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 | Materials in Today's World, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
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 | | Peter Thrower, Pennsylvania State University
| | Softcover, 352 pages | | ©1996, ISBN-13 9780070507111 | |
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| | | Description |
This text is an introduction to materials for non-majors.
It covers metals, ceramics, polymers, semiconductors,
glasses, superconductors, and fibers. There are many draw-
ings and photos, but no exercises.
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| Table of Contents |
Preface
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. The Search for New Materials
Chapter 3. What is Materials Science?
Chapter 4. The Different Classes of Materials
Chapter 5. Bonding
Questions: Chapters 1-5
Chapter 6. Crystal Structures
Chapter 7. Amorphous Materials
Chapter 8. Defects in Solids
Questions: Chapters 6-8
Chapter 9: What Do We Mean By "Strong"?
Questions: Chapter 9
Chapter 10: Making Metals Stronger or How to Stop Those Dislocations Moving
Chapter 11: Case Study:Aluminum-Lithiium Alloys For Aeroospace
Chapter 12: Case Study:Magnesium Alloys, Potential Lightweight Aerospace Materials
Chapter 13: Case Study: HSLA Steels For Car Bodies
Questions: Chapters 10-13
Chapter 14: Polymers Are Not Just Plastic
Chapter 15: Case Study: Polyethylene, The Most Common Polymer
Chapter 16: Case Study:FromRubber to Hips to ABS
Questions: Chapters 14-16
Chapter 17: How Heat Affects Materials
Chapter 18: Ceramics: Do They Have to Be Brittle?
Chapter 19: Case Study: Glass Ceramics for Cookware
Questions: Chapters 17-19
Chapter 20: Composite Materials-Getting The Best Of Two (Or More) Worlds
Chapter 21: Case Study: Carbon/Carbon Composites
Questions: Chapters 20-21
Chapter 22: Electrons in Materials
Chapter 23: Electron Interactions With Light or Some Causes of Color
Questions: Chapters 22-23
Chapter 24: Electrons in Semiconductors
Chapter 25: Case Study: Silicon Solar Cells
Chapter 26: Changing the Conductivity of Materials
Chapter 27: Superconductors
Questions: Chapters 24-27
Chapter 28: The Optical Behavior of Materials
Chapter 29: Case Study:Optical Fibers fFor Telecommunications
Questions: Chapters 28-29
Chapter 30: Magnetic Materials
Questions: Chapter 30
Chapter 31: Materialls in Tomorrow's World
Summary Questions
Glossary
Answers to Questions
Index
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