1.Introduction - Engineering Materials Classification 2.Bonding and Structure of Materials 3.Phase Equilibria and Transformation 4.Physical Properties of Materials 5.Mechanical Properties of Materials 6.Electrochemical Properties, Corrosion and Degradation 7.Engineering Materials 8.Materials Forming 9.Materials Removal 10.Materials Joining 11.Surface Modification 12.Materials Design Case Studies
AS REVIEWED BY ELSEVIER'S MATERIALS & DESIGN ISSUE 3 VOL 29 2008 BY
K.L EDWARDS, FACULTY OF BUSINESS, COMPUTING & LAW, UNIVERSITY OF
DERBY, UK
"This book describes the structure, properties, processing and
performance relationships of materials and their use in
engineering. The latter aspect is mostly lacking in a lot of
materials texts and it is through their judicious choice and
application that materials are appreciated in technological
advancement. All categories of materials are considered, namely
metals, ceramics, polymers and composites. This book competes in a
rather crowded market sector of materials books but has a unique
design-orientated approach, which should help set it apart from the
regular texts that appear on the subject. The authors, Prof G S
Upadhyaya and Dr Anish Upadhyaya from Indian Institute of
Technology, are established materials researchers, publishing
widely in the fields of materials and metallurgy. A foreword by
Prof. Guenter Petzow from the Max Planck Institute for metals
research in Germany, acknowledges the invaluable linkage between
materials science and engineering through straightforward
explanation and sensitivity to student learning.The book is
logically organised into 12 integrated chapters that gradually
builds the subject from fundamentals to applications, providing the
opportunity for students and practitioners to readily access
information at an appropriate stage. The early part of the book
introduces materials science fundamentals and materials properties,
followed by a key chapter describing engineering materials (by
class) in detail. This is followed by a series of chapters on
materials processing, including forming, removal and joining and
surface modification. The final and by far the largest chapter,
titled materials design, contains an extensive range of materials
case studies, forty four in total, that blend real world examples
and principles from earlier chapters in the book. This chapter is
clearly the high point of the book, which all the preceding
chapters prerequisite, discriminating it against more conventional
books on the subject. The chapter also includes important sections
on materials and materials process selection, which are vital to
the optimal use of materials in practical situations.The book is
very well illustrated, with a good selection of high quality line
diagrams, graphs and tables. The scanned images from external
sources are of relatively poor quality by still clear, and all
these images have full details of their source included to follow
up further information if considered necessary. Although the use of
micrographs is minimal, some micrographs omit their magnification
detail. There are also some very minor typographical problems and
figure inaccuracies noted, which tend to creep into the production
of work of this magnitude. This is a quality textbook and although
reasonably self-contained, usefully complements materials data
books for more advanced materials selection and engineering problem
solving.Each chapter contains several detailed worked examples, and
to test understanding, each chapter concludes with a large
selection of questions and problems (with answers). This feature is
clearly useful for teaching purposes but also helps exemplify
highly technical and often abstract theory, reinforcing students'
learning. The units used are predominantly metric but some imperial
units are included from external sources. Where possible, the
author has taken the trouble to convert the units. Each chapter
also concludes with a list of key references (or bibliography) of
textbooks, although no papers are listed. This is not detrimental
because this is not a research book, and still an advantage over a
lot of books that do not even provide such reading lists. The Index
is useful but disappointingly short for the book, but this is
compensated by the detailed chapter contents.The breadth of
treatment makes this book suitable for both undergraduate and
postgraduate materials science and engineering (including design
and manufacturing) taught courses. This book is extremely good
value for money and highly recommended as a teaching text, its
primary purpose, but also as a reference book for professional
practice in materials or related disciplines
*University of Derby, UK*
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