Introduction to Materials Science

Content: 
Copyright, Page IV
Front Matter, Page V
Copyright credits, Page VI
Preface, Page VII
Acknowledgments, Page VIII
Foreword, Page IX
Chapter 1 - Materials, Pages 1-16
Chapter 2 - Atoms, molecules and the chemical bond, Pages 17-49
Chapter 3 - Structure of solids, Pages 51-73
Chapter 4 - Structures of materials, Pages 75-88
Chapter 5 - Organic polymers and ceramics, Pages 89-119
Chapter 6 - Elastic behaviour of solids, Pages 121-150
Chapter 7 - Structural defects in crystals, Pages 151-173
Chapter 8 - Alloys and phase diagrams, Pages 175-208
Chapter 9 - Phase Transformation, Pages 209-238
Chapter 10 - Microstructures, Pages 239-259
Chapter 11 - Tensile behaviour of materials, Pages 261-277
Chapter 12 - Factors influencing mechanical properties, Pages 279-320
Chapter 13 - Fracture and toughness, Pages 321-337
Chapter 14 - Physical properties, Pages 339-377
Chapter 15 - Corrosion, degradation and ageing, Pages 379-399
Chapter 16 - Composite materials, Pages 401-420
Chapter 17 - Nanomaterials and nanostructured materials, Pages 421-438
Chapter 18 - Appendixes, Pages 439-444
General bibliography, Pages 445-446
Glossary of principal symbols, Pages 447-449
Index, Pages 451-461