Understanding Materials Science

History, Properties, Applications

Rolf E. Hummel

440 pages, parution le 04/10/2004 (2^eme édition)

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This introduction to materials science both for students of engineering and physics and for the interested general public examines not only the physical and engineering properties of virtually all kinds of materials, but also their history, uses, development, and some of the implications of resource depletion and recycling. It covers all topics on materials from an entirely novel perspective: the role materials have played throughout history in the development of humankind and technologies. Specifically, it shows the connection between the technical and the cultural, economic, ecological, and societal aspects of materials science. It aims to whet the appetite of its readers and inspire them to further explore the properties and applications of metals, alloys, ceramics, plastics, electronic materials, wood, and natural fibers by presenting easily understandable explanations and entertaining historical facts. It is also intended to raise the readers' awareness of their obligations to society as practicing engineers and scientists.

The new edition includes numerous additions:

The treatment of "high-tech ceramics" has been substantially expanded to include topics such as silicon nitride ceramics, transformation-toughened zirconia, alumina, bioceramics, cutting tools, cermets, armor, and more
A section on composite materials has been added, including fiber-reinforced, particular, and laminar composites
New trends such as "nanomaterials by severe plastic deformation" and a rendition of Moore's law have been added to the final chapter
The Economic and Environmental Considerations chapter has been rewritten and expanded to include updated statistical information on prices of materials, production figures, world reserves, consumption, and new recycling data
The iron and steel production statistics and the gold production and consumption figures have been updated

Sommaire

Mechanical Properties of Materials: The First Materials (Stone Age and Copper-Stone Age).
- Fundamental Mechanical Properties of Materials
- Mechanisms
- The Bronze Age
- Alloys and Compounds
- Atoms in Motion
- The Iron Age
- Iron and Steel
- Degradations of Materials (Corrosion)
Electronic Properties of Materials
- The Age of Electronic Materials
- Electronic Properties of Materials
- Magnetic Properties of Materials
- Optical Properties of Materials
- Thermal Properties of Materials
Materials and the World: No Ceramics Age?
- From Natural Fibers to Man-Made Plastics
- Gold
- Economic and Environmental Considerations
- What Does the Future Hold?

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Éditeur(s)	Springer
Auteur(s)	Rolf E. Hummel
Parution	04/10/2004
Édition	2^eme édition
Nb. de pages	440
Format	18,5 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	959g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9780387209395
ISBN13	978-0-387-20939-5