Author:
Ashby, M. F.
Edition Statement:4th ed.
Imprint:Oxford ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2012.
Descriptionxviii, 472 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note:Engineering materials and their properties -- Price and availability of materials -- The elastic moduli -- Bonding between atoms -- Packing of atoms in solids -- The physical basis of Young's modulus -- Case studies in modulus-limited design -- Yield strength, tensile strength, and ductility -- Dislocations and yielding in crystals -- Strengthening methods and plasticity -- Continuum aspects of plastic flow -- Case studies in yield-limited design -- Fast fracture and toughness -- Micromechanisms of fast fracture -- Probabilistic fracture of brittle materials -- Case studies in fracture -- Fatigue failure -- Fatigue design -- Case studies in fatigue failure -- Creep and creep fracture -- Kinetic theory of diffusion -- Mechanisms of creep and creep-resistant -- The turbin blade: a case study -- Oxidation of materials -- Case studies in dry oxidation -- Wet corrosion of materials -- Case studies in wet corrosion -- Friction and wear -- Case studies in friction and wear -- Final case study: materials and energy in car design.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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