Materials Processing
Cradle to Grave to Cradle
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PREFACE
This book is an outgrowth of a one-semester introductory course for upper level engineering and science students. Many of the students who have taken the course to date have been mechanical engineering graduate students, with a lesser number having backgrounds in chemical engineering and materials science. When an attempt was made to find a published textbook for the course, none was found that had the desired length, broad scope, and technical level. The book is not appropriate as an in-depth text for materials science majors, although some chapters could be useful as a supplement. More specifically, most other materials processing books do not cover mineralogy, sulfur control, nondestructive evaluation, and recycling. As with any new textbook, engineers and scientists engaged in research or who want to broaden their backgrounds may like copies for their bookshelves.
The content of the book was taken from a variety of other books, published articles, and the results of some research conducted by the author. Some of the examples used are from older, classical sources and others from recent literature. For a one-semester course, it was impossible to cover all materials processing topics. Thus mechanical working of alloys was not included, and electroplating was discussed only briefly.
It was assumed that the student or reader had some knowledge of differential equations, the first law of thermodynamics, crystal structures, phase diagrams, and materials properties. It is recommended that instructors and readers spend more or less time on Chapter 1, Materials Thermochemistry, depending on background knowledge.
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It was 1993 when the last textbook on materials processing was published. This new book is an outgrowth of a one-semester introductory course the author developed for upper level engineering and science students. Some of the material covered is on classical subjects, such as thermochemistry, mineralogy, beneficiation, smelting, solidification, and sintering. Other newer subjects include film deposition, sulfur control, intelligent processing, composite fabrication, recycling, and nanotechnology. Thus the scope of the book covers the complete materials cycle (cradle to grave to cradle). The author draws heavily on examples from published books and articles written by leaders in their fields, but with some examples from his research experience. As with any new textbook, engineers and scientists engaged in research or who want to broaden their backgrounds may like copies on their bookshelves.
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The author received his education at