Gives you 40% more information than the previous edition. New topics include recycling, superconductors, metal-matrix composites, and intermetallics.
1,800 illustrations, 1,200 tables.
Sections include: Specific Metals and Alloys, Special-Purpose Alloys, Superconducting Materials, Pure Metals, Recycling, and Toxicity of Metals.
Policy on Units of Measure
Preface
Authors
Reviewers and Contributors
Section 1 : Specific Metals and Alloys
Introduction to Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys
Alloy and Temper Designation Systems for Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys
Aluminum Mill and Engineered Wrought Products
Properties of Wrought Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys
Aluminum Foundry products
Properties of Cast Aluminum Alloys
Aluminum-Lithium Alloys
High-Strength Aluminum P/M Alloys
Appendix: Conventionally Pressed and Sintered Aluminum P/M Alloys
Introduction to Copper and Copper Alloys
Wrought Copper and Copper Alloy Products
Sheet and Strip
Tubular Products
Wire and Cable
Stress Relaxation Characteristics
Properties of Wrought Coppers and Copper Alloys
Selection and Application of Copper Alloy Castings
Properties of Cast Copper Alloys
Copper P/M Products
Beryllium-Copper and Other Beryllium-Containing Alloys
Nickel and Nickel Alloys
Cobalt and Cobalt Alloys
Selection and Application of Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys
Properties of Magnesium Alloys
Tin and Tin Alloys
Zinc and Zinc Alloys
Lead and Lead Alloys
Refractory Metals and Alloys
Introduction
Niobium
Tantalum
Molybdenum
Tungsten
Rhenium
Refractory Metal Fiber-Reinforced Composites
Introduction to Titanium and Titanium Alloys
Wrought Titanium and Titanium Alloys
Titanium and Titanium Alloy Castings
Titanium P/M Products
Zirconium and Hafnium
Uranium and Uranium Alloys
Beryllium
Precious Metals
Precious Metals and Their Uses
Precious Metals in Dentistry
Properties of Precious Metals
Silver and Silver Alloys
Gold and Gold Alloys
Platinum and Platinum Alloys
Palladium and Palladium Alloys
Rare Earth Metals
Germanium and Germanium Compounds
Gallium and Gallium Compounds
Indium and Bismuth
Section 2 : Special-Purpose Materials
Magnetically Soft Materials
Permanent Magnet Materials
Metallic Glasses
Electrical Resistance Alloys
Electrical Contact Materials
Thermocouple Materials
Low-Expansion Alloys
Shape Memory Alloys
Metal-Matrix Composites
Ordered Intermetallics
Dispersion-Strengthened Nickel-Base and Iron-Base Alloys
Cemented Carbides
Cermets
Superabrasives and Ultrahard Tool Materials
Structural Ceramics
Section 3 : Superconducting Materials
Introduction
Principles of Superconductivity
Niobium-Titanium Superconductors
A15 Superconductors
Ternary Molybdenum Chalcogenides (Chevrel Phases)
Thin-Film Materials
High-Temperature Superconductors for Wire and Tapes
Section 4 : Pure Metals
Preparation and Characterization of Pure Metals
Periodic Table of the Elements
Properties of Pure Metals
Properties of The Rare Earth Metals
Properties of The Actinide Metals (Ac-Pu)
Properties of The Transplutonium Actinide Metals (Am-Fm)
Section 5 : Special Engineering Topics
Recycling of Nonferrous Alloys
Recycling of Aluminum
Recycling of Copper
Recycling of Magnesium
Recycling of Tin
Recycling of Lead
Recycling of zinc
Recycling of Zinc from EAF Dust
Recycling of Titanium
Recycling of Electronic Scrap
Toxicity of Metals
Metric Conversion Guide
Abbreviations, Symbols, and Tradenames
Index
