Material Science category: 3562 books
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013
In much the same way that silicon in the 1970s led to the modern information technology industry, the development of advanced materials will fuel many of the emerging industries that will address challenges in energy, national security, healthcare, and other areas. Yet the time it takes to move a...
by Kathy Lu
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2014
First authored book to address materials' role in the quest for the next generation of energy materials
Energy balance, efficiency, sustainability, and so on, are some of many facets of energy challenges covered in current research. However, there has not been a monograph that directly covers...
Materials and Processes
for Spacecraft and High Reliability Applications
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2015
The objective of this book is to assist scientists and engineers select the ideal material or manufacturing process for particular applications; these could cover a wide range of fields, from light-weight structures to electronic hardware. The book will help in problem solving as it also presents...
Smart Structures and Materials
Selected Papers from the 7th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Smart Structures and Materials
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2016
This work was compiled with expanded and reviewed contributions from the 7th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Smart Structures and Materials, that was held from 3 to 6 June 2015 at Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal. The Conference provided a comprehensive forum for discussing the current state of the...
Dielectric Elastomers as Electromechanical Transducers
Fundamentals, Materials, Devices, Models and Applications of an Emerging Electroactive Polymer Technology
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2011
Dielectric Elastomers as Electromechanical Transducers provides a comprehensive and updated insight into dielectric elastomers; one of the most promising classes of polymer-based smart materials and technologies. This technology can be used in a very broad range of applications, from robotics and...
Infrared Thermography in the Evaluation of Aerospace Composite Materials
Infrared Thermography to Composites
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2016
Infrared Thermography in the Evaluation of Aerospace Composite Materials: Infrared Thermography to Composites provides an update on infrared thermography, a fast and reliable method for non-destructive evaluation of composite materials used in the aerospace field. The book describes composites and...
Materials with Internal Structure
Multiscale and Multifield Modeling and Simulation
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2015
The book presents a series of concise papers by researchers specialized in various fields of continuum and computational mechanics and of material science. The focus is on principles and strategies for multiscale modeling and simulation of complex heterogeneous materials, with periodic or random...
by Wilson Acchar, Eduardo J. V. Dultra
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2015
This book proposes the use of coffee bagasse ash (CBA) waste as raw material to be used in ceramic formulations. The approach presented here is a solution to a current ambiental problem as CBA waste is discharged in high amounts in agriculture. The authors analyze the potencial of CBA as a material to substitute feldspar in tile production.
Recent Trends in Nanotechnology and Materials Science
Selected Review Papers from the 2013 International Conference on Manufacturing, Optimization, Industrial and Material Engineering (MOIME 2013)
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2014
This book presents 8 selected reviews from the 2013 International Conference on Manufacturing, Optimization, Industrial and Material Engineering, held in Bandung, Indonesia, 09-10 March 2013. The chapters focus on new advances and research results in the fields of Nanotechnology and Materials Science, from metals to thin films technology.
Materials in Mechanical Extremes
Fundamentals and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2013
This unified guide brings together the underlying principles, and predictable material responses, that connect metals, polymers, brittle solids and energetic materials as they respond to extreme external stresses. Previously disparate scientific principles, concepts and terminology are combined within...
by K.H.J. Buschow
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2015
Handbook of Magnetic Materials covers the expansion of magnetism over the last few decades and its applications in research, notably the magnetism of several classes of novel materials that share with truly ferromagnetic materials the presence of magnetic moments.
Volume 24 of the Handbook...
by Ekkes Bruck
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Handbook of Magnetic Materials covers the expansion of magnetism over the last few decades and its applications in research, notably the magnetism of several classes of novel materials that share with truly ferromagnetic materials the presence of magnetic moments.
The book is an ideal reference...
by Robert West, Anthony F. Hill
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 1998
This book is an essential reference work for the academic and industrial chemists and will provide up-to-date material at the cutting edge of chemistry research.
This widely-acclaimed serial contains authoritative reviews that address all aspects of organometallic chemistry, a field which has...
by Dinesh C Agrawal
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2013
This textbook is aimed primarily at the senior undergraduate and first year graduate students from the various engineering and sciences departments including physics, chemistry, materials engineering, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, bioengineering, and biology....