Engineering Materials and Processes Desk Reference

A one-stop Desk Reference, for engineers; this is a book that will not gather dust on the shelf. It brings together the essential contributors in the field. Material ranges from basic to other topics; and explanations of metals, ceramics, plastics and composites

* A hard-working desk reference, providing engineers on a day-to-day basis
* Fundamentals, key techniques, engineering best practice and rules-of-thumb together in one quick-reference sourcebook
* Definitive content in the field, including Michael Ashby, Robert Messler, Rajiv Asthana and RJ Crawford

Introduction to engineering materials; Science of materials behavior; Materials selection; Processes and process selection; Introduction to metals; Metal structures; Equilibrium constitution and phase diagrams; Physical properties of metals; Mechanical properties of metals; Light alloys; Introduction to plastics; General properties of plastics; Processing of plastics; Ceramics and glasses; Magnetic materials
Nanomaterials; Joining materials