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Materials science is an interdisciplinary field involving the properties of matter and its applications to various areas of science and engineering. This science investigates the relationship between the structure of materials at atomic or molecular...

Ba(Ti,Zr)O3 solid solutions were prepared by a few alternative techniques: sol-precipitation, co-precipitation via oxalate route, the modified Pechini method and the classical solid state reaction procedure. For the three types of nanopowders prepared...

The properties of nanocrystalline ceramics are in many respects unique because the grain boundaries, which are in reality discontinuities of small but finite thickness, attain significant volume fractions when the average grain size is below...

Recently, the use of composite materials has increased in various areas of science and technology due to their special properties, with applications in biomedical, aircraft, automotive, defence and aerospace, as well other advanced industries. Tribology...

A polymer is a large molecule (macromolecule) composed of repeating structural units typically connected by covalent chemical bonds. While polymer in popular usage suggests plastic, the term actually refers to a large class of natural and synthetic...

Recently, the utilisation of metal matrix composites (MMC's) has increased in various areas of industry due to their special mechanical and physical properties. MMC's, particularly aluminium based composites have a high specific strength and stiffness at...

This book gathers the latest research in the study of polymers as natural nanocomposites. Topics discussed include the comparative analysis of reinforcement mechanisms; the geometry of intercomponent interactions; the reinforcement structural model;...

Artificially structured materials granular magnetic solids, as well as nano-sized multi-layer films are of great interest. The granules consist of nanometer sized metal particles embedded in an immiscible medium, in most cases an insulator. The...

The goal of this book is to describe basic approaches to modelling non-isothermal interaction kinetics during CS of advanced materials and reveal the existing controversies and apparent contradictions between different theories, on one hand, and between...

Research during the last two decades in science and engineering has resulted in the fabrication of atomically precise structures. Nanotechnology is generally defined as the ability to create and use materials, devices and systems with unique properties...

Metallic, organic and mineral glasses evolve similarly with the time and approach an equilibrium state. This physical aging, a basic feature of the glassy state, is very important for a practical point of view. The ageing time and the conditions of glass...

Nowadays, the use of composite materials has increased in various areas of science and technology due to their special properties, namely for these application in aircraft, automotive, defence and aerospace industries as well others advanced industries...

Nanophase materials and technology is a new application technology. Nanocomposites have attracted tremendous attention due to their potential applications in biomedical, catalytic, separation, chemical sensing, fuel cell, capacitors, microfabrication,...

Materials science includes those parts of chemistry and physics that deal with the properties of materials. It encompasses four classes of materials, the study of each of which may be considered a separate field: metals; ceramics; polymers and composites...

This book deals with analytical models of thermal stresses in isotropic and anisotropic composite materials, represented by isotropic and anisotropic multi- and one-particle-(envelope)-matrix systems along with related thermal-stress induced phenomena...

In recent years, among numerous advanced composite materials, non-homogeneous materials, such as functionally graded materials and laminated media, have received considerable attention in the field of structural design subjected to external...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590338865Author A L IordanskiiFormat HardbackPage Count 229Imprint Nova BiomedicalPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 639g

Strength & Fracture of Polymer Films & FibersBook InformationISBN 9781590332702Author Bronya TsoiFormat HardbackPage Count 213Imprint Nova BiomedicalPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 677g

Progress in rocket and space technique required the creation of a new types of materials, heat-shielding ones, which prevent decomposition of construction materials by high-temperature flows. During the last 40 years a great number of heat-shielding...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781536153293Author Cinzia BurattiFormat HardbackPage Count 306Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 532g

Numerical Simulation of the Heat Conductivity of Randomly Inhomogeneous Two-Dimensional Composite Materials consists of six sections. The introduction and second section present a wide variety of theoretical and empirical models for heat transport in...

This book deals with analytical models of hydrogen-induced stresses in metallic materials. The analytical models, which are presented in this first volume, are determined for isotropic metallic materials. In general, hydrogen is accumulated in metallic...

The Sixth Army Materials Technology Conference, IICeramics for High Performance Applications-II I-Reliabilityll , was co-sponsored by the Army Materials and Mechanics Research Center and the U. S. Department of Energy, Office of Transportation Programs ...

Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Composites introduces a wide audience of engineers, scientists and product designers to this important and rapidly expanding class of high performance composites. Dr Loos provides readers with the scientific fundamentals of...

This book presents the many different techniques and methods of fabricating materials on the nanometer scale, and, specifically, the utilization of these resources with regard to sensors. The techniques described are studied from an application-oriented...

This book describes several tractable theories for fluid flow in porous media. The important mathematical quations about structural stability and spatial decay are address. Thermal convection and stability of other flows in porous media are covered. A...

Engineered Nanopores for Bioanalytical Applications is the first book to focus primarily on practical analytical applications of nanopore development. These nanoscale analytical techniques have exciting potential because they can be used in applications...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781426373060Author Mara GrunbaumFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint National Geographic KidsPublisher National Geographic KidsWeight(grams) 232g

This volume in the Hydraulic Machinery Book Series covers the most important types of hydraulic machinery: hydraulic turbines for transforming water power to mechanical output; and pumps for producing fluid pressure for many purposes. It describes the...

After the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov "for groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene," even more research and development efforts have been focused on...

Exploring advanced ceramic coatings and ultra-high temperature ceramic materials, this issue brings readers up-to-date with important new and emerging findings, materials, and applications. The nineteen papers in this issue originate from two symposia...

Koyanagi presents a concise and practical guide to using a micromechanics approach to predict the strength and durability of unidirectionally aligned continuum carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRPs).As the use of composite materials in becomes more...

This book focuses on the biologically derived adsorbent with numerous applications in wastewater treatment, metal recovery, biosensor development, and so forth. It initiates with the description of biological sources of biosorbents followed by...

Reflecting emerging methods and the evolution of the field, Introduction to Texture Analysis: Macrotexture, Microtexture, and Orientation Mapping keeps mathematics to a minimum in covering both traditional macrotexture analysis and more advanced...

In contrast to metals, a composite material acquires an internal structure where the imprint of its manufacturing process history is a significant part of the internal structure’s makeup and in many cases determines how the material responds to external...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780873395410Author James W. EvansFormat PaperbackPage Count 548Imprint The Minerals, Metals & Materials SocietyPublisher The Minerals, Metals &...

In Carbon Fiber Composites, the reader is introduced to a wide range of carbon fiber composites, including polymer-matrix, metal matrix, carbon-matrix, ceramic-matrix and hybrid composites. The subject is examined in a tutorial fashion, so that no prior...

How could nanotechnology not perk the interest of any designer, engineer or architect? Exploring the intriguing new approaches to design that nanotechnologies offer, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnologies and Design is set against the sometimes fantastic...

BBased on the Institute of Concrete Technology's advanced course, the Advanced Concrete Technology series is a comprehensive educational and reference resource for the concrete materials technologist. An expert international team of authors from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780750357272Author R.V MangalarajaFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Institute of Physics PublishingPublisher Institute of Physics Publishing