Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction by William D., Jr. Callister

Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction

Features

Cover Type: Hard Cover with 832 pages

Published by: Wiley

Edition: 7th Edition February 17, 2006

Written in: English

ISBN 10 Number: 0471736961

ISBN 13 Number: 978-0471736967

Book Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.1 x 1.2 inches

Weighs: 3.4 pounds

Product Description
Building on the extraordinary success of six best-selling editions, Bill Callister's new Seventh Edition of MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING: AN INTRODUCTION continues to promote student understanding of the three primary types of materials (metals, ceramics, and polymers) and composites, as well as the relationships that exist between the structural elements of materials and their properties.

The publisher, John Wiley & Sons
Solutions Manual, Transparencies and Interactive Simulation software Package available. --This text refers to the Software edition.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction (Hardcover) This is a terrific book on the subject of Materials Science. This is the sort of book more engineers should read, as they lack knowledge in this department. It covers metals, ceramics, plastics and composites as well as briefly covering other materials such as semiconductors. It talks about fabrication processes, microstructures as well as the properties of typical materials - for example with metal alloys, casting, forging etc are discussed as well as phase diagrams. The last section discusses the application of various materials for use in several different parts. In the edition I have, they are automobile valve springs, an artificial femoral component, and space shuttle tiles, as well as the strength-weight optimisation of various beams. It goes into each aspect of the design, for example how many stress cycles the valve will undergo in the typical lifetime, and give a specific failure rate. Quite interesting. There are also sections on thermal properties, electrical properties, atomic lattices, and more... I can't remember, it's been a while since I last looked through it properly. In summary, this book is packed with sufficient information to give you general knowledge of each field covered and get you interested, without going overboard -something that most university textbooks tend to do. Comment | | (Report this)

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