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Mechanical Engineers' Handbook, Volume 1: Materials and Engineering Mechanics 4th Edition
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Mechanical Engineers' Handbook, Fourth Edition provides a quick guide to specialized areas you may encounter in your work, giving you access to the basics of each and pointing you toward trusted resources for further reading, if needed. The accessible information inside offers discussions, examples, and analyses of the topics covered.
This first volume covers materials and mechanical design, giving you accessible and in-depth access to the most common topics you'll encounter in the discipline: carbon and alloy steels, stainless steels, aluminum alloys, copper and copper alloys, titanium alloys for design, nickel and its alloys, magnesium and its alloys, superalloys for design, composite materials, smart materials, electronic materials, viscosity measurement, and much more.
- Presents comprehensive coverage of materials and mechanical design
- Offers the option of being purchased as a four-book set or as single books, depending on your needs
- Comes in a subscription format through the Wiley Online Library and in electronic and custom formats
Engineers at all levels of industry, government, or private consulting practice will find Mechanical Engineers' Handbook, Volume 1 a great resource they'll turn to repeatedly as a reference on the basics of materials and mechanical design.
- ISBN-101118112822
- ISBN-13978-1118112823
- Edition4th
- PublisherWiley
- Publication dateFebruary 2, 2015
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions7.5 x 1.4 x 9.3 inches
- Print length1040 pages
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THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DISCIPLINE, IN FOUR VOLUMES
As the discipline of mechanical engineering continues to expand, so does the ever-trusted Mechanical Engineers' Handbook. In a 4-volume format, this Fourth Edition provides the most current off-the-shelf reference to every topic in the field. Spanning specializations from aerospace to petroleum and beyond, the Handbook helps you work efficiently across industries and job functions.
Unlike other handbooks, the Mechanical Engineers' Handbook goes beyond lists of data and formulas, providing examples and discussion of each topic to help you quickly understand how to get the outcomes you want. Volume 1, Materials and Engineering Mechanics is your complete guide to what makes materials suitable for particular uses, as well as the methodologies used to ensure success.
Inside this volume:
- 10 revised chapters on materials, including metals, plastics, composites, ceramics, smart materials, electronic materials, and packaging
- 6 entirely new chapters on engineering mechanics, covering measurement of force, strain, viscosity, tribology, and acoustics
- Contributions from 35 industry-leading experts
- Exhaustive charts and tables illustrate properties and best uses of materials
Suitable as a stand-alone reference or as a part of a complete 4-volume set, this book is an excellent addition to any professional library. This Handbook is the best guide to the dynamic, and multidimensional discipline of mechanical engineering.
From the Back Cover
THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DISCIPLINE, IN FOUR VOLUMES
As the discipline of mechanical engineering continues to expand, so does the ever-trusted Mechanical Engineers' Handbook. In a 4-volume format, this Fourth Edition provides the most current off-the-shelf reference to every topic in the field. Spanning specializations from aerospace to petroleum and beyond, the Handbook helps you work efficiently across industries and job functions.
Unlike other handbooks, the Mechanical Engineers' Handbook goes beyond lists of data and formulas, providing examples and discussion of each topic to help you quickly understand how to get the outcomes you want. Volume 1, Materials and Engineering Mechanics is your complete guide to what makes materials suitable for particular uses, as well as the methodologies used to ensure success.
Inside this volume:
- 10 revised chapters on materials, including metals, plastics, composites, ceramics, smart materials, electronic materials, and packaging
- 6 entirely new chapters on engineering mechanics, covering measurement of force, strain, viscosity, tribology, and acoustics
- Contributions from 35 industry-leading experts
- Exhaustive charts and tables illustrate properties and best uses of materials
Suitable as a stand-alone reference or as a part of a complete 4-volume set, this book is an excellent addition to any professional library. This Handbook is the best guide to the dynamic, and multidimensional discipline of mechanical engineering.
About the Author
MYER KUTZ holds engineering degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He has worked with numerous professional and technical publishing houses as an executive or consultant and is the author or editor of more than 15 engineering reference books.
Product details
- Publisher : Wiley; 4th edition (February 2, 2015)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 1040 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1118112822
- ISBN-13 : 978-1118112823
- Item Weight : 3.5 pounds
- Dimensions : 7.5 x 1.4 x 9.3 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #4,923,742 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,231 in Thermodynamics (Books)
- #1,653 in Mechanics
- #3,160 in Mechanical Engineering (Books)
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Myer Kutz has headed his own firm, Myer Kutz Associates, Inc., since 1990. For the past several years, he has focused on developing engineering handbooks and encyclopedias on a wide range of technical topics, such as mechanical, materials, biomedical, transportation, and environmentally conscious engineering, for a number of publishers, including Wiley, McGraw-Hill, and Elsevier. Earlier, his firm supplied consulting services to a large client roster, including Fortune 500 companies, scientific societies, and large and small publishers. The firm published two major multi-client studies, “The Changing Landscape for College Publishing” and “The Developing Worlds of Personalized Information.” Before starting his independent consultancy, Kutz held a number of positions at Wiley, including acquisitions editor, director of electronic publishing, and vice president for scientific and technical publishing. He holds engineering degrees from MIT and RPI and worked in the aerospace industry. In addition to his edited reference works, he is the author of eight books, including, most recently, "In the Grip", a psychological mystery, and earlier“Temperature Control”, published by Wiley, “Rockefeller Power”, published by Simon and Schuster, and "Midtown North", published under the name Mike Curtis.
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