December 2023
Intermediate to advanced
1316 pages
46h 2m
English
Part I of this text begins by describing the behavior and properties of materials, their manufacturing characteristics, and their applications, as well as their advantages and limitations that influence their selection in the design and manufacture of products.
To emphasize the importance of the topics to be described, review a typical automobile as an example of a common product that utilizes a wide variety of materials (Fig. I.1). These materials were selected not only because they possessed the desired properties and characteristics for the intended function of a specific part but also they were the ones that could be manufactured at the lowest cost.
Steel, for example, ...
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