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Metallurgy Fundamentals provides the student with instruction on the basic properties, characteristics, and production of the major metal families. Clear, concise language and numerous illustrations make this an easy-to-understand text for an introductory course in metallurgy. Over 450 tables, diagrams, and photographs show both the theoretical and practical aspects of metallurgy. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (6)

good introduction to metallurgy
Overall, I enjoyed this book. The treatment of all steps of the steel-making process is thorough, and well-written for a new-comer to the topic. I especially liked the numerous photos/diagrams and step-by-step explanations and examples for how to read the various graphs (I-T, phase diagrams, etc.). These are items which are core to understanding, and where much of the knowledge/learning is embedded, but which often receive insufficient discussion in more-advanced texts (true for many disciplines).

In general, the earlier sections of the book devoted to steel were better-written, while the later sections on non-ferrous metals seemed less complete in terms of explaining the extraction/manufacture process steps.

In particular, I would have liked a little more labels on photos, especially for machinery, so that the components can be understood in terms of their contribution to overall function. Most of the photos are labeled adequately (overwhelmingly so), but sometimes it seemed like a picture was being shown for filler rather than discussion.

List:
Fig. 1-6, demonstration of tool wear
Fig. 6-25, oxygen lance
Fig. 6-40, reversing slab mill
Figs. 11-1,2, annealing furnaces
Figs. 15-6,9,12, pack-carburizing furnace
Fig. 15-15, flame hardening system
Fig. 17-4, pipe extrusion
Fig. 19-6 galvanization
Fig. 19-11, die casting
Fig. 19-13, wave soldering

To sum up: this book is easy enough to follow to be a fun read, but contains enough depth to serve as a pretty good reference.
Happy with my purchase!

A fine introduction
This is a well written and useful textbook. Of course, metallurgy is an endlessly deep subject but this is a nice first or second book to study it.
The only thing that I find annoying is a statement early on that iron and
carbon do not chemically react. Often they do not, but often they do in
iron carbide - the deciding factors are heat treating and other alloying
components. This statement should be corrected.

Metallurgy
Great book for the beginner, necessary info for the individual who will be persuing a career in metal working or engineering. The basics explained in a simple manner. Topics covered in each chapter are very easy to understand.

An excellent introduction to metal making
I found Metallurgy Fundamentals to be an excellent resource for myself. While not overly technical it covers the basic principles and theory of metal making in clear and straightforward language. I recommend it for persons in drafting, quality, design, or purchasing.

Nice Introduction to Metallurgy
This book is a nice introduction to the subject of metallurgy.It's well written and clear.Although it's not an in depth treatement of the subject, it should be a good introductory text for the technologist. ... Read more

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This revised third edition of a bestselling metallurgy text examines the behaviour of materials under stress and their reaction to a variety of hostile environments. It covers the entire scope of mechanical metallurgy, from an understanding of the continuum description of stress and strain, through crystalline and defect mechanisms of flow and fracture, and on to a consideration of major mechanical property tests and the basic metalworking process. It has been updated throughout, SI units have been added, and end-of-chapter study questions are included. ... Read more

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A good book
This book was in good physical condition and was shipped to me within a few days.But some of the pages do have highlighter marks, so it's not perfect.

One of the best textbooks I've used
This book contains tons of useful information on almost everything regarding mechanical properties of materials. It isn't overly dense with formulas and derivations, nor is it overly simplified. The explanations are extremely well-written and the book is well-organized; clearly separating theory from practical applications (nearly half the book is about processing and testing). Examples are well-integrated into the text, not set off to the side.

Very conceptual and useful to metallurgy understanding
This book brings very important principles of metallurgy and moreover usefull concepts to design products based on the worthy knowledge presented. Particularly the chapters about Fatigue, Fracture and Stresses Calculations in my opinion are of such importance to design robust products. The author is very didatic which makes the reading pleasant, of easy learning and application.

