目次

1. Introduction: materials-history and character2. Family trees: organising materials and processes3. Strategic thinking: matching material to design4. Elastic stiffness, and weight: atomic bonding and packing5. Stiffness-limited design6. Beyond elasticity: plasticity, yielding and ductility7. Strength-limited design8. Fracture and fracture toughness9. Cyclic loading and fatigue failure10. Fracture- and fatigue-limited design11. Friction and wear12. Materials and heat13. Diffusion and creep: materials at high temperatures14. Durability: oxidation, corrosion, degradation15. Electrical materials: conductors, insulators, and dielectrics16. Magnetic materials17. Materials for optical devices18. Manufacturing processes and design19. Processing, microstructure and properties20. Materials, environment, and sustainabilityGuided Learning Unit 1: Simple ideas of crystallographyGuided Learning Unit 2: Phase diagrams and phase transformationsAppendix A: Data for engineering materialsAppendix B: Corrosion tablesAppendix C: Material properties and length scales