An Introduction to Materials Science and EngineeringRalls' Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering is intended for students who want to learn about the nature of solid substances and, especially, for beginning engineering students who are making their first serious contact with the structure and properties of real solids. It represents, clearly and logically, the chemical and physical principles on which the properties of materials depend. The basic relationships introduced in general chemistry and physics courses are reviewed and extended in order to permit the student to relate the properties of ceramic, metallic, and polymeric solids to their internal structure and external environment. |
Contents
MATTER AND ENERGY | 1 |
ATOMIC STRUCTURE | 17 |
CHEMICAL BONDING | 33 |
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