Front Cover -- Selection and Use of Engineering Materials -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface to the third edition -- Preface to the second edition -- Preface to the first edition -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Motivation for selection -- 2.1 New product development -- 2.2 Improvement of an existing product -- 2.3 Problem situations and constraints on choice -- Chapter 3. Cost basis for selection -- 3.1 Cost-effectiveness and value analysis -- 3.2 Analysis of cost -- Chapter 4. Establishment of service requirements and failure analysis -- 4.1 Selection and design in relation to anticipated service -- 4.2 The causes of failure in service -- 4.3 The mechanisms of failure -- 4.4 Corrosion -- Chapter 5. Specifications and quality control -- 5.1 The role of standard specifications -- 5.2 Inspection and quality control -- Part 2: Selection for Mechanical Properties -- Chapter 6. Static strength -- 6.1 The strength of metals -- 6.2 The strength of thermoplastics -- 6.3 The strength of fibre-reinforced composites -- 6.4 Cement and concrete -- 6.5 The strength of wood -- 6.6 Materials selection criteria for static strength -- Chapter 7. Toughness -- 7.1 The meaning of toughness -- 7.2 The assessment of toughness -- 7.3 Fracture mechanics -- 7.4 General yielding fracture mechanics -- 7.5 Toughness in polymers and adhesives -- 7.6 Materials selection for toughness -- Chapter 8. Stiffness -- 8.1 The importance of stiffness -- 8.2 The stiffness of materials -- 8.3 The stiffness of sections -- 8.4 Materials selection criteria for stiffness -- 8.5 Comparison of materials selection criteria -- Chapter 9. Fatigue -- 9.1 Micromechanisms of fatigue in metals -- 9.2 The assessment of fatigue resistance -- 9.3 Factors influencing fatigue of metals -- 9.4 Fatigue of non-metallic materials -- 9.5 Materials selection for fatigue resistance.

Chapter 10. Creep and temperature resistance -- 10.1 The evaluation of creep -- 10.2 The nature of creep -- 10.3 The development of creep-resisting alloys -- 10.4 The service temperatures of engineering materials -- 10.5 The selection of materials for creep resistance -- 10.6 Deformation mechanism diagrams -- Part 3:Selection for Surface Durability -- Chapter 11. Selection for corrosion resistance -- 11.1 The nature of the corrosion process -- 11.2 The problem of hydrogen embrittlement of steel -- 11.3 The selection of materials for resistance to atmospheric corrosion -- 11.4 The selection of materials for resistance to oxidation at elevated temperatures -- 11.5 The selection of materials for resistance to corrosion in the soil -- 11.6 The selection of materials for resistance to corrosion in water -- 11.7 The selection of materials for chemical plant -- 11.8 The degradation of polymeric materials -- Chapter 12. Selection of materials for resistance to wear -- 12.1 The mechanisms of wear -- 12.2 The effect of environment on wear -- 12.3 Surface treatment to reduce wear -- 12.4 Wear-resistant polymers -- 12.5 Erosive wear -- 12.6 Selection of materials for resistance to erosive wear -- Chapter 13. The relationship between materials selection and materials processing -- 13.1 The purpose of materials processing -- 13.2 The background to process selection -- 13.3 The casting of metals and alloys -- 13.4 Wrought products -- 13.5 The processing of polymers -- 13.6 The processing of composites -- 13.7 Fabrication from powder -- 13.8 Fastening and joining -- Chapter 14. The formalization of selection procedures -- 14.1 Materials databases -- Part 4: Case studies in materials selection -- Chapter 15. Materials for airframes -- 15.1 Principal characteristics of aircraft structures -- 15.2 Property requirements of aircraft structures.

15.3 Requirements for high-speed flight -- 15.4 Candidate materials for aircraft structures -- Chapter 16. Materials for ship structures -- 16.1 The ship girder -- 16.2 Factors influencing materials selection for ship hulls -- 16.3 Materials of construction -- Chapter 17. Materials for engines and power generation -- 17.1 Internal combustion -- 17.2 External combustion -- Chapter 18. Materials for automobile structures -- 18.1 The use of steel -- 18.2 The introduction of plastics -- 18.3 Aluminium and its alloys -- 18.4 Corrosion damage to automobiles -- 18.5 Surface treatment of steel for car bodies -- 18.6 Future trends in body construction and materials -- 18.7 Exhaust systems -- Chapter 19. Materials for bearings -- 19.1 Rolling bearings -- 19.2 Plain bearings -- Chapter 20. Materials for springs -- 20.1 Steels -- 20.2 Non-ferrous springs -- 20.3 Non-metallic springs -- Chapter 21. Investigative case studies -- 21.1 Electric chain saw (Black & Decker Ltd.) -- 21.2 The Sturmey Archer gear -- 21.3 High-power gridded tube (English Electric Valve Co. Ltd.) -- Chapter 22. Problems -- Index.