Books in the Engineering Materials series

An exhaustive research study on atmospheric corrosion of structural steel, this important publication, with numerous illustrations, details investigative methods for a better understanding of the degradation process, and mixes for high-performance paints.

This book highlights the acoustical metamaterials' capability to manipulate the direction of sound propagation in solids which in turn control the scattering, diffraction and refraction, the three basic mechanisms of sound propagation in solids.

In addition, the book addresses basic aspects of corrosion science, including the electrochemical mechanism, thermodynamic and kinetic aspects, the use of Pourbaix and Evans diagrams, and various forms of corrosion (from uniform to localised to stress corrosion phenomena);

In addition, the book addresses basic aspects of corrosion science, including the electrochemical mechanism, thermodynamic and kinetic aspects, the use of Pourbaix and Evans diagrams, and various forms of corrosion (from uniform to localised to stress corrosion phenomena);

This book highlights the most essential advances in nanoclay-based nanocomposites, especially natural fibre-reinforced polymer composites.

This book is part of a two-volume book series that exhaustively reviews the key recent research into nanoclay reinforced polymer composites. This includes classification of nanoclay, chemical modification and processing techniques of nanocomposites.

This book focuses on surface engineering of a wide range of modern materials such as smart alloys, light metals, polymers, and composites etc. The book aims to facilitate researchers and engineers for manufacturing modern materials for numerous commercial, precision and scientific applications.

Therefore, a new electric vehicle from the point of view of magnetic materials or a new magnetic material from the point of a view of electric vehicles can be envisioned: that is, magnetic material for motor drive systems based on fusion technology of an electromagnetic field.

This book reports on the development of nanostructured metal-oxide-based electrode materials for use in water purification. The removal of organic pollutants and heavy metals from wastewater is a growing environmental and societal priority. This book thus focuses primarily on new techniques to modify the nanostructural properties of various solvent-electrolyte combinations to address these issues. Water treatment is becoming more and more challenging due to the ever increasing complexity of the pollutants present, requiring alternative and complementary approaches toward the removal of toxic chemicals, heavy metals and micro-organisms, to name a few. This contributed volume cuts across the fields of electrochemistry, water science, materials science, and nanotechnology, while presenting up-to-date experimental results on the properties and synthesis of metal-oxide electrode materials, as well as their application to areas such as biosensing and photochemical removal of organicwastewater pollutants. Featuring an introductory chapter on electrochemical cells, this book is well positioned to acquaint interdisciplinary researchers to the field, while providing topical coverage of the latest techniques and methodology. It is ideal for students and research professionals in water science, materials science, and chemical and civil engineering.

A handy reference for technicians who want to understand the nature, properties and applications, of engineering ceramics. The book meets the needs of those working in the ceramics industry, as well as of technicians and engineers involved in the application of ceramic materials.

This book explores a variety of diverse issues in nanotechnology, including radiation-induced polymerization, cross-linking and grafting; Mossbauer study of nanomaterials; biomedical applications of nanomaterials; graphene and carbon nanotubes; and many more.

Today's solar cell multi-GW market is dominated by crystalline silicon (c-Si) wafer technology, however new cell concepts are entering the market.

Sintering process studies have re-emerged strongly in the past decade due to extensive discussions about the stabilization of nanoparticles and nanostructures, and the development of controlled nanograined bulk materials.

Essential reading for engineers and researchers following developments in this new range of steels, the book explores their properties and applications to the scale of electronic components, and thus has special appeal to physicists and materials scientists.

A wide range of topics are covered, including optoelectronic devices, metal-semiconductor junctions, heterojunctions, MISFETs, LEDs, semiconductor lasers, photodiodes, switching diodes, tunnel diodes, Gunn diodes, solar cells, varactor diodes, IMPATT diodes, and advanced semiconductors.

Starting from a brush-up of the basic quantum mechanics and materials science, the book helps to gradually build up understanding of the various effects of quantum confinement, optical-electronic properties of nanoparticles and major nanomaterials.

This book gathers research on supplementary materials in cement and concrete. Covers properties, uses and effects on fresh and hardened concrete of coal fly ash, silica fume (SF), granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS), metakaolin (MK) and rice husk ash (RHA).

This review book is concerned with the synthesis, charge transport properties and practical applications of poly (o-aminophenol) (POAP) film electrodes. The second part deals with the mechanism of charge transfer and charge transport processes occurring in the course of the redox reactions of POAP.

Approaching transient friction effects by deriving the behavior of macroscopic friction surfaces from microscopic surface physics, this book proposes and demonstrates a multi-scale iteration for calculating the time-dependent real contact between two bodies.

Covering the very latest cutting-edge research, this work brings readers right up to date on nanostructured materials, a rapidly emerging field with innumerable potential applications in materials science, physics, chemistry, biology, mechanic and medicine.

This book presents 8 selected reviews from the 2013 International Conference on Manufacturing, Optimization, Industrial and Material Engineering, held in Bandung, Indonesia, 09-10 March 2013. The chapters focus on new advances and research results in the fields of Nanotechnology and Materials Science, from metals to thin films technology.

This work presents a new approach to modeling carbon structures such as graphene and carbon nanotubes that deploys finite element modeling. It explains how to apply the procedure both to single-walled carbon nanotubes and their multi-walled counterparts.

This book offers a valuable reference source to graduate and post graduate students, engineering students, research scholars polymer engineers from industry. The book provides the reader with current developments of theoretical models describing the thermodynamics polyelectrolytes as well as experimental findings.

This book provides an introduction to the unique and fascinating properties of alloys and composites from novel commercialized thermosetting resins based on polybenzoxazines. It defines the key areas of applications for polybenzoxazines alloys and composites.

This book explores the improvement in thermal insulation properties of protein-based silica aerogel composites fabricated by a novel, inexpensive and feasiblemethod.

This book concentrates on the design and development of integrated optic waveguide sensors using silicon based materials. It gives the readers the full background in the field of sensors, reasons for using silicon oxynitride as a potential waveguide material as well as its fabrication processes and possible uses.

This book is about field responsive fluids as smart materials, which includes magneto-rheological (MR) fluids, electro-rheological (ER) fluids and ferrofluids. This book appeals to engineers, researchers and practitioners in the area of materials and mechanical engineering with interest in the field responsive fluids.

The book looks into the recent advances in the ex-situ production routes and properties of aluminum and magnesium based metal matrix nanocomposites (MMNCs), produced either by liquid or semi-solid state methods.

This book highlights the latest advances in functional micro/nano imaging probes and their applications for biomedical imaging and therapy.