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Record Nr.

UNINA9910800189903321

Autore

Gupta K. M.

Titolo

Engineering materials : research, applications and advances / / K.M. Gupta

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton : , : Taylor & Francis, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

0-429-18858-7

1-4822-5798-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (622 p.)

Disciplina

620.11

Soggetti

Materials

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

A CRC title.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Author; Basic Preliminary Information the Readers Need to Know; List of Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction to Some Recent and Emerging Materials; Chapter 2: Peculiar Materials with Fascinating Properties; Chapter 3: Amorphous Materials and Futuristic Scope of Plastics; Chapter 4: Structures and Applications of Ceramics, Refractories and Glasses, etc.; Chapter 5: Polymeric Composite Materials: Types and Mechanics; Chapter 6: Sandwich Composite Materials, and Stitched and Unstitched Laminates; Chapter 7: Biocomposite Materials

Chapter 8: Special Kinds of CompositesChapter 9: Biomimetics and Biomimetic Materials; Chapter 10: Superhard Materials; Chapter 11: Advances in Powder Metallurgy; Chapter 12: Trends in the Development of Ferrous Metals and Alloys, and Effects of Alloying Elements on Them; Chapter 13: Recent Non-Ferrous Metals and Alloys; Chapter 14: Emerging and Futuristic Materials; Chapter 15: Special Materials in Specialized Applications; Chapter 16: Vivid Fields of Ongoing Researches; Chapter 17: Trends in the Research of Natural Fibre-Reinforced Composites and Hybrid Composites

Chapter 18: Recent Researches and Developments of Magical MaterialsBack Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Introduces Emerging Engineering MaterialsMechanical, materials, and production engineering students can greatly benefit from Engineering



Materials: Research, Applications and Advances. This text focuses heavily on research, and fills a need for current information on the science, processes, and applications in the field. Beginning with a brief overview, the book provides a historical and modern perspective on material science, and describes various types of engineering materials. It examines the industrial process for emerging materials, determines practical use under a wide range of conditi