An excellent book
This book is a good one on metallurgy. It's loaded as it taps into several references. It's discourse is simple to the beginner and a good summary to the pro. I see it on the shelves of some academics I visit.

Metallurgical Excellence
If you are a Mechanical, Materials, or Industrial Engineer, you will need this book somewhere down the road. I am currently in graduate studies, and virtually every professor in those three faculties has a well used copy. It is well written and very complete. I shopped around looking for a used copy, but most of them are used so often they're almost worn out. ... Read more

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The classic
I have the Dover 3rd edition of this classic, the one with the bilious, bright purple cover. I've been through half a dozen books on this fascinating subject and this is absolutely my favorite book on metallurgy. Very clear explanations of the properties of the various metals and alloy groups, especially steel and steel alloys, copper and copper alloys, alluminum, and zinc, with especially good treatments of the effects of the many alloying elements. Some of these properties are quite paradoxical and still difficult to predict and understand their effects even today, but it makes for fascinating reading nevertheless.

For example, it's understandable why adding such metals as tungsten, vanadium, titanium, or cobalt, and so on, would increase the temperature resistance and toughness of steel, since these are very tough elements with high melting points themselves. But why does adding aluminum produce a very fine, austenitic (i.e., non-magnetic) grain structure, thereby increasing the overall strength of the alloy? Or why does silicon, a non-metal, greatly increase the fatigue resistence of steel, which is why it's often used in car and truck springs and other similar applications? Even stranger, why does nickel, a magnetic, ferrous element itself, when added in large enough percentages to steel, produce alloys that are non-magnetic or austenitic themselves? All of this made for fascinating reading and discussion.

In addition to the above interesting sections, there are also very good discussions on such topics as the different types of furnace operations, annealing, hardening, and tempering, casting and finishing processes, heat treatment, defect analysis, and a nice section on thermodynamics and crystallography, as well as some special topics like powder metallurgy.

Overall, this is still a great classic and introduction that has yet to be exceeded. ... Read more

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This comprehensive text covers all aspects of extractive, mechanical, and physical metallurgy. It includes theory and application of metallurgical principles applied to conditioning, design, identification, selection, testing, and processing of metals and alloys. Metallurgical principles are demonstrated through the use of formulas and examples. The fourth edition includes many of the latest improvements in laboratory and industry techniques and equipment, particularly repair welding and adhesive bonding techniques. ... Read more

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Excellent text
this is a very comprehensive textbook on Metallurgy, written at an ideal technologist level: a very good balance between theory and practical. It goes well beyond a simple introduction to the topic. I highly recommend this book to anyone studying Metallurgy at anything less than a graduate degree level.

Pleasant read
Its a comprehensive book with all the right stuff to develop a curiosity to explore further. A good introduction to metallurgy beyond doubt. ... Read more

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* Updated to include new technological advancements in welding
* Uses illustrations and diagrams to explain metallurgical phenomena
* Features exercises and examples ... Read more

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Welding Metallurgy
Quick delivery. Quality product. Many clear and useful photographs. Covers full range of welding subjects. A great reference book. I am a very satisfied customer.

Perfect condition
The item was as expected. The delivery was delayed due to bad weather but I have receive all the information to track my item

Good.
But don't most of us already know the basics of metallurgy? It reminds me of the time I saw my brother smoking cigarettes behind the garage. He had stolen them from my mother and didn;t really seem to be enjoying himself. But he smoked the whole pack. As he finished, I thought to myself, "what a loser." But the fact was I had sat there for 45 minutes watching him smoke all those cigarettes. So, I guess I was even a bigger loser. A moniker that stayed with me most of my teenage life. I didn't dislike school, I got to see a lot of pretty girls that would never have sat next to me anywhere else. I didn't get good grades, as I was addicted to after-school cartoons like Tom & Jerry. Even well into my teens. If I see them now, I watch them in totality looking for what appealed to me when I was younger. I can't find it.

