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    Fundamentals of Metal-Matrix Composites
    Fundamentals of Metal-Matrix Composites
    Fundamentals of Metal-Matrix Composites
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    Fundamentals of Metal-Matrix Composites

    By Subra Suresh

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    `Metal-Matrix Composites' are being used or considered for use in a variety of applications in the automotive, aerospace and sporting goods industries. This book contains sixteen chapters, all written by leading experts in the filed, which focus on the processing, microstructure and characterization, mechanics and micromechanics of deformation, mechanics and micromechanics of damage and fracture, and practical applications of a wide variety of metal composites.A particularly noteworthy feature of this authoritative volume is its collection of state-of-the-art reviews of the relationships among processing, microstructural evolution, micromechanics of deformation and overall mechanical response.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherElsevier Science
    Release dateOct 22, 2013
    ISBN9780080523712
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