Materials Handbook A Concise Desktop Reference /

• Main Author: Cardarelli, Francois (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2008.
• Edition: 2.
• Subjects: Materials science.; Chemistry.; Mechanical engineering.; Civil engineering.; Metals.; Materials Science.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Mechanical Engineering.; Materials Science, general.; Civil Engineering.; Chemistry/Food Science, general.; Metallic Materials.

From the reviews of the second edition: The unique and practical Materials Handbook (second edition) provides quick and easy access to data on the physical and chemical properties of all classes of materials. The second edition has been much expanded to include whole new families of materials while...

Table of Contents:

• Properties of Materials
• Ferrous Metals and Their Alloys
• Common Nonferrous Metals
• Less Common Nonferrous Metals
• Semiconductors
• Superconductors
• Magnetic Materials
• Insulators and Dielectrics
• Miscellaneous Electrical Materials
• Ceramics, Refractories, and Glasses
• Polymers and Elastomers
• Minerals, Ores and Gemstones
• Rocks and Meteorites
• Soils and Fertilizers
• Cements, Concrete, Building Stones and Construction Materials
• Timbers and Woods
• Fuels, Propellants and Explosives
• Composite Materials
• Gases
• Liquids.