Engineering Materials

Research, Applications and Advances

K.M. Gupta

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2014
• eBook ISBN:
  9781040219362
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Materials Science

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 bri

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Halftitle Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication Page
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Author
• Basic Preliminary Information the Readers Need to Know
• List of Abbreviations
• 1 Introduction to Some Recent and Emerging Materials
• 2 Peculiar Materials with Fascinating Properties
• 3 Amorphous Materials and Futuristic Scope of Plastics
• 4 Structures and Applications of Ceramics, Refractories and Glasses, etc.
• 5 Polymeric Composite Materials: Types and Mechanics
• 6 Sandwich Composite Materials, and Stitched and Unstitched Laminates
•  7 Biocomposite Materials
• 8 Special Kinds of Composites
• 9 Biomimetics and Biomimetic Materials
• 10 Superhard Materials
• 11 Advances in Powder Metallurgy
• 12 Trends in the Development of Ferrous Metals and Alloys, and Effects of Alloying Elements on Them
• 13 Recent Non-Ferrous Metals and Alloys
• 14 Emerging and Futuristic Materials
• 15 Special Materials in Specialized Applications
• 16 Vivid Fields of Ongoing Researches
• 17 Trends in the Research of Natural Fibre-Reinforced Composites and Hybrid Composites
• 18 Recent Researches and Developments of Magical Materials