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4.4 Selection of Materials for Stiffness ....................................... 104
4.4.1 Effect of Material Stiffness on Deection under
Load ..........................................................................104
4.4.2 Specic Stiffness ......................................................107
4.4.3 Effect of Material Stiffness on Buckling Strength ...... 108
4.5 Selection of Materials for Higher Toughness ........................ 110
4.5.1 Metallic Materials .................................................... 110
4.5.2 Plastics and Composites ........................................... 114
4.5.3 Ceramics ................................................................... 115
4.6 Selection of Materials for Fatigue Resistance ....................... 115
4.6.1 Steels and Cast Irons ................................................ 117
4.6.2 Nonferrous Alloys .................................................... 118
4.6.3 Plastics ...................................................................... 118
4.6.4 Composite Materials ................................................ 118
4.7 Selection of Materials for High-Temperature Resistance ...... 119
4.7.1 Creep Resistance of Metals ...................................... 119
4.7.2 Performance of Plastics at High Temperatures ........ 120
4.7.3 Widely Used Materials for High-Temperature
Applications ..............................................................120
4.7.3.1 Room Temperature to 150°C (300°F).......120
4.7.3.2 150°C–400°C (300°F–750°F) .................. 121
4.7.3.3 400°C–600°C (750°F–1100°F)................. 121
4.7.3.4 600°C–1000°C (1100°F–1830°F) .............122
4.7.3.5 1000°C (1830°F) and Above .....................123
4.7.4 Niobium, Tantalum, and Tungsten ........................... 123
4.7.5 Ceramics ...................................................................123
4.8 Selection of Materials for Corrosion Resistance ................... 126
4.8.1 Corrosive Medium Parameters .................................126
4.8.2 Design Parameters ....................................................127
4.8.3 Material Parameters ................................................. 127
4.8.4 Carbon Steels and Cast Irons ...................................127
4.8.5 Stainless Steel ...........................................................127
4.8.6 Nickel .......................................................................129
4.8.7 Copper ...................................................................... 130
4.8.8 Tin ............................................................................ 130
4.8.9 Lead .......................................................................... 130
4.8.10 Aluminum ................................................................ 130
4.8.11 Titanium ................................................................... 131
4.8.12 Tantalum and Zirconium .......................................... 132
4.8.13 Metallic Glasses ....................................................... 132
4.8.14 Plastics and Fiber-Reinforced Plastics ..................... 132
4.8.15 Ceramic Materials .................................................... 133
4.8.16 Other Means of Resisting Corrosion ........................ 133
4.9 Coatings for Protection against Corrosion ............................ 133
4.9.1 Metallic Coatings .....................................................134