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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... resins in applications and properties , and they are also used for these types of compos- ite laminates . Ureas are the resins used in parti- cle boards that are widely used in furniture and the construction trades . One useful aspect ...
... resins vary with the type of epoxy and the type of curing agent . In fact , it is possible to obtain a fairly wide range of proper- ties with a given resin , depending on the mixture of resin to curing agent and the type of curing agent ...
... resins . Prepregs can be placed in molds and cured to final form with the appli- cation of heat . Service temperatures can be as high as 500 ° F ( 260 ° C ) . These resins are much more expensive than epoxies and unsaturated polyesters ...
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Engineering Materials: Properties and Selection Kenneth G. Budinski,Michael K. Budinski No preview available - 2002 |