Welding Metallurgy
This is a good book, because it's open our mind about metallurgy aspect of welding process. Metallurgy aspect of welding is very important because we could know what is the type/parameter of our process that could bring us to get good quality of welding. ... Read more

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This practical introduction to engineering materials/metallurgy maintains a low mathematical level designed for two-year technical programs.The easy-to-read, highly accessible Sixth Edition includes many of the latest industry processes that change the physical and mechanical properties of materials.This book can be used as a "materials processing" reference handbook in support of Design, Process, Electrical and Chemical technicians and engineers. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

Good textbook for theoretical and practical applications
This book works well for theoretical and practical application. It have some sloppy typographical errors, which there is no excuse for because this is a 6th edition, but they're not large enough to effect the accuracy of the book. I am using this text for a metallurgy class at a local community college and there are a variety of students with different backgrounds and competencies, and they are all using this book effectively. I myself have a degree in mechanical engineering and am getting a lot of useful, new information from this book that I did not learn in my ME studies. There is a lot of good, practical information in this book that can be easily applied in real-world situations, and the theoretical portions of the book are explained in down-to-earth words that make it easy to grasp those more abstract portions.

Book not ok
Book was suppose to be in good condition but when i received it the cover was completely off the bindings.

obtuse
I'm a GED teacher w/ a bs in geology and a ms in geological engineering who has gone back to school to earn an as in Welding Technology. I bought this book and another ("Metallurgy Fundamentals", Brandt & Warner, Goodhart-Wilcox pub, 1999) to get up to speed on the metals I'm welding on and the effects welding has on those metals.Neely's book is obtuse in the extreme; unneccessarily hard to read, especially compared to Brandt & Warner's. Unless you're going for a degree in mechanical engineering or metallurgy, don't buy this book. On the other hand, if you enjoy writing a glossary as you read and have the time to cross-reference other books paragraph by paragraph, go for it. Oh, and the price of this book was four-times the price of Brandt & Warner's.

An excellent view of materials in practice
This text gives an introduction to the properties and traits of materials as they will be used in manufacturing and the field.As a mechanical engineer, it was a pleasure to see the equipment and the methods of testing.This book gives a descriptive approach to the subject, which I feel packs a lot more punch than the quantitative methods most materials science coursework gives.The author clearly loves his subject, as shown in the incredible research and documentation he has assembled.An excellent source for self-study!

very informative and helpful
this text book proved to be a huge help to me in college while studying to be a mechanical engineer.it's a must have, it's one of the only books i actually kept on my shelf after college. ... Read more

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This comprehensive, student friendly text is intended for use in an introductory course in physical metallurgy and is designed for all engineering students at the junior or senior level. The approach is largely theoretical but all aspects of physical metallurgy and behavior of metals and alloys are covered. The treatment used in this textbook is in harmony with a more fundamental approach to engineering education. An extensive revision has been done to insure that the content remains the standard for metallurgy engineering courses worldwide. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

Awesome.
Arrived right on time in perfect condition. That's pretty much all im looking for from these people.

Good reference but not good for teaching yourself
This is in reference to the hard-cover 3rd edition.

The book is good for reference, with just enough detail to be useful in every topic of materials science. You don't normally find atomic structure, microscopy, dislocation theory and fracture mechanics in one volume. It even has basic thermodynamics and diffusion. BUT because it attempts to be comprehensive, it doesn't have enough room to go into depth in all the topics.

I think this book should be titled "Introduction to Materials Science, before the nano-polymer revolution." I think it would be a better title.

I think this is how the book was written:
1. Take a intro to materials book
2. take out electro-opti-magnetic properties
3. add fracture mechanics.
4. make it thicker.

If you want to learn the subject, I think there are better books that are easier to read. But if you want to pull it off your shelf to read bits and pieces, this is pretty good.

Slightly Disappointed in 4th Ed.
I love materials science and as a bibliophile I anticipated the release this new edition for months.Surely for that price and the 15 year interim since the last edition, I expected a grand volume updated with multicolored illustrations, supplementary sidebars, interactive CD, example problems - sometime suitable for bedtime reading at my wife's side.But alas.

