Engineering Materials English 2005

This text provides balanced, practical treatment of polymers, ceramics, and composites, covering all their physical properties as well as applications in industry. The text focuses on imparting an understanding of properties, characteristics and specifications of nonmetallic engineering materials, highlighting techniques for controlling their properties during processing. It gives students the knowledge they need to make optimal selection and use of these materials in a variety of manufacturing applications. Emphasis is laid on structure-properties correlation of materials as it forms the basis for predicting their behaviour during processing and service conditions. The book also discusses many advanced materials developed in recent past. In each of the chapters on polymers, ceramics, and composites, the text is followed by questions-answers of fundamental importance and industrial significance. This concise but comprehensive textbook is especially appropriate for Metallurgical and Materials Science students for a course in nonmetallic engineering materials. It will also be useful to students in several other engineering disciplines where materials science/materials engineering is offered as a compulsory course.