Overview
Provides a concise introduction to various materials with broad day-to-day applications
Describes how the uses of certain materials were discovered and their importance in today’s world
Examines how advances in materials underlie and enable advances in technology
Covers a wide range of materials including stone, wood, leather, cloth, natural fibers, gold, and numerous alloys
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About this book
This book introduces materials and how advances in materials result in advances in technology and our daily lives. Each chapter covers a particular material, how the material was discovered or invented, when it was first used, how this material has impacted the world, what makes the material important, how it is used today, and future applications. The list of materials covered in this book includes stone, wood, natural fibers, metals, clay, lead, iron, steel, silicon, glass, rubber, composites, polyethylene, rare earth magnet, and alloys.
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About the author
Ian Baker is a Professor of Engineering at Dartmouth College. His research interests include mechanical behavior of metallic alloys, magnetic materials, ice and snow, phase transformations, electron microscopy, and x-ray techniques.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Fifty Materials That Make the World
Authors: Ian Baker
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78766-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-78764-0Published: 06 July 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08780-7Published: 01 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-78766-4Published: 21 June 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 271
Number of Illustrations: 42 b/w illustrations, 137 illustrations in colour
Topics: Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Nanotechnology and Microengineering, Popular Science in Chemistry and Materials, Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials
Industry Sectors: Aerospace, Biotechnology, Chemical Manufacturing, Consumer Packaged Goods, Electronics, Energy, Utilities & Environment, Engineering, Materials & Steel, Oil, Gas & Geosciences