Manoj Gupta, Sharon Nai Mui Ling

Gebundenes Buch

Magnesium, Magnesium Alloys, and Magnesium Composites

Beschreibung

This book is the first to provide readers insight into the science, characteristics, and applications of current and futuristic magnesium-based materials, with particular emphasis placed upon the properties of magnesium-based composites and the effects of different types (metallic, ceramic, interconnected and intermetallic) of reinforcements from micron length scale to nanometric length scale on the properties of the resultant composites. While many books and reviews have been written on magnesium-based materials and the technology of magnesium, there has not been a consolidated book on the properties of other futuristic magnesium-based materials, in particular magnesium-based composites that have been developed actively over the last 15 years. Since magnesium is the lightest of all structural metals, and due to its low density and high specific mechanical properties, it has become a popular material for applications in the automotive, aerospace, electronics and sports equipment industries.

Chapters will address processing technology, magnesium alloys, magnesium composites, and corrosion aspects of magnesium-based materials. Appendices will include a list of global magnesium suppliers and research groups that are studying magnesium-based processing, and should appeal to both academic and industrial readers. It includes a list of global magnesium manufacturers.

Autor

Manoj Gupta is an Associate Professor and head of the Materials Group of Mechanical Engineering at the National University of Singapore. Nai Mui Ling Sharon was a research fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National University of Singapore at the time she coauthored the book. Currently, she is an Assistant Research Scientist at the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Januar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 565g
• ISBN-13: 9780470494172
• ISBN-10: 0470494174
• Artikelnr.: 29935103

Rezensionen

"This book is the first to provide readers insight into the science, characteristics, and applications of current and futuristic magnesium-based materials, with particular emphasis placed upon the properties of magnesium-based composites and the effects of different types (metallic, ceramic, interconnected and intermetallic) of reinforcements from micron length scale to nanometric length scale on the properties of the resultant composites." (Morningstar News, 8 March 2011)