
Engineering Materials
Volume 2
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1987
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Author: William Bolton
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 3 4 - 9 0 1 6 9 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 8 3 0 9 - 1
Engineering Materials 2 is an introduction to the properties and structures of engineering materials such as metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites. The fracture, fatigue,… Read more

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Request a sales quoteEngineering Materials 2 is an introduction to the properties and structures of engineering materials such as metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites. The fracture, fatigue, creep, and environmental stability of materials are discussed, along with the results of impact tests, tensile tests, bend tests, and hardness measurements. Comprised of 13 chapters, this volume begins by considering the factors that determine the selection of a material from which a component is to be made, as well as the main properties required of engineering materials. The reader is then introduced to the main methods used for tensile testing, impact testing, bend tests, and hardness measurements, and how to interpret the results of such tests together with thermal conductivity and electrical conductivity data. Subsequent chapters focus on the basic structure of materials including metals, polymers, and composites; the shaping of metals and non-metallic materials; and the fracture, fatigue, creep, and environmental stability of materials. This book is intended for engineering students and technicians who want to gain a basic understanding of the properties and structures of engineering materials.
Preface1 The Selection of Materials The Requirements of the Material Properties of Materials The Range of Engineering Materials The Range of Properties Problems2 Properties of Materials The Tensile Test for Metals The Tensile Test Piece The Tensile Test for Plastics Interpreting Tensile Test Data Typical Tensile Test Results Impact Tests Interpreting Impact Test Results Typical Impact Test Results Bend Tests Hardness Measurements with Metals Comparison of the Different Hardness Scales Hardness Measurement with Plastics The Moh Scale of Hardness Typical Hardness Values Other Mechanical Tests Thermal Conductivity Electrical Conductivity Problems3 Basic Structure of Materials Atoms and Molecules States of Matter Bonds Crystals Structure Problems4 Structure of Metals Metals as Crystalline Growth of Metal Crystals Structure of Ingots and Castings Alloys Iron Alloys Plain Carbon Steels Non-Ferrous Alloys Problems5 Shaping Metals Plastic Deformation of Metals Cold Working The Structure of Cold Worked Metals The Effect of Heat on Cold-Worked Metals Factors Affecting Recrystallisation Hot working Cast and Wrought Products The Effect of Grain Size on Properties Powder Techniques Problems6 Polymers Polymer Structure Crystallinity in Polymers Plastics Common Plastics The General Properties of Plastics Elastomers Problems7 Shaping Non-Metallic Materials The Main Polymer-Forming Processes Extrusion Moulding Casting Calendering Forming Machining Forming Processes with Ceramics Problems8 Composites Examples of Composites Continuous Fibres in a Matrix Reinforced Plastics Dispersion Strengthened Metals Cermets Laminated Materials Problems9 Fracture Allowable Working Stress Types of Fracture Factors Affecting Fracture Problems10 Fatigue Fatigue Failure Fatigue Tests Factors Affecting the Fatigue Properties of Metals The Fatigue Properties of Plastics Problems11 Creep Short-Term and Long-Term Behaviour Factors Affecting Creep Behaviour with Metals Factors Affecting Creep Behaviour with Plastics Problems12 Environmental Stability of Materials Corrosion Galvanic Corrosion Corrosion Prevention The Stability of Polymers The Stability of Ceramics Problems13 Choosing Materials The Requirements ProblemsIndex
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1987
- No. of pages (eBook): 112
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780434901692
- eBook ISBN: 9781483183091
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William Bolton
Former Lecturer at Buckingham Chilterns University College, High Wycombe, UK, and now retired, William Bolton has worked in industry and academia as a senior lecturer in a college of technology, a member of the Nuffield Advanced Physics team, an adviser to a British government aid project in Brazil on technical education, as a UNESCO consultant in Argentina and Thailand, and as Head of Research and Development at the Business and Technician Education Council. He has written many engineering textbooks, including Mechatronics, 4th ed., Engineering Science, 5th ed., Higher Engineering Science, 2nd ed., Mechanical Science, 3rd ed., and Instrumentation and Control Systems.
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Formerly Lecturer, Buckingham Chilterns University College, High Wycombe, UKRead Engineering Materials on ScienceDirect