
Materials and heat: thermal properties
Materials at high temperatures: diffusion and creep
Surfaces: friction, wear, oxidation, corrosion
Functional properties: electrical, magnetic, optical
Manufacturing processes and microstructure evolution
Materials, environment, and sustainability
Guided learning units 1: Simple ideas of crystallography
Guided learning unit 2: Material selection in design
Guided learning unit 3: Process selection in design
Guided learning unit 4: Phase diagrams and phase transformations.

ISBN: 9780081023990

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Materials science.

Dewey Class. No.: 620.11