INTRODUCTION TO MATERIALS SCIENCE FOR ENGINEERS (GLOBAL EDITION)

New to this Edition
Coverage of the Most Important Advances in Engineering Materials

• UPDATED: Updated discussions of the expanding importance of materials in nanotechnology are presented throughout the text.

• NEW: Examples of the role of materials in flat screen and flat panel technology are included throughout the text.

• NEW: Graphene is now included in the discussion of advances in carbon materials in Chapter 3.

• NEW: Coverage of the rapidly emerging field of additive manufacturing (by 3D printing) is included in Chapter 11.

• NEW: A new candid discussion of the increasing role of biological materials in materials science and how that expands the definition of this field (Feature Box in Chapter 12).

• UPDATED: Expanded coverage of ferroelectrics and piezoelectrics is included in Chapter 13.

• NEW: Coverage of optical and magnetic materials is presented in a new Chapter 14.

• UPDATED: Expanded coverage of corrosion is included in Chapter 15.