This
note explains the following topics: Composite Materials, Phase Diagrams,
Metallic Materials, Families of materials, properties applications and
selection criteria, Structure of Materials, Mechanical Properties, Polymeric
materials, Ceramic Materials, Bonding in solids. Relation between Bonding,
structure and properties of materials.
This textbook, authored by Dr. Swati
Gangwar and Mr. Kapil Kumar, comprehensively covers the very basics of
material science and engineering. Classifications of materials are taken up
as metals, polymers, composite materials, and biomaterials; their properties
and applications are described. Crystal structures are discussed in terms of
Bravais lattices, Miller indices, and atomic packing factor. Students will
also be introduced to X-ray crystallography and how it might be applied for
the determination of inner structure of the materials. Its clarity in
structure and rich detail make it extremely useful for courses ranging from
introductory to advanced in material science and engineering. Significant
emphasis throughout the text, quite markedly, on the importance of
understanding material properties and their relationship with structure
toward an effective design and application of an engineering material.
Lecture note on earth material:
Fundamentals of earth materials, strategic minerals, metals, and their
geochemical importance and significance Earth materials-Atoms and elements,
elements and their formation in the universe, cosmochemistry Chemical bonds
that characterize Earth materials with symmetry, lattices, point groups, and
space groups. It further discusses metamorphic petrology, which is rich in
dealing with the processes and transformations that occur in Earth's crust.
The resource is also important to students of geology, mineralogy, and other
related courses for it provides an overview of the material composition and
structure of the Earth.