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Zusatztext "The Handbook of Advanced Materials contains the most recent information designer and engineers need to know...this outstanding monograph is an essential reference for engineers." (Polymer News) Informationen zum Autor JAMES K. WESSEL is an advanced materials consultant. He has worked for Dow Corning Corporation in various positions in their Science and Technology department, including Division Director of R & D for advanced materials. He has authored a number of technical reports and journal articles. He frequently speaks to professional audiences on the subject of advanced materials. Klappentext Written to educate readers about recent advances in the area of new materials used in making products. Materials and their properties usually limit the component designer.* Presents information about all of these advanced materials that enable products to be designed in a new way* Provides a cost effective way for the design engineer to become acquainted with new materials* The material expert benefits by being aware of the latest development in all these areas so he/she can focus on further improvements Zusammenfassung This book is written to educate readers about recent advances in the area of new materials used to make products. Materials and their properties usually limit the component designer. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface ix 1 Polymer Composites 1 John Shaffer, Theodore P. Philippidis, and Anastasios P. Vassilopoulos 2 Advanced Ceramic Materials 65 David W. Richerson 3 Continuous Fiber Ceramic Composites 89 James K. Wessel 4 Low-Temperature Co-Fired Ceramic Chip Carriers 129 John U. Knickerbocker and Sarah H. Knickerbocker 5 Intermetallics 149 James K. Wessel and Vinod Sikka 6 Metal Matrix Composites 165 Christopher A. Rodopoulos and James K. Wessel 7 Nickel and Nickel Alloys 217 D. C. Agarwal 8 Titanium Alloys 271 F. H. (Sam) Froes 9 Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys 321 J. Randolph Kissell, Syros G. Pantelakis, and G. N. Haidemenopoulos 10 Functionally Graded Materials 465 Ivar E. Reimanis 11 Corrosion of Engineering Materials 487 Robert Akid 12 Standards and Codes for Advanced Materials 543 Michael G. Jenkins 13 Nondestructive Evaluation of Structural Ceramics 569 William A. Ellingson and Chris Deemer 14 Advances in Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing Using Laser-Based Solid Free-Form Fabrication 611 Eric Whitney Index 633 ...
