Mechanical Engineers’ Handbook, Volume 1

Full coverage of materials and mechanical design in engineering Mechanical Engineers' Handbook, Fourth Edition provides a quick guide to specialized areas you may encounter in your work, giving you access to the basics of each and pointing you toward trusted resources for further reading, if needed. The accessible information inside offers discussions, examples, and analyses of the topics covered. This first volume covers materials and mechanical design, giving you accessible and in-depth access to the most common topics you'll encounter in the discipline: carbon and alloy steels, stainless steels, aluminum alloys, copper and copper alloys, titanium alloys for design, nickel and its alloys, magnesium and its alloys, superalloys for design, composite materials, smart materials, electronic materials, viscosity measurement, and much more. Presents comprehensive coverage of materials and mechanical design Offers the option of being purchased as a four-book set or as single books, depending on your needs Comes in a subscription format through the Wiley Online Library and in electronic and custom formats Engineers at all levels of industry, government, or private consulting practice will find Mechanical Engineers' Handbook, Volume 1 a great resource they'll turn to repeatedly as a reference on the basics of materials and mechanical design.

Full coverage of materials and mechanical design inengineeringMechanical Engineers' Handbook, Fourth Edition provides aquick guide to specialized areas you may encounter in your workgiving you access to the basics of each and pointing you towardtrusted resources for further reading, if needed. The accessibleinformation inside offers discussions, examples, and analyses ofthe topics covered.This first volume covers materials and mechanical design, givingyou accessible and in-depth access to the most common topics you'llencounter in the discipline: carbon and alloy steels, stainlesssteels, aluminum alloys, copper and copper alloys, titanium alloysfor design, nickel and its alloys, magnesium and its alloyssuperalloys for design, composite materials, smart materialselectronic materials, viscosity measurement, and much more.* Presents comprehensive coverage of materials and mechanicaldesign* Offers the option of being purchased as a four-book set or assingle books, depending on your needs* Comes in a subscription format through the Wiley Online Libraryand in electronic and custom formatsEngineers at all levels of industry, government, or privateconsulting practice will find Mechanical Engineers' HandbookVolume 1 a great resource they'll turn to repeatedly as areference on the basics of materials and mechanical design.

Preface ixVision for the Fourth Edition xiContributors xiiiPart 1 Materials 11. Carbon and Alloy Steels 3Bruce L. Bramfitt2. Stainless Steels 39James Kelly3. Aluminum Alloys 61J. G. Kaufman4. Copper and Copper Alloys 117Konrad J. A. Kundig and Robert D. Weed5. A Guide to Engineering Selection of Titanium Alloys for Design 229Matthew J. Donachie6. Nickel and Its Alloys 267Gaylord D. Smith and Brian A. Baker7. Magnesium and Its Alloys 289Robert E. Brown8. A Guide to Engineering Selection of Superalloys for Design 299Matthew J. Donachie, John Marcin, and Stephen J. Donachie (deceased)9. Thermoplastics, Thermosets, and Elastomers--Descriptions and Properties 353Edward N. Peters10. Composite Materials 401Carl Zweben11. Smart Materials 439James A. Harvey12. Overview of Ceramic Materials, Design, and Application 453R. Nathan Katz13. Electronic Materials and Packaging 475Warren C. Fackler14. Sources of Material Data 515J. G. Kaufman15. Quantitative Methods of Materials Selection 531Mahmoud M. FaragPart 2 Engineering Mechanics 55316. Stress Analysis 555Franklin E. Fisher17. Force Measurement 623Patrick Collins18. Resistive Strain Measurement Devices 659Mark Tuttle19. An Introduction to the Finite-Element Method 681Tarek I. Zohdi20. Failure Models: Performance and Service Requirements for Metals 703J. A. Collins, G.P. Potirniche, and S. R. Daniewicz21. Failure Analysis of Plastics 771Vishu Shah22. Failure Modes: Performance and Service Requirements for Ceramics 789Dietrich Munz23. Viscosity Measurement 809Ann M. Anderson, Bradford A. Bruno, and Lilla Safford Smith24. Tribology Measurements 837Prasanta Sahoo25. Vibration and Shock 861Singiresu S. Rao26. Acoustics 885Jonathan D. Blotter, Scott D. Sommerfeldt, and Kent L. Gee27. Acoustical Measurements 953Brian E. Anderson, Jonathan D. Blotter, Kent L. Gee, and Scott D. SommerfeldtIndex 997