Mechanical Engineering & Materials

Discovery of one-dimensional material carbon nanotubes in 1991 by the Japanese physicist Dr. Sumio Iijima has resulted in voluminous research in th...

It is well-known that polymeric and composite materials are finding various applications in some critical areas of human endeavours, such as medici...

Applications of microscale and nanoscale thermal and fluid transport phenomena involved in traditional industries and highly specialised fields suc...

This volume covers variety of aspects related to nanotechnology: synthesis, characterization, modelling, and few practical applications. Synthetic ...

Many fascinating applications of liquid crystals -- a material that possesses behaviour in between the crystalline solid and the liquid phases -- h...

This book examines the detailed study on the electrochemical oxidation and corrosion of metals (silver, copper and their alloys) in concentrated aq...

Aluminium alloys are widely used in engineering structures and components where light weight or corrosion resistance is required. This book present...

There have been enormous research efforts in the development and characterisation of materials and search for their applications during the last tw...

This book gathers research from across the globe in the study of the properties, synthesis and applications of diamonds. Topics discussed in this c...

Composite materials such as fiber-reinforced composites, aggregate composites, and natural fiber reinforced composites have been used widely in eng...

Titanium alloys are metallic materials which contain a mixture of titanium and other chemical elements. Such alloys have very high tensile strength...

This books presents current research in the study of the preparation, properties and applications of copper alloys. Topics discussed include the el...

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have attracted particular interest because they are predicted, and indeed observed, to have remarkable mechanical and other...

Natural rubber is an elastomer that was originally derived from a milky colloidal suspension, or latex, found in the sap of some plants. Rubber''''...

This book discusses the study of simulating the growth of a thin film by chemical vapour deposition (CVD) processes. In recent years, due to the re...

Piezoelectricity is the ability of certain crystalline materials to develop an electric charge proportional to a mechanical stress. Since its disco...

This monograph consists of investigation results obtained on the new theoretically well-grounded method for the total set of the compatible materia...

The advanced materials, based on piezoelectric and nanotechnology approaches and their numerous applications are very important for modern science ...

Due to their one-dimensional structures and novel physical properties, nanofibrous materials have been extensively investigated and hold promising ...

Light-based technologies have revolutionised medicine and opened up international communication via the Internet, and will continue to underpin the...

This book provides readers with the latest developments in materials science research. Topics covered include calcium orthophosphate bioceramics; e...

Buildings are made completely of materials. Hence, in this book, the characteristics of materials used in green buildings is elaborated on, includi...