ASM International
Beryllium chemistry and processing.
For scientists, students, and engineers, the late Walsh, who was a scientist and technologist in the beryllium industry, and Vidal et al. bring together 21 chapters by contributors working in industry, academia, and national laboratories, in a volume on the chemistry and chemical and metallurgical processing of beryllium. They introduce what beryllium is and relate its history, chemical and physical properties, mineralogy, preferred sources, and global source of ore bodies. They also cover the identification and specifics of the industrial metallurgical processes used to form oxide from the ore and then metal from the oxide, the special features of beryllium chemistry, compounds of industrial interest, manufacturing processes, alloy content and application, physical metallurgy, environmental degradation, and health and work safety issues. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Effects of hydrogen on materials; proceedings. (CD-ROM included)
Recent research from a September 2008 conference is collected in this book/CD-ROM proceedings, shedding light on investigations and commercial activity related to hydrogen-materials interactions and their role in developing hydrogen fuel cells. The majority of the papers are in sections on hydrogen effects on mechanical properties, hydrogen uptake and transport, and structural design and materials for hydrogen service. Other areas covered are hydrogen from aqueous environments, continuum modeling and simulation, atomistic modeling and simulation, and hydrogen isotopes and helium in materials. Some specific topics detailed include mixed-mode hydrogen assisted cracking in progressively drawn pearlitic steels, cathodic hydrogenation of very high strength steels, metallurgical considerations for commercial steels used for hydrogen service, and sustained load cracking of steels for hydrogen storage and delivery. Other subjects include corrosion of uranium by hydrogen at low hydrogen pressures, finite element analysis of hydrogen diffusion in materials, and modeling the plastic zone ahead of a crack by two-dimensional discrete dislocation dynamics. B&w images are included. Information on the CD-ROM is not given. Somerday is affiliated with Sandia National Laboratories. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Fatigue and durability of metals at high temperatures.
The second volume in a set on fatigue and durability, this book focuses on high-temperature aspects, with discussion of the treatment of strain-range partitioning using the total strain-range approach and applications of new technology to practical problems in aerospace. Manson (mechanical and aerospace engineering, Case Western Reserve U.) and the late Halford (NASA) discuss the introduction of advanced materials as structural components in severely loaded machines exposed to high temperatures and temperature gradients, and the development of technology of life computation for such components, including the failure mechanism of fatigue, creep, and strain-range conversion. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Medical device materials IV; proceedings.
Industrial, academic, national laboratory, and clinical research perspectives rub shoulders as materials scientists share views and findings on fabrication processes, fatigue life, regulatory affairs related to materials, materials research and development, surface engineering, corrosion, and advanced materials. The 42 papers include discussions of biomimetic multiphasic calcium phosphates to enhance bone regeneration, the high-cycle fatigue evaluation of two beta-rich titanium casting alloys, understanding errors in mechanical testing results, the effects of cold work and heat treatment on the properties of nitinol wire, increasing the wettability and biocompatibility of metal implants by low-pressure plasma treatment, the electrochemical behavior of cobalt-chromium alloys, designing and developing metal-polymer film systems for flexible electrodes used in cortical mapping, and other topics. Only the authors are indexed. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Shape memory and superelastic technologies; proceedings. (CD-ROM included)
This volume includes more than 75 technical papers presented at a conference that focused on real-world issues and applications of shape memory materials. Topic areas include NiTi-based and Ni-free Ti-based shape memory and superelastic alloys; magnetic shape memory alloys; powder and porous materials; other shape memory and superelastic alloys; modeling and design; thin films; engineering applications; medical applications; overview of Japanese applications on the market; mechanical properties; and corrosion, biocompatibility and surface processing. This volume is an excellent reference on the current state of the art in shape memory and superelastic technologies. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Trends in welding research; proceedings. (CD-ROM included)
This book/CD-ROM proceedings of a June 2008 conference contains keynote talks on microstructure, sensing, friction stir welding, residual stress and distortion, and transport phenomena. Papers are grouped in sections on friction stir welding, physical processes in welding, modeling, phase transformations, experimental investigations, weldability, microstructure, control and automation, properties of weldments, welding processes and procedures, and residual stress and distortion. Some specific topics explored include shear testing of laser spotwelds, direct observation of inclusion formation in low-alloy-steel welds, microstructural development during linear friction welding of titanium alloys, ultrasonic welding of advanced alloys, and weld metal simulation in robotic simulation software. Other topics are thermo-mechanical finite element modeling of the high-speed resistance welding process, and joint tracking in friction stir welding. B&w images and photos are included. Information on the CD-ROM is not given. David is affiliated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory. There is no subject index. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
