本書針對金屬材料工程專業(yè)應(yīng)知應(yīng)會的專業(yè)知識, 進行系統(tǒng)性介紹和歸納總結(jié), 有利于推進金屬材料工程專業(yè)的教學(xué)改革及提高學(xué)生專業(yè)英語學(xué)習能力。全書共6.章, 具體如下: 第一章工程材料簡介、第二章金屬材料結(jié)構(gòu)、第三章材料財產(chǎn)、第四章鋼的熱處理、第五章碳鋼和合金鋼、第六章鑄鐵及其熱處理。
Chapter 1 Introduction to Materials
1.1 The materials world
1.2 The task of materials researchers and engineers
1.3 Types of materials
1.3.1 Metals
1.3.2 Ceramics
1.3.3 Polymers
1.3.4 Composites
1.3.5 Semi-conductors
1.4 Selection of materials
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Chapter 2 Structure of Metal Materials
2.1 Crystal structure
2.1.1 Unit cells
2.1.2 Packing of atoms
2.1.3 Metallic structure
2.2 Defects in crystals
2.2.1 Point defects
2.2.2 Linear defects
2.2.3 Surface defects
2.3 Solidification of metals and ingot structures
2.3.1 Crystallization conditions
2.3.2 Spontaneous crystallization
2.3.3 Induced crystallization
2.3.4 Shapes of crystals and structure of ingots
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Chapter 3 Binary Phase Diagram of Alloys
3.1 Introduction to alloys
3.1.1 Solid solutions
3.1.2 Intermediate phases
3.2 Construction of phase diagrams
3.3 Typical equilibrium diagrams
3.3.1 Alloys with complete mutual solubility
3.3.2 Alloys with limited solubility and a eutectic composition
3.4 Iron-eementite diagram
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Chapter 4 Mechanical Properties of Metal Materials
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Tensile test
4.3 Strength, ductility, toughness, and resilience
4.3.1 Yield strength
4.3.2 Tensile strength
4.3.3 Ductility
4.3.4 Toughness
4.3.5 Resilience
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Rockwell hardness test
4.4.2 Brinell hardness test
4.4.3 Vickers micro-hardness test
4.4.4 Hardness conversion and correlation with tensile strength
4.5 Fatigue resistance
4.5.1 Definitions relating to fatigue fracture
4.5.2 Fatigue resistance testing
4.5.3 Methods to increase the fatigue resistance
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Chapter 5 Strengthening Mechanisms of Metal Materials
5.1 Deformation of metal materials
5.1.1 Characteristics of dislocations
5.1.2 Mechanism of plastic deformation
5.2 Strengthening mechanism of metal materials
5.3 Strain hardening (Work hardening)
5.4 Solid solution strengthening
5.5 Fining grain size strengthening
5.6 Precipitation/Dispersion strengthening
5.7 A brief sunmary
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Chapter 6 Carbon and Alloy Steels
6.1 Introduction to ferrous metals
6.2 Carbon steels
6.3 Alloy steels
6.3.1 Distribution and functions of the alloying elements
6.3.2 High-strength low-alloy structural steels
6.3.3 Medium-alloy nickel (chromium steels)
6.3.4 Manganese steels
6.3.5 Maraging steels
6.3.6 Tool steels
6.4 Stainless steels
6.4.1 Ferritic steels
6.4.2 Martensitic steels
6.4.3 Austenitic steels
6.5 Steels for use at high temperatures
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Chapter 7 Heat Treatment of Steels
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Microstructure transformations
7.3 TTT diagram
7.4 CCT diagram
7.5 Annealing
7.5.1 Full annealing
7.5.2 Sub-critical annealing
7.5.3 Spheroidising annealing
7.6 Normalizing
7.7 Quenching
7.8 Tempering
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Chapter 8 Cast Irons and Their Heat Treatment
8.1 The iron-carbon system for cast irons
8.2 Grey cast iron
8.2.1 Heat treatment of grey cast iron
8.2.2 Properties of grey cast irons
8.2.3 Specifications for grey iron castings
8.3 Malleable cast iron
8.3.1 Black-heart process
8.3.2 White-heart process
8.3.3 Pearlitie process
8.3.4 Properties and uses of malleable cast irons
8.3.5 Specifications for malleable cast irons
8.4 Spheroidal graphite cast irons
8.4.1 Properties and uses of spheroidal graphite cast irons
8.4