Smart Materials are ones that can respond to environmental stimuli by exhibiting changes in properties (mechanical or physical), structure, composition or function. The growing interest in their development is driven by emerging applications and by the integration of smart materials into industrial systems for civilian, industrial, medical and military applications. Among them are composite multiferroic materials which exhibit two or more ferroic features such as ferromagnetism/magnetostriction, ferroelectricity/piezoelectricity or ferroelasticity/shape-memory effects due to their unusual responses: including very large magneto-electric susceptibility, giant magnetostriction and energy-coupling coefficients which approach unity. Other systems include shape-memory and magnetic shape-memory alloys, magnetostrictive materials, magnetorheological fluids and polymers. This volume highlights advances in the development of smart materials, with particular attention being paid to numerical modelling, fabrication methods, technologies, properties, sensing and processing capabilities. The coverage of these new capabilities, remarkable performance enhancement or cost reduction, new ideas and directions for future development will make the book essential reading for those working in materials engineering, mechanical engineering, theoretical and applied mechanics, electronics, electromechanics and manufacturing. Read more... Abstract: Smart Materials are ones that can respond to environmental stimuli by exhibiting changes in properties (mechanical or physical), structure, composition or function. This work highlights advances in the development of such materials, focusing on numerical modelling, fabrication methods, technologies, properties, sensing and processing capabilities. Read more... Descripción del editor: "Introduces Emerging Engineering Materials Mechanical, materials, and production engineering students can greatly benefit from Engineering Materials: Research, Applications and Advances. This text focuses heavily on research, and fills a need for current information on the science, processes, and applications in the field. Beginning with a brief overview, the book provides a historical and modern perspective on material science, and describes various types of engineering materials. It examines the industrial process for emerging materials, determines practical use under a wide range of conditions, and establishes what is needed to produce a new generation of materials. Covers Basic Concepts and Practical Applications The book consists of 18 chapters and covers a variety of topics that include functionally graded materials, auxetic materials, whiskers, metallic glasses, biocomposite materials, nanomaterials, superalloys, superhard materials, shape-memory alloys, and smart materials. The author outlines the latest advancements, including futuristic plastics, sandwich composites, and biodegradable composites, and highlights special kinds of composites, including fire-resistant composites, marine composites, and biomimetics. He also factors in current examples, future prospects, and the latest research underway in materials technology. Contains approximately 160 diagrams and 85 tables Incorporates examples, illustrations, and applications used in a variety of engineering disciplines Includes solved numerical examples and objective questions with answers Engineering Materials: Research, Applications and Advances serves as a textbook and reference for advanced/graduate students in mechanical engineering, materials engineering, production engineering, physics, and chemistry, and relevant researchers and practicing professionals in the field of materials science" (CRC Press) Smart Materials Are Ones That Can Respond To Environmental Stimuli By Exhibiting Changes In Properties (mechanical Or Physical), Structure, Composition Or Function. Volume Is Indexed By Thomson Reuters Cpci-s (wos). The Growing Interest In Their Development Is Driven By Emerging Applications And By The Integration Of Smart Materials Into Industrial Systems For Civilian, Industrial, Medical And Military Applications. Among Them Are Composite Multiferroic Materials Which Exhibit Two Or More Ferroic Features Such As Ferromagnetism/magnetostriction, Ferroelectricity/piezoelectricity Or Ferroelasticity/shape-memory Effects Due To Their Unusual Responses: Including Very Large Magneto-electric Susceptibility, Giant Magnetostriction And Energy-coupling Coefficients Which Approach Unity. Other Systems Include Shape-memory And Magnetic Shape-memory Alloys, Magnetostrictive Materials, Magnetorheological Fluids And Polymers. Selected, peer reviewed papers from the Symposium C, European Materials Research Society, Fall Meeting, Warsaw University of Technology, September 15-19, 2008
