Table of Contents

Part 1. Materials-Properties and UsesChapter 1: Encyclopedic Descriptions of Minerals, Chemicals, Engineering and Industrial Materials, and Plant and Animal SubstancesPart 2. Structure and Properties of MaterialsChapter 2: Definitions and Reference Charts and TablesChapter 3: The Structure of MatterChapter 4: Waves and Colors as Material ElementsChapter 5: Property of Flavor in Materials Chapter 6: Fundamentals of Biotic MaterialsChapter 7: Units of MeasurePhysical and Mechanical PropertiesINDEX

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Anytime a title can pass through fifteen editions, it must be doing something right, and it must be providing a valuable service. While McGraw-Hill has not made volume data available, the fact that this title has been published in numerous editions since 1956 allows for its place as a compulsory read, if not as an important reference. The subtitle of the book actually describes its place rather well: "An encyclopedia for Managers, Technical Professionals, Purchasing and Production Managers, Technicians and Supervisors." The book is divided into two parts, Materials -- Their Properties and Uses; and Structure and Properties of Materials. Either part can provide valuable insights into the nature of the materials used in the battery industry daily; both together provide interesting reading and a ready reference for those numerous questions which always arise at just the wrong moment. Battery Man 20021001