In my line of work, I deal mainly with failure analysis of metal and alloy components. For this, I have more than a few references lying around the place.
However, on occassion we get thrown bits from the other material groups (as suggested in the topic). While these types of jobs typically get sent on to a consultant, it would be very useful to build up some knowledge in these other material fields.
Was wondering if anyone could recommend any good references, concerning polymers, ceramics and composites.
Realise this is a very broad query so I'll try to narrow down.
- Ideally, one reference on each material group is perferrable (at the same time, I understand no one book is definitive)
- Something written with materials engineers in mind (pitched at the graduate level - I have a copy of Callister which is a great materials reference, but I'm after something a bit higher level)
- The text(s) should have good references to other literature, should I need to delve further
- A good table of contents and index for easy searching (not sure if this goes without saying, I've seen some pretty ordinary indexes (indices?) in books)
- While the text should be a good general reference, additional focus on damage mechanisms and failure would be handy (case studies would be a bonus)
Looking forward to any recommendations
However, on occassion we get thrown bits from the other material groups (as suggested in the topic). While these types of jobs typically get sent on to a consultant, it would be very useful to build up some knowledge in these other material fields.
Was wondering if anyone could recommend any good references, concerning polymers, ceramics and composites.
Realise this is a very broad query so I'll try to narrow down.
- Ideally, one reference on each material group is perferrable (at the same time, I understand no one book is definitive)
- Something written with materials engineers in mind (pitched at the graduate level - I have a copy of Callister which is a great materials reference, but I'm after something a bit higher level)
- The text(s) should have good references to other literature, should I need to delve further
- A good table of contents and index for easy searching (not sure if this goes without saying, I've seen some pretty ordinary indexes (indices?) in books)
- While the text should be a good general reference, additional focus on damage mechanisms and failure would be handy (case studies would be a bonus)
Looking forward to any recommendations
