TY - BOOK AU - Gupta,K.M. AU - TI - Engineering Materials: Research, Applications and Advances SN - 9781482257977 (alk. paper) U1 - 620.11 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Boca Raton : PB - CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group KW - Materials N1 - Electronic books"; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Introduction to some recent and emerging materials -- ; 2. Peculiar materials with fascinating properties -- ; 3. Amorphous materials and futuristic scope of plastics -- ; 4. Structures and applications of ceramics, refractories and glasses, etc. -- ; 5. Polymeric composite materials : types and mechanics -- ; 6. Sandwich composite materials, and stitched and unstitched laminates -- ; 7. Biocomposite materials -- ; 8. Special kinds of composites -- ; 9. Biomimetics and biomimetic materials -- ; 10. Superhard materials -- ; 11. Advances in powder metallurgy -- ; 12. Trends in the development of ferrous metals and alloys, and effects of alloying elements on them -- ; 13. Recent non-ferrous metals and alloys -- ; 14. Emerging and futuristic materials -- ; 15. Special materials in specialized applications -- ; 16. Vivid fields of ongoing researches -- ; 17. Trends in the research of natural fibre-reinforced composites and hybrid composites -- ; 18. Recent researches and developments of magical materials N2 - Mechanical, materials, and production engineering students can greatly benefit from Engineering Materials: Research, Applications and Advances. This text focuses heavily on research, and fills a need for current information on the science, processes, and applications in the field. Beginning with a brief overview, the book provides a historical and modern perspective on material science, and describes various types of engineering materials. It examines the industrial process for emerging materials, determines practical use under a wide range of conditions, and establishes what is needed to produce a new generation of materials ER -