This book is primarily meant to provide the students with a strong foundation for better understanding of the structure and property relationships of materials. It consists of various experimental techniques, real word applications and multitude of solved and unsolved problems which give the students an understanding of the many ways material science and engineering are applied.

Salient features

Enhanced Coverage on Heat Treatment Methods.

New Chapter on Magnetic Properties.

With CD ROM Containing Virtual Labs and Additional Solved Examples.

Table of Contents

CH 1 Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering

CH 2 Atomic Structure and Bonding

CH 3 Crystal and Amorphous Structure in Materials

CH 4 Solidification and Crystalline Imperfections

CH 5 Thermally Activated Processes and Diffusion in Solids

CH 6 Mechanical Properties of Metals I

CH 7 Mechanical Properties of Metals II

CH 8 Phase Diagrams

CH 9 Engineering Alloys

CH 10 Polymeric Materials

CH 11 Ceramics

CH 12 Composite Materials

CH 13 Corrosion

CH 14 Electrical Properties of Materials

CH 15 Magnetic Properties

Appendix I

Appendix II

Appendix III

Appendix IV