Fibrous Materials (Cambridge Solid State Science Series) - Hardcover

Chawla, Krishan Kumar

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521570794 ISBN 13: 9780521570794

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1998

Synopsis

This book is about the processing, microstructure and properties of materials in fibrous form. The range of fibrous materials covered spans natural polymeric fibres such as silk, synthetic polymeric fibres such as aramid and polyethylene, metallic fibres such as steel and tungsten, and ceramic fibres such as alumina and silicon carbide. The author explains the fundamentals in a clear and concise manner and describes important advances in the production and control of microstructure in high stiffness and high strength fibres. The text contains large numbers of diagrams and micrographs to bring home to the reader the important principles and concepts. The book will be of value to senior undergraduates, beginning graduate students and researchers in the fields of materials science and engineering, metallurgy, ceramics, textile physics and engineering, mechanical engineering and chemical engineering.

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Book Description

Describes the processing, microstructure and properties of materials in fibrous form. Covers the whole range of fibrous materials from natural and synthetic polymeric fibres to metallic fibres such as steel and tungsten, and ceramic fibres such as alumina and silicon carbide. Extensive use is made of micrographs and line drawings.

Review

'This books's strength lies in its diversity. It covers the whole range of fibrous materials - polymeric, metallic, ceramic, glass and carbon, along with natural fibres of animal, vegetable and mineral origin ... An organised and well-presented book, it could form the core text of a stimulating senior course or thought provoking reading for a wide range of researchers.' D. W. Hewak, Chemistry in Britain

'Krishan Chawla has the happy knack of picking the right topic at the right time ... This new book, Fibrous Materials, deals exclusively with the nature of the reinforcing fibres themselves - i.e. their processing and properties - without reference to either the matrix material, within which they sit, or the interface, through which they import their desirable properties ... to the composite material as a whole. It will interest all those working in fields related to composite materials science and technology.' Stephen Ogin, The Times Higher Education Supplement

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521570794
• ISBN 13: 9780521570794
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 309