Contents 1
UNIT ONE Materials Science and Engineering 1
Reading and Comprehension 1
Passage Two:Superconductors Beyond 1-2- 3
Passage One:R D of Advanced Ceramics 3
Reading and Practice 8
Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering 8
Advanced Materials and the Economy(Ⅰ) 17
Reading and Translation 17
Advanced Materials and the Economy(Ⅱ) 23
UNIT Two The Structure of Crystalline Solids 23
Reading and Comprehension 23
Crystal Structure 30
Reading and Practice 30
Crystalline Defects 42
Reading and Translation 42
Isotropy and Anisotropy 44
UNIT THREE Materials Corrosion 44
Reading and Comprehension 44
Cost of Corrosion 48
Reading and Practice 48
Types of Corrosion 56
Reading and Translation 56
Protection Against Corrosion 59
UNIT FOUR Surface and Interface Engineering 59
Reading and Comprehension 59
Reading and Practice 64
Introduction to Surface and Interface Engineering 64
Anodizing of Aluminium 73
Reading and Translation 73
Case Hardening 79
UNIT FIVE Fracture of Metals 79
Reading and Comprehension 79
Introduction to the Fracture of Metals 83
Reading and Practice 83
Mechanism of Fatiguc Crack Initiation and Growth 91
Reading and Translation 91
Fracture Mechanism 95
UNIT SIX Iron and Steel 95
Reading and Comprehension 95
Reading and Practice 102
Microstructural Design in Low Alloy Steels 102
Phases and Structures of Steel 110
Reading and Translation 110
Reading and Comprehension 117
UNIT SEVEN Nonferrous Alloys 117
The Strengthening of Iron and Its Alloys 117
Reading and Practice 121
Revolution of Aluminium 121
Properties of Aluminium Alloys 132
Reading and Translation 132
Copper Alloy Systems 140
UNIT EIGHT Traditional Ceramics 140
Reading and Comprehension 140
Reading and Practice 145
Introduction to Traditional Ceramics 145
Raw Materials of Ceramics 154
Reading and Translation 154
Forming Process 161
UNIT NINE Advanced Ceramics 161
Reading and Comprehension 161
Reading and Practice 168
Development of Electronic Ceramics 175
Reading and Translation 175
Bioceramics,A Clinical Success 180
UNIT TEN Polymer Materials 180
Reading and Comprehension 180
A Brief Introduction 187
Reading and Practice 187
Reading and Translation 198
Engineering Thermoplastics 198
Processing and Fabrication of Thermoplastics 202
UNIT ELEVEN Metal Matrix Composites 202
Reading and Comprehension 202
Engineering Problems of Metal Matrix Composites 215
Reading and Practice 215
Metal Matrix Composites 227
Reading and Translation 227
Reading and Comprehension 231
UNIT TWELVE Polymer Matrix Composites 231
Machining of Metal Matrix Composites 231
Fibrous Reinforcements 237
Reading and Practice 237
Polymeric Matrix Material 247
Reading and Translation 247
Fabrication of PMCs 251
UNIT THIRTEEN Smart Materials 251
Reading and Comprehension 251
Reading and Practice 259
A Brief Introduction 259
Fiber Optic Sensing Tcchniques 275
Reading and Translation 275
Intelligent Gels 279
UNIT FOURTEEN Testing Materials 279
Reading and Comprehension 279
Testing Metals(Ⅰ) 283
Reading and Practice 283
Reading and Translation 290
Testing Metals(Ⅱ) 290
Choosing the Right Metal for the Right Job 294
UNIT FIFTEEN Nanophase Materials 294
Reading and Comprehension 294
A Brief Introduction 298
Reading and Practice 298
The Mcchanical Properties of Nanomaterials 309
Reading and Translation 309
Reading and Comprehension 311
UNIT SIXTEEN Biomaterials 311
Fabrication of Nanomaterials 311
A Brief Introduction 318
Reading and Practice 318
Artificial Organs 328
Reading and Translation 328
Drug Delivery 330
UNIT SEVENTEEN Materials for Information and Communication 330
Reading and Comprehension 330
Materials for Information and Communication 336
Reading and Practice 336
Reading and Translation 345
Silicon Crystal Growth 345
The Invention of Transistor 347
UNIT EIGHTEEN Energy Materials 347
Reading and Comprehension 347
Materials for Energy Utilization 353
Reading and Practice 353
Ceramie Fuel Cells 363
Reading and Translation 363
UNIT NINETEEN Carbon Materials 365
Reading and Comprehension 365
Hydrogen as an Energy Medium for Renewable Energy 365
Carbon Materials 371
Reading and Practice 371
Through the Nanotube 379
Reading and Translation 379
Encapsulated C60 in Carbon Nanotubes 381
UNIT TWENTY Advanced Materials for Application 381
Reading and Comprehension 381
Advanced Materials for Aircraft Engine Applications(Ⅰ)Reading and Practice 386
Advanced Materials for Aircraft Engine Applications(Ⅱ)Reading and Translation 396
1 Application Letter 397
Future Turbine Material Trends 397
PRACTICAL WRITING 397
2 Business Letter 400
3 Invitation Card 403
4 Resume 405
5 Postcard 408
6 Business Card 409
7 Memorandum 411
8 Advertisement 413
9 Contract 415
10 Laboratory Report 418
11 Proposal Report 423
12 Feasibility Report 425
13 Title and Key Words 427
14 Abstract 429
15 Bibliography 431
16 Degree Paper(Ⅰ) 433
17 Degree Paper(Ⅱ) 437
18 Academic Paper 440
GLOSSARY 445