{"product_id":"materials-handbook-hardcover","title":"Materials Handbook - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn A. Vaccari\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe leading reference for over 60 years, covering over 15,000 generic, patented and trade name materials\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Materials Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is an encyclopedic, A-to-Z organization of all types of materials, featuring their key performance properties, principal characteristics and applications in product design. Materials include ferrous and nonferrous metals, plastics, elastomers, ceramics, woods, composites, chemicals, minerals, textiles, fuels, foodstuffs and natural plant and animal substances --more than 13,000 in all. Properties are expressed in both U.S. customary and metric units and a thorough index eases finding details on each and every material.\u003cp\u003eIntroduced in 1929 and often known simply as \"Brady's,\" this comprehensive, one-volume, 1244 page encyclopedia of materials is intended for executives, managers, supervisors, engineers, and technicians, in engineering, manufacturing, marketing, purchasing and sales as well as educators and students. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf the dozens of families of materials updated in the 15th Edition, the most extensive additions pertain to adhesives, activated carbon, aluminides, aluminum alloys, catalysts, ceramics, composites, fullerences, heat-transfer fluids, nanophase materials, nickel alloys, olefins, silicon nitride, stainless steels, thermoplastic elastomers, titanium alloys, tungsten alloys, valve alloys and welding and hard-facing alloys.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Also widely updated are acrylics, brazing alloys, chelants, biodegradable plastics, molybdenum alloys, plastic alloys, recyclate plastics, superalloys, supercritical fluids and tool steels. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew classes of materials added include aliphatic polyketones, carburizing secondary-hardening steels and polyarylene ether benzimidazoles. Carcinogens and materials likely to be cancer-causing in humans are listed for the first time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"...the leading reference work of this kind in the world.\"\u003c\/i\u003e -- \u003cb\u003eSci-Tech News\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"...an ideal resource for anyone involved with materials applications, analysis, or procurement.\"\u003c\/i\u003e -- \u003cb\u003eHarper's Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"This book...has saved me countless hours of library research, telephone calls, etc.; it is a storehouse of knowledge--each entry a concise gem.\"\u003c\/i\u003e -- \u003cb\u003eThe Microscope\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e (Reviews are of prior editions.) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eTHE INDUSTRY \"BIBLE\" SINCE 1929--WITH OVER 15,000 MATERIALS AND 30 PERCENT NEW INFORMATION!\u003c\/b\u003e Offering comprehensive information on virtually every material and substance used in industry and engineering, \u003ci\u003eMaterials Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e is unquestionably the world's favorite one-volume encyclopedia on the subject. For over six decades, there has been no better or more reliable way to get essential data on generic, patented, and trade name materials. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eTHE NEW FIFTEENTH EDITION PROVIDES: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e* A-Z organization for easy access \u003cbr\u003e* Coverage of more than 15,000 materials \u003cbr\u003e* Details on chemicals, minerals, fuels, textiles, synthetics, pharmaceuticals, elastomers, ceramic coatings, industrial substances, food-stuffs, natural plant and animal substances, and--chewing gum \u003cbr\u003e* Thousands of new technologies and products \u003cbr\u003e* Properties and characteristics of materials, including composition, production methods, uses, and commercial designations or trade names \u003cbr\u003e* A thorough index for finding the material you want--quickly and easily\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge S. Brady\u003c\/b\u003e, deceased, was a well-known engineer who worked on the Panama Canal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eHenry H. Clauser\u003c\/b\u003e, former Chief Editor and Publisher of \u003ci\u003eMaterials Engineering\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eMaterials Selector\u003c\/i\u003e (an annual guide to the properties of materials) and Editor of \u003ci\u003eResearch Management\u003c\/i\u003e, is a consultant and freelance writer and editor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eJohn A. Vaccari\u003c\/b\u003e, former Chief Editor of \u003ci\u003eMaterials Engineering\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eMaterials Selector\u003c\/i\u003e, Executive Editor of \u003ci\u003eDesign Engineering\u003c\/i\u003e, and Senior Editor od \u003ci\u003eAmerican Machinist\u003c\/i\u003e, is a consultant and freelance writer and editor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.73 x 9.42 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 09, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48290661794041,"sku":"9780071360760","price":167.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/f1Lsbg8CWM9780071360760.webp?v=1776289126","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/materials-handbook-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}