The Deformation and Processing of Structural Materials (Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering) - Hardcover

Z Xiao Guo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1855737388 ISBN 13: 9781855737389

Publisher: Woodhead Publishing Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

This study focuses on research on the performance of a wide range of materials used in the construction of structures particularly structural steels. It considers each materials processing and its deformation behaviour in structural applications. The book assists engineers by providing them with a better understanding of the performance of the major structural materials (especially metals) under different conditions in order to select the right type of material for a job and for setting design specifications. It also shows how the microstructural composition of materials is affected by processing and what influence this has on its subsequent in situ performance. This book focuses on the deformation and processing of all types of structural materials and will be a valuable resource for researchers in mechanical, civil and structural engineering.

Key Features: contains research on the preformance of materials; valuable resource for researchers in mechanical, civil and structural engineering; comprehensive coverage to the deformation and processing of all types of structural materials.

Contents: Aluminium and its alloys; High temperature deformation, Alloys and processing of magnesium alloys; Thermomechanical processing of ferrous alloys; Superalloys; Plastic deformation of ordered intermetallic alloys; Discontinuously reinforced metal matrix composites; Semi-solid metal processing of metallic alloys; Superplasticity in structural materials.

About this title

About the Author

Professor Xiao Guo currently works in the Materials Technology department of Queen Mary University, London

From the Back Cover

Having a good understanding of a construction material's
performance under different conditions is essential for helping engineers
in selecting the right type of material for a job and for setting design
specifications. Keeping abreast of the latest research is an important part
of this.

The deformation and processing of structural materials is divided into
eight chapters, each one exploring a material's processing and deformation
behaviour. They also consider how the microstructural composition of
materials is affected by processing and what influence this has on its
subsequent in situ performance. The materials and behaviours looked at in
the chapters include: aluminium and its alloys; magnesium alloys; ferrous
alloys; superalloys (Ni-based alloys); semisolid metal (SSM) processing of
metallic alloys; plastic deformation of intermetallic alloys; metal matrix
composites (MMCs); and fine grain superplasticity in SP materials.

The first of its kind to give comprehensive coverage to the subject, The
deformation and processing of structural materials is a valuable resource
for engineers, researchers in mechanical, civil and structural engineering.

Edition details

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1855737388
• ISBN 13: 9781855737389
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352