
Integrated Materials Science
An Introduction to Engineering Fundamentals, Thermodynamics and Advanced Strength of MaterialsBy Gregor HalvorsenLength17h 55m
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An integrated introduction to materials science and engineering that connects atomic structure, thermodynamics, processing and advanced strength of materials for students and practising engineers.
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GenreTechnology
Length17 hrs 55 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 27, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Integrated Materials Science
2Foreword
3Preface
4About This Book
5Chapter 1: Atomic Bonding and Structure
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61.1 The Nature of Interatomic Forces
71.2 Ionic Bonding
81.3 Covalent Bonding
91.4 Metallic Bonding
101.5 Secondary Bonding and Mixed Bonding
111.6 Bonding, Stiffness, Melting Point and Expansion
121.7 Reading Bonding into Material Selection
13Chapter 2: Crystal Structures and Crystallography
142.1 Lattices, Unit Cells and the Seven Crystal Systems
152.2 Cubic Structures and Atomic Packing Factor
162.3 Hexagonal Close-Packed and Other Important Structures
172.4 Theoretical Density and Density Measurement
182.5 Miller Indices for Directions and Planes
192.6 X-Ray Diffraction and Structure Determination
202.7 Grains, Grain Boundaries and Anisotropy
21Chapter 3: Imperfections and Diffusion
223.1 Point Defects and Their Equilibrium Concentration
233.2 Dislocations: Edge, Screw and Mixed
243.3 Grain Boundaries, Twin Boundaries and Stacking Faults
253.4 Diffusion Mechanisms and Fick’s First Law
263.5 Fick’s Second Law and Transient Diffusion
273.6 Engineering Diffusion Calculations: Carburising and Doping
28Chapter 4: Mechanical Behaviour and Testing
294.1 Stress, Strain and the Tensile Test
304.2 True Stress, True Strain and Ductility Measures
314.3 Hardness Testing and Its Conversions
324.4 Impact Testing and the Ductile-to-Brittle Transition
334.5 Resilience, Toughness and the Energy in a Stress-Strain Curve
344.6 Scatter in Brittle Strength and Weibull Statistics
35Chapter 5: Strengthening and Annealing
365.1 Slip Systems and Critical Resolved Shear Stress
375.2 Grain-Size Strengthening
385.3 Solid-Solution Strengthening
395.4 Strain Hardening and the Dislocation Density Relation
405.5 Recovery, Recrystallisation and Grain Growth
415.6 Precipitation Strengthening and the Strength–Ductility Trade
42Chapter 6: Failure
436.1 Ductile and Brittle Fracture
446.2 Stress Concentration and Fracture Toughness
456.3 Fatigue: Stress-Life Behaviour
466.4 Fatigue Crack Growth and Life Prediction
476.5 Creep and Time-Temperature Extrapolation
486.6 Failure Analysis Sequence
49Chapter 7: Phase Diagrams
507.1 Definitions, Components and the Gibbs Phase Rule