Introduction to engineering materials

acid alloy aluminium annealing anode applied atoms austenite body-centred cubic brittle carbide carbon steel cathode cell cementite cent ceramics chemical component composition compounds compression containing cooling copper corrosion cost covalent bond creep crystal curve defects density diameter dislocations ductile effect elastic electrical electrolyte electrons energy engineering eutectic eutectoid extensometer face-centred cubic failure fatigue ferrite fibre filler fracture furnace galvanic cell gauge length hardened hardness heat treatment high temperatures hydrogen increase indentation ingot ions lattice layer liquid metal load machining magnesium magnetic martensite melting point metal surface mild steel modulus molecules moulding neutron nickel nitride normally occur oxide oxygen particles pearlite phase diagram plastic deformation plastics materials polymer polymerisation possess powder produced properties range reaction resin resistance shape shear silica silicon silicon nitride slag solid solution solidification specimen strain structure tensile strength tensile test termed test-piece thermoplastic valency welding Young's modulus zinc