James K. Wessel, "The Handbook of Advanced Materials: Enabling New Designs"

[quoteA detailed guide to the latest advanced materials New and improved product designs demand knowledge of the latest advanced materials. Having this knowledge and putting it into practice will frequently result in higher product performance, increased sales, and a more efficient manufacturing process. With the pace of technological development only quickening, choosing the right materials for a design can be a major factor in a product s success or failure. The Handbook of Advanced Materials brings together the latest information designers and product engineers need to know about these new materials and their properties. Taking a comparative approach geared towards problem solving and material selection, this comprehensive resource will serve as a bridge between the practitioner and the material supplier. Detailed chapters describe the state of the art of each advanced material, including: Plastic Composites New Tougher Ceramics Intermetallics Metal Matrix Composites New Alloys In addition to chapters on specific materials, later chapters cover advances in manufacturing, nondestructive evaluation, and corrosion, among other topics. These chapters also contain information on in situ toughening, plasma spray, solid-state ion deposition, liquid veristors, smart materials, and remote microscopy. The Handbook of Advanced Materials is both a useful guide to improvements in existing materials and an essential primer on the revolutionary materials that will figure in the breakthrough designs of tomorrow. Anyone engineering, designing, manufacturing, marketing, or studying products that use advanced materials, as well as professionals and students in the field of materials science, will benefit from this clearly organized and up-to-date reference.]