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Materials in World Perspective

Assessment of Resources, Technologies and Trends for Key Materials Industries

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  • © 1980

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Authors:
  1. Dieter Gustav Altenpohl

    1. Swiss Aluminium Ltd., Zurich, Switzerland

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Part of the book series: Materials Research and Engineering (MATERIALS)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XV
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  2. Role of Materials in the World Economy

    • Dieter Gustav Altenpohl
    Pages 1-19

  3. Present Structure and Future Trends in Key Materials Industries

    • Dieter Gustav Altenpohl
    Pages 21-126

  4. Technology Planning as Part of Industry’s Planning Process

    • Dieter Gustav Altenpohl
    Pages 127-134

  5. Key Issues for Technology Planning and Assessment

    • Dieter Gustav Altenpohl
    Pages 135-184

  6. Research and Development Opportunities

    • J. P. Clark, F. R. Tuler
    Pages 185-190

  7. Outlook

    • Dieter Gustav Altenpohl
    Pages 191-209

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 211-220
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About this book

This is the first book in a new series - "Materials Research and Engineering" - devoted to the science and technology of materials. "Materials Research and Engineering" evolves from a previous series on "Reine und Angewand­ te Metallkunde" ("Pure and Applied Metallurgy"), which was edited by Werner Koster until his eightieth birthday in 1976. Although the present series is an outgrowth of the earlier one, it should not and cannot be regarded as a continuation. There had to be a shift of scope - and a change in presentation as well. Metallurgy is no longer an isolated art and science. Rather, it is linked by its scientific basis and tech­ nological implications to non-metallic and composite materials, as well as to processes for production, refining, shaping, surface treatment, and appli­ cation. Thus, the new series, "Materials Research and Engineering", will present up-to-date information on scientific and technological progress, as well as on issues of general relevance within the engineering field and industrial society. Premiering the new series, the present book by Dieter Altenpohl gives the reader a very general outlook, in fact, a position analysis of materials and the materials industry within the framework of our contemporary technological environment. It ventures, moreover, to forecast the changes affecting this pattern in a dynamic, interdependent world. This may be an unusual way to start a scientific series - it is believed, nevertheless, to be an appropriate one.

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  • Swiss Aluminium Ltd., Zurich, Switzerland

    Dieter Gustav Altenpohl

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