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Fifty materials that make the world /

"This book introduces materials and how advances in materials result in advances in technology and our daily lives. Each chapter covers a particular material, how the material was discovered or invented, when it was first used, how this material has impacted the world, what makes the material i...

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Main Authors: Baker, Ian (Materials scientist) (Author)
Group Author: Ashby, M. F. (writer of foreword.)
Published: Springer,
Publisher Address: Cham, Switzerland :
Publication Dates: [2018]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Materials > Technological innovations.
Materials science.
Summary: "This book introduces materials and how advances in materials result in advances in technology and our daily lives. Each chapter covers a particular material, how the material was discovered or invented, when it was first used, how this material has impacted the world, what makes the material important, how it is used today, and future applications. The list of materials covered in this book includes stone, wood, natural fibers, clay, superalloys, lead, iron, steel, silicon, glass, rubber, composites, plastics, rare earth magnets, and lightweight alloys."--Back cover.
Carrier Form: xvii, 271 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9783319787640
3319787640
Index Number: TA403
CLC: TB3
Call Number: TB3/B167
Contents: ABS plastics -- Aluminium/aluminum -- Asphalt -- Bakelite -- Bronze -- Celluloid -- Clay -- Concrete -- Copper -- Cotton -- Diamond -- Gallium arsenide -- Glass -- Glass fiber reinforced polymers -- Gold -- Graphite -- Gutta percha -- Iron -- Kevlar and other aramid fibers -- Lead -- Lead zirconate titanate -- Leather -- Lithium -- Magnesium -- Nickel-based superalloys -- Nitinol -- Nylon -- Paper -- Platinum -- Polyester -- Polyethylene -- Polypropylene -- Polystyrene -- Polytetraflouroethylene -- PVC -- Rare earth magnets -- Rayon -- Rubber -- Silicon -- Silver -- Steel -- Stainless steel -- Stone -- Tin -- Titanium -- Tungsten -- Uranium/uranium oxide -- Wood -- Wool -- Zinc.

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