Fifty materials that make the world

Baker, Ian (Materials scientist) (author.). Ashby, M. F., (writer of foreword.).

Summary: "This book introduces materials and how advances in materials result in advances in technology and our daily lives. Each chapter covers a particular material, how the material was discovered or invented, when it was first used, how this material has impacted the world, what makes the material important, how it is used today, and future applications. The list of materials covered in this book includes stone, wood, natural fibers, clay, superalloys, lead, iron, steel, silicon, glass, rubber, composites, plastics, rare earth magnets, and lightweight alloys."--Back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9783319787640
ISBN: 3319787640
Physical Description: print
xvii, 271 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Publisher: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2018]
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references.

Formatted Contents Note:

ABS plastics -- Aluminium/aluminum -- Asphalt -- Bakelite -- Bronze -- Celluloid -- Clay -- Concrete -- Copper -- Cotton -- Diamond -- Gallium arsenide -- Glass -- Glass fiber reinforced polymers -- Gold -- Graphite -- Gutta percha -- Iron -- Kevlar and other aramid fibers -- Lead -- Lead zirconate titanate -- Leather -- Lithium -- Magnesium -- Nickel-based superalloys -- Nitinol -- Nylon -- Paper -- Platinum -- Polyester -- Polyethylene -- Polypropylene -- Polystyrene -- Polytetraflouroethylene -- PVC -- Rare earth magnets -- Rayon -- Rubber -- Silicon -- Silver -- Steel -- Stainless steel -- Stone -- Tin -- Titanium -- Tungsten -- Uranium/uranium oxide -- Wood -- Wool -- Zinc.