Material Science category: 3562 books
Applied Metallurgy and Corrosion Control
A Handbook for the Petrochemical Industry
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2017
This book serves as a comprehensive resource on metals and materials selection for the petrochemical industrial sector. The petrochemical industry involves large scale investments, and to maintain profitability the plants are to be operated with minimum downtime and failure of equipment, which can...
by Saeid Hedayatrasa
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2018
This thesis proposes novel designs of phononic crystal plates (PhPs) allowing ultra-wide controllability frequency ranges of guided waves at low frequencies, with promising structural and tunability characteristics. It reports on topology optimization of bi-material-layered (1D) PhPs allowing maximized...
Phononic Crystals
Fundamentals and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2015
This book provides an in-depth analysis as well as an overview of phononic crystals. This book discusses numerous techniques for the analysis of phononic crystals and covers, among other material, sonic and ultrasonic structures, hypersonic planar structures and their characterization, and novel applications...
Residual Stress, Thermomechanics & Infrared Imaging, Hybrid Techniques and Inverse Problems, Volume 9
Proceedings of the 2015 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2015
Residual Stress, Thermomechanics& Infrared Imaging, Hybrid Techniques and Inverse Problems, Volume 9 of the Proceedings of the 2015SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the ninth volume of nine from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important...
Fatigue Crack Growth
Detect - Assess - Avoid
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2016
This book offers a concise introduction to fatigue crack growth, based on practical examples. It discusses the essential concepts of fracture mechanics, fatigue crack growth under constant and variable amplitude loading and the determination of the fracture-mechanical material parameters. The book...
Powder Consolidation Using Cold Spray
Process Modeling and Emerging Applications
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2016
This book first presents different approaches to modeling of the cold spray process with the aim of extending current understanding of its fundamental principles and then describes emerging applications of cold spray. In the coverage of modeling, careful attention is devoted to the assessment of critical...
Manufacturing Processes 1
Cutting
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2011
The book series on manufacturing processes for engineers is a reference work for scientific and industrial experts. This volume on Turning**, M**illing and Drilling starts from the basic principles of machining with geometrically defined cutting edges based on a common active principle. In addition,...
The Ageing of Materials and Structures
Towards Scientific Solutions for the Ageing of Our Assets
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2017
This work is an overview of the state of art on Ageing of Materials and structures in the world. Ageing of materials is a natural phenomenon. Each material we use will age. This ageing will influence the performance of the object where the materials is used. Furthermore, the ageing will be affected...
Materiais
Engenharia, ciência, processamento e projeto
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2013
Diversos cursos de Engenharia exigem o ensino de Materiais, que pode ser dado por uma abordagem tradicional, que apresenta os fundamentos dos materiais, ou por uma abordagem guiada pelo projeto. Este livro adota esta última, voltada para projeto de engenharia e pesquisa industrial aplicada. O ponto...
Construction Materials
Their Nature and Behaviour, Fifth Edition
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
This established textbook provides an understanding of materials’ behaviour through knowledge of their chemical and physical structure. It covers the main classes of construction materials: metals, concrete, other ceramics (including bricks and masonry), polymers, fibre composites, bituminous materials,...
Optimisation of ZnO Thin Films
Implants, Properties, and Device Fabrication
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2017
This monograph describes the different implantation mechanisms which can be used to achieve strong, reliable and stable p-type ZnO thin films. The results will prove useful in the field of optoelectronics in the UV region. This book will prove useful to research scholars and professionals working...
Nanomaterials
A Guide to Fabrication and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2017
Nanomaterials are being incorporated into products all around us, having an incredible impact on durability, strength, functionality, and other material properties. There are a vast number of nanomaterials presently available, and new formulations and chemistries are being announced daily.
Nanomaterials:...
by Songling Huang, Shen Wang
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2016
This book introduces novel developments in the field of electromagnetic non-destructive testing and evaluation (NDT/E). The topics include electromagnetic ultrasonic guided wave testing, pulsed eddy current testing, remote field eddy current testing, low frequency eddy current testing, metal magnetic...
by Heike Pfau
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2016
This thesis explores thermal transport in selected rare-earth-based intermetallic compounds to answer questions of great current interest. It also sheds light on the interplay of Kondo physics and Fermi surface changes.
By performing thermal conductivity and electrical resistivity measurements...