Part Ⅰ INTRODUCTION TO MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 1
Unit 1 Materials Science and Engineering 1
Unit 2 Classification of Materials 10
Unit 3 Atomic Structure of Materials 21
Unit 4 Physical and Chemical Properties of Materials 31
Unit 5 Mechanical Properties of Materials 39
Unit 6 Looking Beyond the Last 50 Years:The Future of Materials Science and Engineering 47
Part Ⅱ METALLIC MATERIALS AND ALLOYS 58
Unit 7 Introduction to Metals and Alloys 58
Unit 8 Superalloy 65
Unit 9 Corrosion of Metallic Materials 76
Part Ⅲ CERAMICS 86
Unit 10 Introduction to Ceramic Materials 86
Unit 11 Relationship among Microstructure,Processing,and Applications 96
Unit 12 Bioceramics(Part Ⅰ) 106
Part Ⅳ POLYMER 116
Unit 13 Introduction to Polymer 116
Unit 14 Soft Materials:Polymers and Plastics 125
Unit 15 Biodegradable Polymers for Food Packaging 135
Part Ⅴ COMPOSITES 146
Unit 16 Introduction to Composites 146
Unit 17 Properties of Composite Materials 153
Unit 18 Polymer Nanotechnology:Nanocomposites 162
PART Ⅵ NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS 171
Unit 19 Nanotechnology and Nanostructured Materials 171
Unit 20 Creation of Nanostructured Materials 179
Unit 21 Applications of Nanostructured Materials 188
PART Ⅶ BIOMATERIALS 200
Unit 22 Biomaterial:An Introduction 200
Unit 23 Applications of Biocomposites 208
Unit 24 Biocompatible Dental Materials 217
APPENDIXES 228
Append Main Journals of materials Science and Technology 228
Answer to Reading Comprehension 235