Introduction to Materials Science for Engineers: United States Edition

This text provides balanced, current treatment of the full spectrum of engineering materials, covering all the physical properties, applications and relevant properties associated with engineering materials. It explores all of major categories of materials while also offering detailed examinations of a wide range of new materials with high-tech applications.* NEW - Five new chapters - Mechanical Properties; Diffusion; Thermal Behavior; Optical Behavior; and Failure Analysis and Prevention. Gives instructors ample material and students thorough coverage of these important topics. NEW - Includes one page case studies throughout the text. For example, Chapter 8 on Failure Analysis includes a case study on the Metallurgical failure of the Titanic. Heightens students interest in concepts by applying them to popular-interest case studies. NEW - Extensive data tables - Replaces Property Locators. A wide range of practical materials property data at your fingertips. Innovative organization and approach - Begins with fundamentals and principles of materials science, follows with a systematic treatment of materials categories, and concludes with an extensive examination of engineering applications. Gives students a chance to learn the basic concepts followed by reinforcement through interesting applications. Emphasis on the fundamental role of materials in the engineering profession and society as a whole. Heightens students awareness and sparks interest by showing the connection of what they are learning to the field and the community in which they live. Balanced treatment of the range of engineering materials - Provides thorough treatment with four chapters on structural materials and four chapters on the electronic, optical, and magnetic materials rather than a focus on metallurgy with tacked-on treatment of non-metallic materials. Long considered a hallmark of the Shackelford text, this balanced treatment more accurately represents modern engineering materials. State-of-the-art computer-generated crystal structure illustrations. Gives students the most technically precise and visually realistic illustrations available. An abundance of problems and exercises - Contains over 350 homework problems (many with quantitative solutions), 10 sample problems, and 10 practice exercises in most chapters. Homework problems and practice examples provide ample opportunity to reinforce concepts learned in each chapter. Sample problems provide a model students can follow when completing homework.

Table of Contents:
 1. Materials for Engineering. I. THE FUNDAMENTALS.  2. Atomic Bonding.  3. Crystalline Structure-Perfection.  4. Crystal Defects and Noncrystalline Structure-Imperfection.  5. Diffusion.  6. Mechanical Behavior.  7. Thermal Behavior.  8. Failure Analysis and Prevention.  9. Phase Diagrams-Equilibrium Microstructural Development. 10. Kinetics-Heat Treatment. II. THE STRUCTURAL MATERIALS. 11. Metals. 12. Ceramics and Glasses. 13. Polymers. 14. Composites. III. THE ELECTRONIC, OPTICAL AND MAGNETIC MATERIALS. 15. Electrical Behavior. 16. Optical Behavior. 17. Semiconductor Materials. 18. Magnetic Materials. IV. MATERIALS IN ENGINEERING DESIGN. 19. Environmental Degradation. 20. Materials Selection.