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Preface to the Fourth Edition | |
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Acknowledgements | |
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General Introduction | |
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Metals | |
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Metals | |
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Introduction | |
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Metals for a Model Steam Engine | |
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Metals for Drinks Cans | |
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Metals for Hip Joints | |
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Data for Metals | |
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Metal Structures | |
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Introduction | |
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Crystal and Glass Structures | |
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Structures of Solutions and Compounds | |
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Phases | |
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Grain and Phase Boundaries | |
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Shapes of Grains and Phases | |
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Summary-Constitution and Structure | |
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Worked Example | |
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Phase Diagrams 1 | |
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Introduction | |
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Source Books | |
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Components, Phases, and Structures | |
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Worked Example | |
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Worked Example | |
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One-and Two-Component Systems | |
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Worked Example | |
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Solutions to Examples | |
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Phase Diagrams 2 | |
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Eutectics, Eutectoids, and Peritectics | |
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Test Examples | |
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Solutions to Examples | |
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Case Studies in Phase Diagrams | |
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Introduction | |
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Choosing Soft Solders | |
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Pure Silicon for Microchips | |
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Making Bubble-Free Ice | |
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Worked Example | |
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Driving Force for Structural Change | |
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Introduction | |
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Driving Forces | |
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Reversibility | |
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Stability, Instability, and Metastability | |
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Driving Force for Solidification | |
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Solid-State Phase Changes | |
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Precipitate Coarsening | |
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Grain Growth | |
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Recrystallization | |
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Sizes of Driving Forces | |
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Worked Example | |
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Kinetics 1-Diffusive Transformations | |
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Introduction | |
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Solidification | |
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Heat-Flow Effects | |
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Solid-State Phase Changes | |
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Diffusion-Controlled Kinetics | |
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Shapes of Grains and Phases | |
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Worked Example | |
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Kinetics 2-Nucleation | |
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Introduction | |
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Nucleation in Liquids | |
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Heterogeneous Nucleation | |
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Nucleation in Solids | |
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Summary | |
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Nucleation Everywhere | |
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Worked Example | |
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Kinetics 3-Displacive Transformations | |
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Introduction | |
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Diffusive f.c.c. to b.c.c. Transformation in Pure Iron | |
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Time-Temperature-Transformation Diagram | |
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Displacive f.c.c. to b.c.c. Transformation | |
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Details of Martensite Formation | |
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Martensite Transformation in Steels | |
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Worked Example | |
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Case Studies in Phase Transformations | |
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Introduction | |
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Making Rain | |
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Fine-Grained Castings | |
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Single Crystals for Semiconductors | |
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Amorphous Metals | |
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Worked Example | |
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Light Alloys | |
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Introduction | |
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Solid Solution Hardening | |
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Age (Precipitation) Hardening | |
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Work Hardening | |
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Worked Example | |
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Steels 1-Carbon Steels | |
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Introduction | |
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Microstructures After Slow Cooling (Normalizing) | |
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Mechanical Properties of Normalized Steels | |
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Quenched-and-Tempered Steels | |
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Notes on the TTT Diagram | |
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Steels 2-Alloy Steels | |
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Introduction | |
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Hardenability | |
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Solution Hardening | |
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Precipitation Hardening | |
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Corrosion Resistance | |
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Stainless Steels | |
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Phases in Stainless Steels | |
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Improving Stainless Steels | |
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Worked Example | |
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Case Studies in Steels | |
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Detective Work After a Boiler Explosion | |
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Welding Steels Safely | |
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The Case of the Broken Hammer | |
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Processing Metals 1 | |
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Introduction | |
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Casting | |
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Deformation Processing | |
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Recrystallization | |
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Worked Example | |
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Processing Metals 2 | |
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Machining | |
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Joining | |
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Heat Treating | |
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Special Topics | |
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Worked Example | |
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Ceramics | |
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Ceramics | |
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Introduction | |
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Generic Ceramics | |
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Ceramic Composites | |
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Data for Ceramics | |
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Ceramic Structures | |
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Introduction | |
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Ionic and Covalent Ceramics | |
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Simple Ionic Ceramics | |
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Simple Covalent Ceramics | |
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Silica and Silicates | |
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Silicate Glasses | |
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Ceramic Alloys | |
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Microstructures of Ceramics | |
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Vitreous Ceramics | |
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Stone and Rock | |
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Ceramic Composites | |
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Worked Example | |
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Mechanical Properties of Ceramics | |
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Introduction | |
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Elastic Moduli | |
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Strength, Hardness, and Lattice Resistance | |
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Fracture Strength of Ceramics | |
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Modulus of Rupture | |
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Compression Test | |
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Thermal Shock Resistance | |
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Time Dependence of Strength | |
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Creep of Ceramics | |
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Processing Ceramics | |
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Introduction | |
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Production of Engineering Ceramics | |
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Forming Engineering Ceramics | |
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Production and Forming of Glass | |
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Processing Pottery, Porcelain, and Brick | |
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Improving Ceramics | |
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Joining Ceramics | |
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Worked Example | |
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Cement and Concrete | |
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Introduction | |
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Chemistry of Cement | |
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Structure of Portland Cement | |
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Concrete | |
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Strength of Cement and Concrete | |
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High-Strength Cement | |
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Reinforcing Cement and Concrete | |
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Worked Example | |
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Case Studies in Ceramics | |
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Hard as Flint | |
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Slate-Natural Roofing Material | |
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Glass Roof Beams | |
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Worked Example | |
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Polymers | |
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Polymers | |
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Introduction | |
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Generic Polymers | |
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Material Data | |
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Worked Example | |
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Polymer Structures | |
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Introduction | |
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Molecular Length | |
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Molecular Architecture | |
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Molecular Packing and Glass Transition | |
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Worked Example | |
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Mechanical Properties of Polymers | |
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Introduction | |
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Stiffness-Time and Temperature Dependent Modulus | |
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Strength-Cold Drawing and Crazing | |
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Processing Polymers | |
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Introduction | |
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Polymer Synthesis | |
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Polymer Alloys | |
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Forming Polymers | |
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Joining Polymers | |
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Worked Example | |
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Case Studies in Polymers | |
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Fatal Bungee Jumping Accident | |
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Polyethylene Gas Pipes | |
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Ultrastrong Fibers for Yacht Rigging | |
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Composites | |
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Properties of Composites and Foams | |
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Introduction | |
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Fiber Composites | |
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Modulus | |
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Tensile Strength | |
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Toughness | |
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Foams and Cellular Solids | |
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Properties of Foams | |
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Materials that are Engineered | |
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Wood Structure and Properties | |
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Introduction | |
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Structure of Wood | |
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Mechanical Properties of Wood | |
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Elasticity | |
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Tensile and Compressive Strength | |
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Toughness | |
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Wood Compared to Other Materials | |
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Worked Example | |
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Case Studies in Composites | |
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Materials for Violin Bodies | |
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Failure of a GFRP Surgical Instrument | |
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Cork-A Unique Natural Foam | |
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Worked Example | |
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Appendix: Symbols and Formulae | |
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References | |
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Index | |