Preface to the Fourth Edition |
Acknowledgements |
General Introduction |
Metals / Part A: |
Introduction / Chapter 1: |
Metals for a Model Steam Engine / 1.2: |
Metals for Drinks Cans / 1.3: |
Metals for Hip Joints / 1.4: |
Data for Metals / 1.5: |
Metal Structures / Chapter 2: |
Crystal and Glass Structures / 2.1: |
Structures of Solutions and Compounds / 2.3: |
Phases / 2.4: |
Grain and Phase Boundaries / 2.5: |
Shapes of Grains and Phases / 2.6: |
Summary-Constitution and Structure / 2.7: |
Worked Example |
Phase Diagrams 1 / Chapter 3: |
Source Books / 3.1: |
Components, Phases, and Structures / 3.3: |
One-and Two-Component Systems / 3.4: |
Solutions to Examples / 3.5: |
Phase Diagrams 2 / Chapter 4: |
Eutectics, Eutectoids, and Peritectics / 4.1: |
Test Examples / 4.2: |
Case Studies in Phase Diagrams / 4.3: |
Choosing Soft Solders / 5.1: |
Pure Silicon for Microchips / 5.3: |
Making Bubble-Free Ice / 5.4: |
Driving Force for Structural Change / Chapter 6: |
Driving Forces / 6.1: |
Reversibility / 6.3: |
Stability, Instability, and Metastability / 6.4: |
Driving Force for Solidification / 6.5: |
Solid-State Phase Changes / 6.6: |
Precipitate Coarsening / 6.7: |
Grain Growth / 6.8: |
Recrystallization / 6.9: |
Sizes of Driving Forces / 6.10: |
Kinetics 1-Diffusive Transformations / Chapter 7: |
Solidification / 7.1: |
Heat-Flow Effects / 7.3: |
Diffusion-Controlled Kinetics / 7.4: |
Kinetics 2-Nucleation / 7.6: |
Nucleation in Liquids / 8.1: |
Heterogeneous Nucleation / 8.3: |
Nucleation in Solids / 8.4: |
Summary / 8.5: |
Nucleation Everywhere / 8.6: |
Kinetics 3-Displacive Transformations / Chapter 9: |
Diffusive f.c.c. to b.c.c. Transformation in Pure Iron / 9.1: |
Time-Temperature-Transformation Diagram / 9.3: |
Displacive f.c.c. to b.c.c. Transformation / 9.4: |
Details of Martensite Formation / 9.5: |
Martensite Transformation in Steels / 9.6: |
Case Studies in Phase Transformations / Chapter 10: |
Making Rain / 10.1: |
Fine-Grained Castings / 10.3: |
Single Crystals for Semiconductors / 10.4: |
Amorphous Metals / 10.5: |
Light Alloys / Chapter 11: |
Solid Solution Hardening / 11.1: |
Age (Precipitation) Hardening / 11.3: |
Work Hardening / 11.4: |
Steels 1-Carbon Steels / Chapter 12: |
Microstructures After Slow Cooling (Normalizing) / 12.1: |
Mechanical Properties of Normalized Steels / 12.3: |
Quenched-and-Tempered Steels / 12.4: |
Notes on the TTT Diagram / 12.5: |
Steels 2-Alloy Steels / Chapter 13: |
Hardenability / 13.1: |
Solution Hardening / 13.3: |
Precipitation Hardening / 13.4: |
Corrosion Resistance / 13.5: |
Stainless Steels / 13.6: |
Phases in Stainless Steels / 13.7: |
Improving Stainless Steels / 13.8: |
Case Studies in Steels / Chapter 14: |
Detective Work After a Boiler Explosion / 14.1: |
Welding Steels Safely / 14.2: |
The Case of the Broken Hammer / 14.3: |
Processing Metals 1 / Chapter 15: |
Casting / 15.1: |
Deformation Processing / 15.3: |
Processing Metals 2 / 15.4: |
Machining / 16.1: |
Joining / 16.2: |
