Precipitation Hardening: Theory and Applications - Hardcover

Martin Emeritus Reader In Physical Metallurgy, J. W.

9780750638852: Precipitation Hardening: Theory and Applications

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0750638850 ISBN 13: 9780750638852

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998

Precipitation Hardening (or age-hardening) is an important technique for the metal-using industries. The process is used to enhance the mechanical properties of a wide range of alloys, notably those based on aluminium, but also embracing some nickel and other non-ferrous alloys as well as certain steels. It is important that the mechanisms that produce this improvement in properties are understood so that the desired properties can be optimised. This book provides a thorough treatment and grounding in the subject for the student of materials science and engineering, as well as guidance, for those using the process in industry and in research. A number of excerpts from classic papers are included, which illustrate the development of precipitation hardening from being an art to a science.
Precipitation Hardening (or age-hardening) is an important technique for the metal-using industries. The process is used to enhance the mechanical properties of a wide range of alloys, notably those based on aluminium, but also embracing some nickel and other non-ferrous alloys as well as certain steels. It is important that the mechanisms that produce this improvement in properties are understood so that the desired properties can be optimised. This book provides a thorough treatment and grounding in the subject for the student of materials science and engineering, as well as guidance, for those using the process in industry and in research. A number of excerpts from classic papers are included, which illustrate the development of precipitation hardening from being an art to a science.

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Emeritus Reader in Physical Metallurgy, Oxford Center for Advanced Materials and Composites, University of Oxford

Review:

"The book offers a marvellously clear and economical exposition of the microstructure and mechanics ( including fracture ) of age hardened alloys..."

"The book can be unreservedly recommended to those materials science professors who are not yet ashamed of including aspects of physical metallurgy in their teaching schedules."
MATERIALS RESEARCH BULLETIN
'The book offers a marvellously clear and economical exposition of the microstructure and mechanics of age-hardened alloys.'
MATERIALS WORLD

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