This unique and practical book 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 many of the existing families are broadened and refined with new material and up-to-date information. Particular emphasis is placed on the properties of common industrial materials in each class. Detailed appendices provide additional information, and careful indexing and a tabular format make the data quickly accessible. This book is an essential tool for any practitioner or academic working in materials or in engineering.
This revised and much expanded second edition provides easy and rapid access to data on the physical and chemical properties of all classes of materials. These classes are: ferrous metals and their alloys; nonferrous metals; semiconductors and superconductors; magnetic materials; insulators and dielectrics; miscellaneous electrical materials; ceramics, refractories and glasses; polymers and elastomers; minerals, ores and gemstones; rocks and meteorites; soils; cements, concrete, building stones and construction materials; timbers and woods; fuels, propellants and explosives; composite materials; gases; liquids.
Appendices provide additional information on diverse subjects and an extensive bibliography rounds out this comprehensive guide. The index and tabular format of the book enable the reader to locate and extract relevant information simply and quickly.
This revised and much expanded second edition provides easy and rapid access to data on the physical and chemical properties of all classes of materials. These classes are: ferrous metals and their alloys; nonferrous metals; semiconductors and superconductors; magnetic materials; insulators and dielectrics; miscellaneous electrical materials; ceramics, refractories and glasses; polymers and elastomers; minerals, ores and gemstones; rocks and meteorites; soils; cements, concrete, building stones and construction materials; timbers and woods; fuels, propellants and explosives; composite materials; gases; liquids.
Appendices provide additional information on diverse subjects and an extensive bibliography rounds out this comprehensive guide. The index and tabular format of the book enable the reader to locate and extract relevant information simply and quickly.
From the reviews of the second edition:
"This handbook contains practical and concise information on key scientific and technical material properties for the most commonly used industrial materials ... . Compared with many other handbooks on material properties, this handbook presents more background information on how to use the data presented. ... Those looking for a materials reference handbook on commonly used industrial materials, especially those who need to have a better understanding of material property fundamentals, will find this an interesting and very useful handbook." (IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine, 2009)
"This desktop reference on materials will be useful for engineers, physicists, chemists, and materials scientists who are looking for typical numbers on the physical properties of materials. ... the index is very complete, it will be easy to find the property of interest. ... The book also contains nine useful appendices. ... The size of the volume and its 1300 pages make this handbook a real 'desk' reference. ... whoever does pay will have bought a nicely bound and durable handbook." (Fernande Grandjean and Gary J. Long, Belgian Physical Society Magazine, Issue 1, 2010)
"This handbook contains practical and concise information on key scientific and technical material properties for the most commonly used industrial materials ... . Compared with many other handbooks on material properties, this handbook presents more background information on how to use the data presented. ... Those looking for a materials reference handbook on commonly used industrial materials, especially those who need to have a better understanding of material property fundamentals, will find this an interesting and very useful handbook." (IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine, 2009)
"This desktop reference on materials will be useful for engineers, physicists, chemists, and materials scientists who are looking for typical numbers on the physical properties of materials. ... the index is very complete, it will be easy to find the property of interest. ... The book also contains nine useful appendices. ... The size of the volume and its 1300 pages make this handbook a real 'desk' reference. ... whoever does pay will have bought a nicely bound and durable handbook." (Fernande Grandjean and Gary J. Long, Belgian Physical Society Magazine, Issue 1, 2010)