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Tomorrow's materials / Ken Easterling.

By: Easterling, K. E.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Institute of Materials ; book 493.Publisher: London : Institute of Materials, 1990Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xii, 176 p. : ill ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0901462837.Subject(s): Materials scienceDDC classification: 620.11
Contents:
Part I: Fundamentals -- Introduction -- Crystalline and amorphous materials -- Solidification from the melt -- Composite and cellular materials -- Why metal bends, rubber stretches and glass breaks -- Materials selection -- Characterising materials -- Further reading -- Part II: Applications -- Structural materials -- Lightweight materials -- Wear- and heat-resistant materials -- Optical materials -- Electronic and magnetic materials -- Sporting materials -- Further reading -- Part III: Towards tomorrow's world -- Planet earth: Ecosphere or dustbin? -- The strategic elements -- Energy and population -- Recycling: the materials merry-go-round -- Biodegradeable polymers: drops in a plastic bucket -- The crunch: congestion or consciousness? -- Further reading.

Includes index.

Part I: Fundamentals -- Introduction -- Crystalline and amorphous materials -- Solidification from the melt -- Composite and cellular materials -- Why metal bends, rubber stretches and glass breaks -- Materials selection -- Characterising materials -- Further reading -- Part II: Applications -- Structural materials -- Lightweight materials -- Wear- and heat-resistant materials -- Optical materials -- Electronic and magnetic materials -- Sporting materials -- Further reading -- Part III: Towards tomorrow's world -- Planet earth: Ecosphere or dustbin? -- The strategic elements -- Energy and population -- Recycling: the materials merry-go-round -- Biodegradeable polymers: drops in a plastic bucket -- The crunch: congestion or consciousness? -- Further reading.