About the Book:

Designed for the general engineering student, Introduction to Engineering Materials, Second Edition focuses on materials basics and provides a solid foundation for the non-materials major to understand the properties and limitations of materials. Easy to read and understand, it teaches the beginning engineer what to look for in a particular material, offers examples of materials usage, and presents a balanced view of theory and science alongside the practical and technical applications of material science.

Completely revised and updated, this second edition describes the fundamental science needed to classify and choose materials based on the limitations of their properties in terms of temperature, strength, ductility, corrosion, and physical behavior. The authors emphasize materials processing, selection, and property measurement methods, and take a comparative look at the mechanical properties of various classes of materials. Chapters include discussions of atomic structure and bonds, imperfections in crystalline materials, ceramics, polymers, composites, electronic materials, environmental degradation, materials selection, optical materials, and semiconductor processing.

Features

·         Contains numerous photographs, structures, tables, and equations

·         Includes definitions and reference at the end of each chapter

·         Offers a numerical problem set, discussion-type questions, and an instructor’s manual

·         Uses case studies to bring industrial applications into perspective with the material bring discussed

·         Includes a pictorial approach to illustrate the fabrication of a composite

·         Prepares the student for more advanced specialized courses in polymers, composites, and electronic materials

Contents:

1.    Introduction

2.    Properties and Their Measurement

3.    Atomic Structure and Atomic Bonds

4.    Structure of Crystalline Solids

5.    Diffusion and Plastic Deformation

6.    Property Management of Metallic Materials

7.    Ceramics

8.    The Structure and Properties of Polymers

9.    Composites

10. Electrical Properties of Materials

11. Magnetic Materials

12. Optical Materials

13. Semiconductor Processing

14. Environmental Degradation of Engineering Materials

15. Materials and Process Selection

16. Ferrous and Nonferrous Metals for Special Applications

17. Comparative Properties

About the Authors:

George T. Murray Sc.D., is professor emeritus at the Department of Materials Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. In addition to his teaching materials engineering for 15 years, he spent 28 years in the nuclear, aerospace, and electronic materials fields. He is the author of Introduction to Engineering Materials and editor and coauthor of the Handbook of Materials Selection for Engineering Applications, both published by Marcel Dekker, Inc. His interest in materials engineering is further reflected in the more than 35 technical papers published in recognized journals. Dr. Murray is a member of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society of AIME and American Society for Metals (ASM) International. He received a B,S. degree in 1949 from the University of Kentucky, Lexington, an M.S. degree in 1951 from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and an Sc.D. degree from Columbia University, NewYork, all in metallurgical engineering.

Charles Y. White, Ph.D. holds degrees in metallurgical engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana, and the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and a Ph.D. from the Universiry of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He has worked in the casting and forging industry for more than 40 years and as a consultant to the U.S. Navy where he has worked on the development of ductile iron products for military applications. He is involved in manufacturing research and consulting activities for many industries throughout the United States and Canada. Dr. White is a professor in the Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department at Kettering University (formerly General Motors Institute) in Flint, Michigan. He teaches in the area of forging and casting processing, failure analysis, and ethics in engineering practice. He is also active in professional registration activities and is a visiting professor at the University of Applied Sciences in Esslingen, Germany.