TY - BOOK AU - Van Vlack,Lawrence H. TI - Elements of materials science: an introductory text for engineering students T2 - Addison-Wesley series in metallurgy and materials SN - [hardbound] PY - 1959///] CY - Reading, Massachusetts PB - Addison-Wesley Publishing Company KW - Materials N1 - Includes appendices bibliography and index; Contents: 1 Engineering requirements of materials -- 2 Atomic bonding -- 3 Atomic arrangements -- 4 Structural imperfections and atom movements -- 5 Electronic structures and processes -- 6 Metallic phases and their properties -- 7 Organic materials and their properties -- 8 Ceramic phases and their properties -- 9 Multiphase materials. Equilibrium relationships -- 10 Reactions within solid materials -- 11 Modification of properties through changes in microstructure -- 12 Stability of materials in service environments -- 13 Composite materials ER -