Engineering materials : polymers, ceramics and composites A.K. Bhargava

Includes bibliographical references and index. <strong>Table of Contents </strong>List of Figures. List of Tables. List of Symbols. Preface. 1. Properties of Non-Metallic Materials. 2. Polymer Materials. 3. Ceramic Materials. 4. Composite Materials. Appendices- 1. Periodic Table of Elements. 2. Some Physical Properties of Metals. 3. The Electronic Configuration of Elements. 4. Atomic and Ionic Radii of Elements. 5. The SI Base Units. 6. Derived SI Units. 7. Unit Conversion. 8. Prefixes: Names of Multiples and Submultiples. 9. Values of Constants. 10. Selective Greek Alphabets and Their Pronunciations. 11. Abbreviations of Commonly Used Polymers. 11A.Other Abbreviations. 12. Physical and Thermal Properties of Polymers. 13. Mechanical Properties of Some Representative Polymer Materials. 14. Major ASTM Standards for Polymers. 15. Repeating Chemical Structural Units and Morphology of Polymers. 16. Chemical Composition of Some Ceramic Materials. 17. Some Common Ceramic Crystal Structures and Their Examples. 18. Functions and Applications of Advanced (or Technical) Ceramics. 19. Compositions of Glasses. 20. Compositions of Common Refractories. 21. Properties of Some Commonly Used Reinforcing Fibres. Bibliography. Index