Engineering Materials: Properties and SelectionFor courses in Metallurgy and Materials Science. Co-authored by Kenneth G. Budinski and Michael K. Budinski, his son, with over 50 years of combined industry experience in the field, this practical, understandable introduction to engineering materials theory and industry-standard selection practices provides students with the working knowledge to (1) make an informed selection of materials for engineering applications and (2) correctly specify materials on drawings and purchasing documents. Encompassing all significant material systems metals, ceramics, plastics, and composites this text incorporates the most up-to-date information on material usage and availability, addresses the increasingly global nature of the field, and reflects the suggestions of numerous adopters of previous editions. |
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... Electrical Applications Everyone knows that plastics are electrical in- sulators . They are used for countless electrical devices : switches , receptacles , housing for elec- trical appliances , electrical power tools , and the like ...
... electrical insulators . Under many conditions they are electrical insulators , but any nonmetallic material can conduct elec- tricity if the conditions are right . When light- ning strikes a tree , the electrical charge is readily ...
... electrical field it is desirable to have a low dissipation factor ( loss factor ) . The dissipa- tion factor is the ratio between the irrecoverable and recoverable parts of electrical energy when an electrical field is established ...
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Engineering Materials: Properties and Selection Kenneth G. Budinski,Michael K. Budinski No preview available - 2002 |