Materials handbook
Subtitle: an encyclopedia for managers, technical professionals, purchasing and production managers, technicians, and supervisors
By: George S. Brady, Henry R. Clauser, John A. Vaccari.
Contributors: Clauser, Henry R.; Vaccari, John A.
Edition: 15th ed.
Series: McGraw-Hill handbooks
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1244
Subjects: Materials -- Encyclopedias; Materials -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Genres: Encyclopedias.; Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Description: "Offering comprehensive information on virtually every material and substance used in industry and engineering, Materials Handbook is the world's favorite one-volume encyclopedia on the subject." "The new fifteenth edition provides: A-Z organization for easy access; coverage of more than 15,000 materials; details on chemicals, minerals, fuels, textiles, synthetics, pharmaceuticals, elastomers, ceramic coatings, industrial substances, food-stuffs, natural plant and animal subtances, and - chewing gum; thousands of new technologies and products; properties and characteristics of materials, including composition, production methods, uses, and commercial designations or trade names; and a thorough index for finding the material you want - quickly and easily"--Jacket.
Notes: Previous ed.: published as by George S. Brady, Henry R. Clauser and John A. Vaccari. 1997.