Heat Treating / 16.3: |
Special Topics / 16.4: |
Ceramics / Part B: |
Generic Ceramics / Chapter 17: |
Ceramic Composites / 17.3: |
Data for Ceramics / 17.4: |
Ceramic Structures / Chapter 18: |
Ionic and Covalent Ceramics / 18.1: |
Simple Ionic Ceramics / 18.3: |
Simple Covalent Ceramics / 18.4: |
Silica and Silicates / 18.5: |
Silicate Glasses / 18.6: |
Ceramic Alloys / 18.7: |
Microstructures of Ceramics / 18.8: |
Vitreous Ceramics / 18.9: |
Stone and Rock / 18.10: |
Mechanical Properties of Ceramics / 18.11: |
Elastic Moduli / 19.1: |
Strength, Hardness, and Lattice Resistance / 19.3: |
Fracture Strength of Ceramics / 19.4: |
Modulus of Rupture / 19.5: |
Compression Test / 19.6: |
Thermal Shock Resistance / 19.7: |
Time Dependence of Strength / 19.8: |
Creep of Ceramics / 19.9: |
Processing Ceramics / Chapter 20: |
Production of Engineering Ceramics / 20.1: |
Forming Engineering Ceramics / 20.3: |
Production and Forming of Glass / 20.4: |
Processing Pottery, Porcelain, and Brick / 20.5: |
Improving Ceramics / 20.6: |
Joining Ceramics / 20.7: |
Cement and Concrete / Chapter 21: |
Chemistry of Cement / 21.1: |
Structure of Portland Cement / 21.3: |
Concrete / 21.4: |
Strength of Cement and Concrete / 21.5: |
High-Strength Cement / 21.6: |
Reinforcing Cement and Concrete / 21.7: |
Case Studies in Ceramics / Chapter 22: |
Hard as Flint / 22.1: |
Slate-Natural Roofing Material / 22.2: |
Glass Roof Beams / 22.3: |
Polymers / Part C: |
Generic Polymers / Chapter 23: |
Material Data / 23.3: |
Polymer Structures / Chapter 24: |
Molecular Length / 24.1: |
Molecular Architecture / 24.3: |
Molecular Packing and Glass Transition / 24.4: |
Mechanical Properties of Polymers / Chapter 25: |
Stiffness-Time and Temperature Dependent Modulus / 25.1: |
Strength-Cold Drawing and Crazing / 25.3: |
Processing Polymers / Chapter 26: |
Polymer Synthesis / 26.1: |
Polymer Alloys / 26.3: |
Forming Polymers / 26.4: |
Joining Polymers / 26.5: |
Case Studies in Polymers / Chapter 27: |
Fatal Bungee Jumping Accident / 27.1: |
Polyethylene Gas Pipes / 27.2: |
Ultrastrong Fibers for Yacht Rigging / 27.3: |
Composites / Part D: |
Properties of Composites and Foams / Chapter 28: |
Fiber Composites / 28.1: |
Modulus / 28.3: |
Tensile Strength / 28.4: |
Toughness / 28.5: |
Foams and Cellular Solids / 28.6: |
Properties of Foams / 28.7: |
Materials that are Engineered / 28.8: |
Wood Structure and Properties / Chapter 29: |
Structure of Wood / 29.1: |
Mechanical Properties of Wood / 29.3: |
Elasticity / 29.4: |
Tensile and Compressive Strength / 29.5: |
Wood Compared to Other Materials / 29.6: |
Case Studies in Composites / Chapter 30: |
Materials for Violin Bodies / 30.1: |
Failure of a GFRP Surgical Instrument / 30.2: |
Cork-A Unique Natural Foam / 30.3: |
Appendix: Symbols and Formulae |
References |
Index |
Preface to the Fourth Edition |
Acknowledgements |
General Introduction |
Metals / Part A: |
Introduction / Chapter 1: |
Metals for a Model Steam Engine / 1.2: |