contentschapter 1  introduction    11.1  concepts and sorts of materials and what the function and status of the material are in society revolution    21.2  conteat and relation of materials science and engineering    51.3  development of materials    71.4  materials and mechanical engineering    10chapter 2  the mechanical properties of metals    132.1  introduction    132.2  static mechanical properties    142.3  hardness tests    222.4  impact toughness    272.5  fracture toughness    302.6  fatigue tests    322.7  test at elevated tempearatures    342.8  variability of material properties    35chapter3  crystal structure and crystallizing    373.1  crystal structure of metals    373.2  actual structure of metals    473.3  crystallization of metal    533.4  structure of steel ingot    59chapter4  plastic deformation and recrystallization of metal    624.1  plastic deformation of metal    624.2  effects of plastic deformation on structure and property of metal    674.3  the change of structure and property of deformed metal during heating    704.4  hot working of metal    754.5  superplasticity    76chapter5  binary alloy    785.1  definitions and basic concepts    785.2  phase structure of alloy    805.3  binary alloy diagram    83chapter 6  iron carbon alloys    996.1  phase structure and properties of iron carbon alloys    996.2  iron carbon equilibrium diagram    1016.3  plain carbon steels    115chapter 7  heat treatment of steel    1207.1  introduction    1207.2  formation of austenite during heating    1227.3  decomposition of austenite during cooling    1297.4  annealing of steel    1407.5  normalising of steel    1447.6  hardening of steel    1467.7  tempering of steel    1597.8  the surface quenching of steel    1657.9  the chemical heat treatment of the steel    170chapter 8  alloy steels    1778.1  effects of alloying elements in steel    1778.2  mechanisms of strengthening in metals    1838.3  categories and code of alloy steels    1868.4  structural alloy steels    1868.5  tool steels    1958.6  steels for special use    202chapter 9  cast iron    2079.1  introduction    2079.2  graphitisation of cast iron    2079.3  classify of cast iron    2099.4  grey cast iron    2119.5  malleable cast iron    2149.6  spheroidal cast iron    2189.7  vermicular cast iron    2239.8  alloy cast iron    224chapter10  nonferrous metals and their alloys    22810.1  aluminum and its alloys    22910.2  copper and its alloys    23710.3  magnesium and its alloys    24110.4  titanium and their alloys    24310.5  bearing alloys    247chapter 11  polymer    25011.1  introduction    25011.2  classification of polymers    25111.3  structural characteristics of polymers    25511.4  properties of polymers and plastics    26611.5  additives for plastic materials and compounding    27711.6  polymer processes    27911.7  properties and utilities of selected polymers    283chapter 12  advanced materials    28512.1  introduction    28512.2  information functional materials    28512.3  composite materials    28612.4  smart materials    29212.5  nanomaterials    29412.6  biomaterial    30012.7  porous materials    301chapter 13  material selecting for parts    30413.1  failure of mechanical parts    30413.2  general principles for selecting suitable materials    31013.3  selecting suitable material for typical parts and working process    311references    316