Metals. Metals. Metal structures. Equilibrium constitution and phase diagrams. Case studies in phase diagrams. The driving force for structural change. Kinetics of structural change I: Diffusive transformations. Kinetics of structural change II: Nucleation. Kinetics of structural change III: Displacive transformations. Case studies in phase transformations. The light alloys.
Steels I. Carbon steels.
Steels II. Alloy steels. Case studies in steels. Production, forming and joining of metals.
Ceramics and Glasses. Ceramics and glasses. Structure of ceramics. The mechanical properties of ceramics. The statistics of brittle fracture and case study. Production, forming and joining of ceramics. Special topic: cements and concretes.
Polymers and Composites. Polymers and composites. The structure of polymers. Mechanical behaviour of polymers. Production, forming and joining of polymers. Composites: fibrous, particulate and foamed. Special topic: wood. Designing with Metals, Ceramics, Polymers and Composites: Design with materials. Case studies in design.
Appendices. Teach yourself phase diagrams. Examples, symbols and formulae. Index.
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