Materials for engineering, 3rd Edition - (Malestrom)

Contents
Preface to the third edition
Preface to the second edition
Preface to the first edition
Introduction
ix
xi
xiii
xv
Part I
Characterization of engineering materials
1 Structure of engineering materials 3
1.1 Crystal structure 3
1.2 Microstructure 7
1.3 Molecular structure of organic polymers and glasses 27
1.4 Further reading 35
2 Determination of mechanical properties 37
2.1 Introduction 37
2.2 The tensile test 37
2.3 Bend testing 43
2.4 Statistics of brittle fracture 45
2.5 Hardness testing 45
2.6 Fracture toughness testing 47
2.7 Time-dependent mechanical properties 52
Part II Structure–property relationships
3 Metals and alloys 71
3.1 General strengthening mechanisms: the effect of processing 71
3.2 The families of engineering alloys 84
3.3 Joining of metals and alloys 115