Materials for engineers and technicians

 Content: Preface --
 ch. 1. Engineering materials --
 ch. 2. Properties of materials --
 ch. 3. Mechanical testing --
 ch. 4. The crystal structure of metals --
 ch. 5. Casting process --
 ch. 6. Mechanical deformation of metals --
 ch. 7. The mechanical shaping of metals --
 ch. 8. Alloys --
 ch. 9. Equilibrium diagrams --
 ch. 10. Practical microscopy --
 ch. 11. Iron and steel --
 ch. 12. The heat-treatment of plain-carbon steels --
 ch. 13. Alloy steels --
 ch. 14. The surface hardening of steels --
 ch. 15. Cast iron --
 ch. 16. Copper and its alloys --
 ch. 17. Aluminium and its alloys --
 ch. 18. Other non-ferrous metals and alloys --
 ch. 19. Plastics materials and rubbers --
 ch. 20. Properties of plastics --
 ch. 21. Ceramics --
 ch. 22. Glasses --
 ch. 23. Composite materials --
 ch. 24. Fibre-reinforced composite materials --
 ch. 25. Methods of joining materials --
 ch. 26. Causes of failure --
 ch. 27. Choice of materials and processes --
 Appendix. Properties of engineering metals.