This book contains of five Sections with 13 Chapters in total and in each of these chapters the primary aim is to deliver the basic knowledge of the engineering materials. All topics are covered starting with Kinetics, thermodynamics & crystallographic aspects of engineering materials, the Atomic Structures and Bonding in solids, elaborates on the Structure of the Crystalline solids, Thermodynamics of Solids constitutes of discussion on Structure and Composition of the Phase Diagrams, Strengthening of material and at the last section takes into account the Economic, Environmental and the Social issues associated with the utilization of these Engineering Materials. Salient Features: Updated discussion on metals, ceramics, composites and polymer. Properties and Processing of Engineering materials. Non-metallic engineering materials e.g. Polymers Ceramics and Glasses. Model Question papers and multiple-choice questions along with Solutions. Provides idea to emphasize on several topics from examination point of view. Explanation and Definition of important term.

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Kaushik Kumar is B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering, REC (Now NIT), Warangal), MBA (Marketing, IGNOU) and Ph.D (Engineering, Jadavpur University), is presently an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India. He has 14 years of teaching & research and over 11 years of industrial experience in a manufacturing unit of global repute. His areas of teaching and research interest are CAD / CAM, Quality Management Systems, Optimization, Non-conventional Machining, Rapid Prototyping and Composites. He has 9 patents, 2 books, 8 book chapters, 96 international journal publications, 18 international and 8 national conference publications to his credit. He is on the editorial board and review panel of 8 international and 1 national journal of repute. He has been felicitated with many awards and honours. Apurba Kumar Roy is B. E. (Mechanical Engineering, REC (Now NIT), Jaipur), M.E. (Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata) and PhD (Engineering IIT Kharagpur), is an Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India. He has over 27 years of teaching, research and industrial experience. His areas of interest are Fluid Dynamics, Turbo machines, Multiphase Flow, CFD, Optimization and Non-conventional Energy, Direct Energy Conversion. He has 1 book chapter, 27 international journal, 5 international and 15 national conference publications to his credit. He is on the editorial board and review panel of 1 international journal of repute. Nehal Dash is (B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering, SRM University, Chennai), presently pursuing M.E. (Design of Mechanical Equipment, BIT Mesra). His areas of interests are Machine Design, Product and Process Design, Material Engineering, Mechanics of Solids and Automation. He has 3 International Conference publications to his credit. He has been awarded for Best Research Project and Best Final Year Project during his undergraduate study at SRM University.

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