1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910790215703321

Titolo

Stainless steels [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction and their recent developments / / edited by Joseph Ki Leuk Lai, Kin Ho Lo, Chan Hung Shek

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Dubai, United Arab Emirates], : Bentham eBooks, [2012]

ISBN

1-60805-305-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (173 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LaiJoseph Ki Leuk

LoKin Ho

ShekChan Hung

Disciplina

620.17

Soggetti

Stainless steel

Stainless steel - Research

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; eBooks End User License Agreement; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Ebook index

Sommario/riassunto

Stainless Steels: An Introduction and Their Recent Developments explains issues related to surface treatment, grain refinement, coloration, defect detection and powder metallurgy of stainless steels in detail with reference to new research findings. It also includes detailed descriptions of various classes of stainless steels (ferritic, austenitic, martensitic, duplex, precipitation-hardening) and introduces readers to new generations of stainless steels such as high-N(Mn), low/no-Ni grades. This e-book is a useful reference for metallurgists and materials scientists who wish to update their k



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910806218603321

Titolo

Science and decisions : advancing risk assessment / / Committee on Improving Risk Analysis Approaches Used by the U.S. EPA, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2009

ISBN

1-282-08354-6

9786612083549

0-309-12047-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xviii, 403 p. : ill

Disciplina

361.1

Soggetti

Environmental risk assessment - United States

Technology - Risk assessment - United States

Health risk assessment - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Evolution and use of risk assessment in the environmental protection agency : current practice and future prospects -- The design of risk assessments -- Uncertainty and variability : the recurring and recalcitrant elements of risk assessment -- Toward a unified approach to dose-response assessment -- Selection and use of defaults -- Implementing cumulative risk assessment -- Improving the utility of risk assessment -- Toward improved risk-based decision-making.