Properties of Engineering Materials

age hardening allotropic alloys aluminium amorphous annealing anode atoms austenite behaviour brittle carbide carbon cast ceramic chain chemical chromium co-valent bonds component composition compounds condition contain cooling rate copper crack creep cross-linking crystal crystalline curve diagram diffusion dislocation motion ductile elastic electrons elements elongation energy engineering equilibrium eutectic eutectoid example fatigue strength ferrite fibres film fracture freezing give glass grain boundaries H H H heat increase indicates ionically bonded ions iron lattice liquid martensite material matrix mechanical properties melting point metal Mg2+ microstructure MN/m² modulus molecular weight molecule nickel normal nylon occur oxide oxygen particles pearlite peritectic phase plastic deformation polymer precipitate produced reaction recrystallisation result rubber S-N curve shear shown in Fig slip plane solid solution solidus strain rate stress concentrations structure surface Table tensile thermal tion titanium transformation tridymite typical usually weld yield stress zinc