Download or read book Industrial Materials written by Larry David Helsel and published by Goodheart-Wilcox Publisher. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Industrial Materials provides basic coverage of the five major types of industrial materialsmetals and their alloys, plastics, ceramics, wood and engineered wood products, and composites. The text first presents a general overview of material composition, molecular structure, and mechanicaland physical properties of materials. The five major types of industrial materials are then covered in a clear, easy-to-read format. The text concludes with an introduction to material standards. Destructive and nondestructive testing of materials are also presented in an overview format. This textis suitable for an advanced high school and introductory community college/university level materials technology curriculum.