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Author:   William Bolton ,  R.A. Higgins
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   7th edition
Weight:   0.802kg
ISBN:  

9780367535506

ISBN 10:   0367535505
Pages:   440
Publication Date:   30 October 2020
Audience:   Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  College/higher education ,  Adult education ,  Educational: Primary & Secondary ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Engineering materials 2. Properties of materials 3. Mechanical testing 4. The crystal structure of metals 5. Casting process 6. Mechanical deformation of metals 7. The mechanical shaping of metals 8. Alloys 9. Equilibrium diagrams 10. Practical microscopy 11. Iron and steel 12. The heat-treatment of plain-carbon steels 13. Alloy steels 14. The surface hardening of steels 15. Cast iron 16. Copper and its alloys 17. Aluminium and its alloys 18. Other non-ferrous metals and their alloys 19. Plastics materials and rubbers 20. Properties of plastics 21. Ceramics 22. Glasses 23. Composite materials 24. Fibre-reinforced composite materials 25. Methods of joining materials 26. Causes of failure 27. Choice of materials and processes 28. Selection of materials Appendix A: Properties of engineering materials Appendix B: Glossary of key terms

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William Bolton, formerly Head of Research and Development and Monitoring at BTEC, is the author of many successful engineering textbooks, including Higher Engineering Science (Routledge, 2004) and Engineering Science (Routledge, 2020). R.A. Higgins was a Senior Lecturer in Materials Science at the College of Commerce and Technology, West Bromwich, UK. He was a Chief Metallurgist at Messrs Aston Chain and Hook Ltd., Birmingham, UK, as well as an Examiner in Metallurgy for the Institution of Production Engineers, the City and Guilds of London Institute, the Union of Lancashire and Cheshire Institutes and the Union of Educational Institutes.

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