PART Ⅰ INTRODUCTION TO MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 1
Unit 1 Materials Science and Engineering 1
Reading Material:Chemical Banding and Solid Materials 5
Unit 2 Classification of Materials 11
Reading Material:How Does the Structure of Metals and Alloys Differ from that of Ceramics or Polymers? 14
Unit 3 Structure-Properly Relationships of Materials 18
Reading Material:Fracture Mechanisms of Elastic and Plastic Deformation for Materials 22
Unit 4 Chemistry and Advanced Materials 28
Reading Material:Chemistry and the Synthesis of Novel Materials 31
Unit 5 Matcrials Research:Today and Future(Part Ⅰ) 38
Reading Material:Material Research:Today and Future(Part Ⅱ) 42
PART Ⅱ METALLIC MATERIALS AND ALLOYS 46
Unit 6 An Introduction to Metallic Materials 46
Reading Material:Structures of Metals and Alloys 49
Unit 7 Applying Powder Metallurgy to Gear Manufacturing 54
Reading Material:Powder Metallurgy Innovations 57
Unit 8 Metal-Matrix Composites:Challenges and Opportunities 61
Reading Material:Materials Science in Space 66
PART Ⅲ CERAMICS 71
Unit 9 Introduction to Ceramies(Ⅰ) 71
Reading Material:Introduction to Ceramics(Ⅱ) 75
Unit 10 Advanced Ceramics on the Battlefield 79
Reading Material:Advance Ceramics to Continue Growth into the Millennium 82
Unit 11 Cetatnic Processing Methods 85
Reading Material:Novel Ceramic Processing Method——Direct Casting 88
Unit 12 Advanced Ceramic Materials:Basic Research Viewpoint(Ⅰ) 91
Reading Material:Advanced Ceramic Materials:Basic Research Viewpoint(Ⅱ) 94
PART Ⅳ POLYMERS 97
Unit 13 Polymer Synthesis 97
Reading Material:Chemistry Basics 101
Unit 14 Polymer Structure 106
Reading Material:Polymer Morphology 110
Unit 15 Polymer Liquid Crystals 113
Reading Material:PLCs Phases and Their Applications 117
Unit 16 Applications of Polymers 120
Reading Material:Thermal Properties of Polymers 123
PART Ⅴ COMPOSITES 127
Unit 17 Polymerie Composite Materials 127
Reading Material:Ceramic Matrix Composites 132
Unit 18 Composites Tum Green(Part Ⅰ) 138
Reading Material:Natural Fibre Composites 140
Unit 19 Composites Turn Green(Part Ⅱ) 146
Reading Material:True Biocotnposites 148
PART Ⅵ NANOMATERIALS 150
Unit 20 Nanostructured Materials——Categories of Nanostructured Materials 150
Reading Material:Nanostructured Materials——Factors Controlling the Properties of Nanostructured Materials 153
Unit 21 Nanostructured Materials——Recent Scientific Advances 156
Reading Material:Nanostructured Materials——Recent Technological Advances 159
Unit 22 Nanostructured Materials——Applications 162
Reading Material:Nanostructured Materials——Carbon Materials 165
Unit 23 The Futute of Nanostructure Science and Technology 168
Reading Material:Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Materials 171
PART Ⅶ BIOMATERIALS 176
Unit 24 Biotnaterials Introduction 176
Reading Material:Bioactive Alternative Materials 179
Unit 25 Design of Novel Functional Biomaterials 185
Reading Material:Functional Biomaterials:Active Material Transformation 189
Unit 26 Typical Applications of Biocomposites:Soft Tissue Applications 194
Reading Material:Typical Applications of Biocomposites:Hard Tissue Applications 198
Unit 27 Biomedical Materials for the New Millennium:A Perspective on the Future 205
Reading Material:Composite Biomaterials:Biocompatibility and Future Advance 210
APPENDIXES 216
Append.1 Elements Listed by Atomic Number 216
Append.2 Main Journals of Materials Science and Technology 217
Append.3 Research Group and Society of Materials Science and Technology 221
Append.4 The List of Polymers in Common Use 222
Glossary 224