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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... technique currently used by corro- sion engineers is polarization studies . This tech- nique usually yields corrosion data in a matter of hours . Since most corrosion is electrochemical in nature , electrical techniques can be used to ...
... technique and alloy if he or she decides to choose casting . The format of this discussion will be to discuss casting processes and design techniques , and then to focus on the most impor- tant casting systems : cast irons and steels ...
... techniques ) . This pro- cess was first commercialized in the 1980s and has been rapidly expanding ever since . The al- loys that can be readily injection molded are similar to those used in conventional P / M , but powders like ...
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Engineering Materials: Properties and Selection Kenneth G. Budinski,Michael K. Budinski No preview available - 2002 |