Well, at least the 4th Ed. has a nicer cover, and some of the typos were corrected.The content is still excellent even though the authors had the audacity to omit two chapters on fracture mechanics"to increase the focus of the text" - okay.

My advise: Buy the 3rd edition instead.You'll be getting more for less.

May be great reference, but not good for learning
It has been three years since I had taken a material science-like course.So, I had hoped, that by opening this book, I would relearn the concepts I had forgotten.

Focus:
An intense look at the physcial metallurgy of metals, beginning with methods, going to crystallography, phase diagrams, and focusing on specific metals (iron-carbon, steels, etc.).

Good:
This book goes into great details.Metallography, crystallography are explained, many concepts are in great depth.

Bad:
This is absolutely not a good book if you don't know much on the subject or are rusty (likeme).A lot of time is spent on the intricacies on microscopy.Many of the concepts are presented in too much detail.I feel that instead of learning about the properties of materials and material selection that I spend most of the time learning about every detail involved in the creation of dislocations.While this is very informative, as an engineer, I need to be able to select apropos materials, not spout how an electron microscope works or the fine details in edge dislocation.Homework problems are odd.And would it hurt if the pictures could have been colored?

Overall:
Again, good reference.Bad at teaching or reteaching you material science.

Very good foundation
I believe that this book is an excellent text for understanding physical metallurgy for the beginner .This is also an excellent reference manual for later information. ... Read more

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This book explains the metallurgy of steel and its heat treatment for non-metallurgists. It starts from simple concepts_beginning at the level of high-school chemisty classes_and building to more complex concepts involved in heat treatment of most all types of steel as well as cast iron. This book is THE practicle primer on steel metallurgy for those who heat, forge, or machine steel. ... Read more

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A must for knifemakers
Consider this the Cliff Notes of steel metalurgy.It is an invaluable resource for those of us who make knives and other cutting tools.Forging and grinding a great looking knife with good geometry isn't even half of the story; manipulating the crystalin structure of the steel with heat is at least 75% of it.Steel sellection counts somewhat less.This book gives a good "in depth overview" of what steel and other ferrous alloys are, what their properties are, and how those properties can be used and manipulated.It gives an understanding of what is happening to the steel, not just a cookbook intruction of starting at point A and proceeding to the finished product.It gives knowledge of what to do when the cookbook fails and how to modify the instructions to make things come out better.It allows technique to evolve into art.

Non-Metallurgist's Bible
If you want to make knives, swords, or other hardened-steel items, and are not a metallurgist, THIS is your text!I still learn things even after multiple readings.

Get it.
This book was originally free on the web. Some coloured diagrams and additional information have been added to the paper version.
It is dense. You have to maintain concentration not to miss something or alternatively read it several times. Everything is well explained though - so there are no pre-requisites required before you can understand.
The occasional diagram may be labelled wrong - an extra challenge to make sure you are concentrating. Lots of diagrams, but often not on the same page as the text.
There is a subtle bias towards knife makers as an audience.
A great place to start to really understand steel, but it may not include all the information you need e.g very little information on Nickel as an alloying element. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Written by a team of specialist authors under the direction of Professor John Moore, head of the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at Colorado School of Mines, this book presents the subject of chemical metallurgy using a direct
approach, and goes a stage further than other books by including a chapter on bonding and periodicity. The text provides an understanding of the fundamental chemical principles and demonstrates the application of these principles to process metallurgy, materials synthesis and processing, and corrosion protection. Each chapter is supported by the most significant references or further reading list, and added problems with solutions are given to illustrate the subject for the student. The text has been fully updated for this second edition, and a new a chapter on slag chemistry has been added.


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This new primer is a great introduction to the field of Powder Metallurgy.Those who are new to the field as well as seasoned professionals will benefit from this fresh look at the process and products of P/M.

