Engineering Materials 2 (eBook)

Cover 1
Contents 6
General introduction 10
A.Metals 16
Metals 18
Metal structures 29
Equilibrium constitution and phase diagrams 40
Case studies in phase diagrams 50
The driving force for structural change 63
Kinetics of structural change:I –diffusive transformations 76
Kinetics of structural change:II –nucleation 89
Kinetics of structural change:III –displacive transformations 98
Case studies in phase transformations 112
The light alloys 123
Steels:I –carbon steels 137
Steels:II –alloy steels 150
Case studies in steels 159
Production, forming and joining of metals 170
B.Ceramics and glasses 188
Ceramics and glasses 190
Structure of ceramics 198
The mechanical properties of ceramics 208
The statistics of brittle fracture and case study 217
Production, forming and joining of ceramics 228
Special topic: cements and concretes 242
C.Polymers and composites 254
Polymers 256
The structure of polymers 266
Mechanical behaviour of polymers 277
Production, forming and joining of polymers 294
Composites: fibrous, particulate and foamed 304
Special topic: wood 321
D.Designing with metals, ceramics, polymers and composites 332
Design with materials 334
Case studies in design 341
Designing with metals:conveyor drums for an iron ore terminal 341
Designing with ceramics:ice forces on offshore structures 349
Designing with polymers:a plastic wheel 354
Designing with composites:materials for violin bodies 359
Engineering failures and disasters –the ultimate test of design 367
Introduction 367
Case study 1:the Tay Bridge railway disaster –28 December 1879 368
Case study 2:the Comet air disasters –10 January and 8 April 1954 377
Case study 3:the Eschede railway disaster –5 June 1998 382
Case study 4:a fatal bungee-jumping accident 388
Appendix 1 Teaching yourself phase diagrams 395
Appendix 2 Symbols and formulae 449
References 457
Index 460