Fundamentals of Materials Science for Technologists: Properties, Testing, and Laboratory Exercises, Second Edition

Larry Horath

ISBN 10: 1478634634 / ISBN 13: 9781478634638

Published by Waveland Press, Inc. (edition 2), 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fundamentals of Materials Science for Technologists: Properties, Testing, and Laboratory Exercises, Second Edition
• Publisher: Waveland Press, Inc. (edition 2)
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1478634634
• ISBN 13: 9781478634638
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2.
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Horath effectively combines principles and theory with practical applications to provide a solid understanding of the characteristics of materials used in today's machines, devices, structures, and consumer products. Straightforward, nonmathematical coverage uncovers the basic premises of materials science and mechanical behavior as they relate to all types of materials: ferrous and nonferrous metals; polymers and elastomers; wood and wood products; ceramics and glass; cement, concrete, and asphalt; composites; adhesives and coatings; and fuels and lubricants. An examination of the chemistry of materials illuminates the common properties important to material applications and how they may be created, reduced, and altered for the design and development of additional materials. Clearly written with an applied, problem-solving approach, the Second Edition is a sound introduction to materials technology.

Strong coverage of the destructive and nondestructive evaluation of material properties builds the groundwork for inspection processes and testing techniques, such as tensile, creep, compression, shear, bend or flexure, hardness, impact, and fatigue. Laboratory assignments support the text with numerous hands-on exercises that develop skills in industry-sanctioned testing procedures, data collection, reporting and graphing, and determining additional appropriate tests. Additional supplementary resource materials for instructors and students are also available.

From the Publisher

Clearly-written and with a practical, problem-solving approach, this new introduction to the characteristics and testing of materials effectively combines the background students need in principles and theory with plenty of applications, to give them a solid understanding of the materials used in today's machines, devices, structures, and consumer products. Straightforward, non- mathematical coverage is aimed at answering the "why<170 and "how" questions of materials science and materials testing as they relate to all types of materials--concrete, wood, metals, and polymers--and geared to helping students build a foundation from which they can learn to design and develop additional materials and conduct materials testing procedures on their own.