Materials for engineering, 3rd Edition - (Malestrom)

Preface to the third edition
The criterion I have adopted for discussing a specific material in this book
is its commercial availability, rather than its being confined to a research and
development laboratory. In the ten years since the appearance of the first
edition of the book, a number of such engineering materials have appeared
on the market and a number of these will be discussed in the pages below.
I have also taken the opportunity of including a few topics of engineering
importance that were originally omitted. Typical examples are the phenomena
of superplasticity and the Bauschinger Effect. The chapter on organic polymeric
materials now includes a fuller introduction to the range of those commercially
available, and their typical applications.
The suggested reading lists at the end of chapters have been updated
where necessary, as has the Appendix devoted to a review of the sources of
material property data (though the latter is essentially a moving target and so
can never be fully comprehensive!).
I continue to appreciate with gratitude the support and encouragement of
my colleagues notably that of Professor George Smith, FRS, for allowing me
access to the facilities of the Department of Materials at the University of
Oxford.
John W. Martin