Handbook of materials selection for engineering applications

the long version

Reflecting the rapid advances in new materials development, this comprehensive reference provides the latest information on the properties and applications of various classes of metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites - simplifying the materials selection process and showing how to lower materials and manufacturing costs. Supplemented with bibliographic citations, tables, equations, and figures, this practical guide is an essential resource for materials, mechanical, manufacturing, product design, and industrial engineers; metallurgists; mechanical technologists; and graduate-level students in these disciplines.