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Understanding Materials Science: History, Properties, Applications

By Rolf E. Hummel

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2004
ISBN
3540261109
Open Library ID
OL9055622M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9315783 bytes)
Edition
2nd
Pages
455\455
Topic
History
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

This introduction to materials science for engineers examines not only the physical and engineering properies of materials, but also their history, uses, development, and some of the implications of resource depletion, materials substitutions, and so forth. Topics covered include: the stone, copper, bronze, and iron ages; physical properties of metals, ceramics, and plastics; electrical and magnetic properties of metals, semiconductors, and insulators; band structure of metals; metallurgy of iron. This new edition includes new developments in the last five years, updated graphs and other dated information and references.

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