This definitive resource presents a comprehensive array of data on engineering materials which has been verified through major professional societies in the materials field, such as ASM International and the American Ceramic Society. For engineers making, selecting, or evaluating materials, this volume is an ideal starting point: organized by materials properties and including a key word indexing system, it is exceptionally easy to search — many data sets are presented in an extensive selection section, where materials can be compared by property value. This is ideal for design applications.

A bestseller since its first edition, the Third Edition of the CRC Materials Science and Engineering Handbook stands alone as the consummate reference for data on the full spectrum of engineering materials. This edition has been significantly expanded, most notably by the addition of new tabular materials for a wide range of nonferrous alloys and various composite materials. It offers more than 300 tables covering all important engineering materials categories.

Target Audience: Highly recommended for any reader who approaches materials science from a research, applications, or design perspective.

Table of Contents:

Structure of Materials

Composition of Materials

Phase Diagram Sources

Thermodynamic and Kinetic Data

Thermal Properties of Materials

Mechanical Properties of Materials

Electrical Properties of Materials

Optical Properties of Materials

Chemical Properties of Materials

Selecting Structural Properties

Selecting Thermodynamic and Kinetic Properties

Selecting Thermal Properties

Selecting Mechanical Properties

Selecting Electrical Properties

Selecting Optical Properties

Selecting Chemical Properties