Materials Handbook - A Concise Desktop Reference

This revised and much expanded second edition provides easy and rapid access to data on the physical and chemical properties of all classes of materials. These classes are: ferrous metals and their alloys, nonferrous metals, semiconductors and superconductors, magnetic materials, insulators and dielectrics, miscellaneous electrical materials, ceramics, refractories and glasses, polymers and elastomers, minerals, ores and gemstones, rocks and meteorites, soils, cements, concrete, building stones and construction materials, timbers and woods, fuels, propellants and explosives, composite materials, gases, liquids. Appendices provide additional information on diverse subjects and an extensive bibliography rounds out this comprehensive guide. The index and tabular format of the book enable the reader to locate and extract relevant information simply and quickly.