The easy writing style of the authors makes this book as enjoyable as it is informational.Their years of expertise are brought to the reader in a personal and friendly manner that makes learning unavoidable! ... Read more

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Physical Metallurgy describes the microstructure, transformation and properties of metallic materials using solid state physics and chemical thermodynamics. The author also treats experimental methods of physical metallurgy. The third edition includes new sections on the permeation of hydrogen in metals, the Landau theory of martensitic transformation, and order hardening and plasticity of intermetallics. The author has brought numerous other sections up to date in the light of new developments such as scanning tunneling microscopy, CALPHAD-method, diffusion in glasses, DIGM, and recrystallization. His clear and concise coverage of a remarkably wide range of topics will appeal both to physics students at the threshold of their metallurgical careers and to metallurgists who are interested in the physical foundation of their field. ... Read more

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One of the best physical metallurgy books ever
This is based on the 3rd edition paperback book, NOT the multi-volume series.

What can I say, I think this is one of the best books for teaching yourself physical metallurgy. It is a very very good introduction.

1. It is cheaper than most other texts.
2. It mentions pretty much all of the important principles, but keeps it pretty short (only 402 pages of text).
3. It is well written and easy to understand, provided you have some background in materials science.
4. It is designed to be read in any order you like. Each section will tell you what other sections you should have already read.

The only downside is that it is old and only available in paperback. The author passed away in 93 right after finishing the 3rd edition. We will have to wait for somebody else to come along and write a new and/or updated book.

Advanced and comprehensive
Some of the other reviews given here are of Physical Metallurgy by Peter Haasen, which is a single volume, 375-page metallurgy textbook.Amazon is lumping the reviews of this single volume text together with a three volume, 3000-page, virtual encyclopedia edited by Robert W. Cahn and Peter Haasen.My review is of the three-volume set.

This is an advanced text, in three volumes, made up of 32 authoritative articles. It is the fourth edition of a series began in 1960's, which can fairly be considered as the bible of physical metallurgy.This book is very comprehensive, covering all aspects of physical metallurgy, i.e., crystal structure, microstructure, metallurgical thermodynamics, alloys, phase diagrams, phase transformations, diffusion, dislocation theory, solidification, sintering, mechanical properties, metal fatigue, fracture and other topics, including a metallurgists guide to polymers. (The polymer section, while not metallurgy, falls under the topic of materials selection, which is often covered in metallurgy texts.)The only areas that are not covered are those, such as electronic properties, which are generally classed as solid-state physics.This book (the fourth edition) presents a comprehensive view of physical metallurgy as of the mid 1990's, with articles written by experts in their subspecialties.They are advanced and are suitable for practicing metallurgists and graduate students.Each is in effect a 100-page advanced textbook.The book is a great reference source and each section could be used as an advanced course text.However, I think that this series of three volumes is too advanced and detailed for those who only want a brief overview of physical metallurgy.

I think that the very high price for these three volumes requires some comment.In effect, one is getting 32 short textbooks and on that basis the price is not exorbitant.Many of the chapter authors have written texts on the same subject as their chapter.Many of these books, while generally longer, are priced in the range of $100.If you want this series primarily for a single subject, say, metallurgical thermodynamics or metal fatigue you would probably be better off buying a text on that subject.Buying the whole series makes sense for a library or for the business use of several employees.

where are the rest of books I ordered?
I have ordered two sets of three volume set book of 'Physical Metallurgy' Physical Metallurgy, Fourth Edition (Three Volume Set) last November. Last week Friday two books from one set (vol. 1 & 2) were delivered to my address, where are the rest of FOUR books? The service has been very slow and incomplete, please confirm the delivery from Amazon was proper.

regards, Yujie Dong

ideal source of information...
... when you already have a basic understanding of the subject.
This book is very useful as introduction to physical metallurgy, but students and researchers familiar with the subject will find it a condensed and concise reference.

