Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction

Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction
by William D. Callister

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Author: William D. Callister
Brand: NA
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-02-17
ISBN: 0471736961
Number of pages: 832
Publisher: Wiley
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Book Review: Good, but what about those W Chapters??
Summary: 4 Stars

I would consider this a good undergraduate level text for an introduction to material science, as the title implies. It has good illustrations, nice web content to accompany the text. It does not require the web content to easily understand the material... HOWEVER, the last several chapters of this edition are pdf's available on the web only and referenced in the index by W1,W2, W3, etc. Not ideal, especially considering that you get only 360 days access to those chapters. I would have preferred them to be part of the text. One of those web chapters was a primary reason for purchasing this book.

Other than this, it has good coverage of the basics and is an easy read for those interested in the subject, especially if you do not a Material Scientist. It provides a conceptual understanding of metals, ceramics and polymers. How their properties arise from their atomic/molecular structure as well as how processes impact these properties. Very good walkthough of how to interpret phase diagrams for unary and binary systems... I perhaps would be interested in the latest edition to see if more complex phase diagrams are covered, seeing as how the industry I work in has moved away from binary alloys and are now mostly tertiary and quad alloys, it would help to see coverage of these. There is a mention of this in this edition, but none are covered in detail.

Overall a very good reference.

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Summary of Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction

Building on the extraordinary success of six best-selling editions, Bill Callister's new Seventh Edition of MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING: AN INTRODUCTION continues to promote student understanding of the three primary types of materials (metals, ceramics, and polymers) and composites, as well as the relationships that exist between the structural elements of materials and their properties.

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