This book is a FANTASTIC reference text
One look through the index will show you all you want to know. Check out this list of random buzz words from metallurgy and physics:Phonon Spectra, Rutherford backscattering, Spinodal decomposition, TEM bright field imaging, magnetic susceptibility, Kikuchi patterns, Phase diagrams, Van der Waals bond...

Isn't that great? For anybody doing any sort of work related to metallurgy, this text represents an excellent source for information that is general enough for daily use, but specific enough to be useful.Every chapter is very well written and can stand alone without the rest of the text. There are several volumes to this text, I believe, so be sure to find all of them. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Welding Metallurgy and Weldability of Stainless Steels, the first book in over twenty years to address welding metallurgy and weldability issues associated with stainless steel, offers the most up-to-date and comprehensive treatment of these topics currently available. The authors emphasize fundamental metallurgical principles governing microstructure evolution and property development of stainless steels, including martensistic, ferric, austenitic, duplex, and precipitation hardening grades. They present a logical and well-organized look at the history, evolution, and primary uses of each stainless steel, including detailed descriptions of the associated weldability issues. ... Read more

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Welding Metallurgy of Stainless Steels
Quick delivery. Quality product. Good source of information. Highly technical. I am a satisfied customer.

First rate textbook and resource for practicing engineers
This is an excellent text and sourcebook for practicing engineers.While not a handbook, this book contains a lot of useful data, however, its primary value is as text that gives general guidance and explains why the alloys behave as they do.The authors of this book are world leaders in the subject matter, and as expected, they have produced a first-rate book.The book begins with three chapters, which concisely describe the metallurgy of stainless steels, followed by five chapters that discus the welding of the different types of stainless steels (i.e., Austenitic, Ferritic, Martensitic, Duplex and Precipitation Hardened stainless steels).The final two chapters discuss the welding of dissimilar steels and weldability testing.

Very well prepared up to date book on stainless steels and their welding metall. and weldability
For me, this is the best up to date review book on stainless steels and especially about their welding metallurgy and weldability. The metallurgic mechanisms and the effects on weldability are very well explained. A wide range of technical people including students can use and understand the book easily. I have been reading Dr. Kotecki's Q&A part and Lippold's articles in Welding Journal for more than ten years, so have gathered some data from these parts of them also made me appreciate them. I guess there couldn't have been a better book nowadays about weldability of SSs also. ... Read more

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Older very nice book
This is an older book on metallurgy and does not contain info on some of the more "modern" techniques but this book excels at explaining the "what really happens" in very understandable language.

For example, while hunting for info to do some induction heat treating on my parts I have read 3-4 books on induction heating ... but the knowledge was less than forthcoming - I found some starting recipes etc but so what.
I read this book and now that I really understand an isothermal transformation diagram and how to apply it to heat treating so I now understand why things work as they do and what to optimize etc.
Now I can make intelligent tradeoffs on the inductive heating frequency vs. the quenching techniques vs. the type of steel etc.

If you want recipes look at other books but if you want fundamental knowledge then this is a very approachable starting point.

FYI - I am an entrepreneur / engineer with no formal background in ME. ... Read more

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Physical Metallurgy and Advanced Materials is the latest edition of the classic book previously published as Modern Physical Metallurgy & Materials Engineering. Fully revised and expanded, this new edition develops on its predecessor by including detailed coverage of the latest topics in metallurgy and material science.

Intended for senior undergraduates and graduate students it emphasises the science, production and applications of engineering materials. It is suitable for all post-introductory materials science courses.

Key Features:
* Renowned coverage of metals and alloys, plus other materials classes including ceramics and polymers.

*Updated coverage of sports materials, biomaterials and nanomaterials.

*Covers new materials characterization techniques, including scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and nanoindentation.

*Easy to navigate with contents split into logical groupings: fundamentals, metals and alloys, nonmetals, processing and applications.

*Detailed worked examples with real-world applications.

*Rich pedagogy includes extensive homework exercises, lecture slides and full online solutions manual (coming). ... Read more