The Science And Technology Of Materials In Automotive Engines

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This new book focuses on both two- and four-stroke reciprocating engines with particular emphasis on their characteristics and the materials used in their construction. It considers the engine in terms of each specific part and covers the metallurgy, surface modification, wear resistance and chemical composition of each engine constituent. The text includes supplementary notes and will be essential reading for engineers and designers of engines as well as for graduate students in the fields of combustion engineering, machine design and materials science.

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The science and technology of materials in automotive engines i Related titles: New developments in advanced welding (ISBN-13: 978-1-85573-970-3; ISBN-10: 1-85573-970-4) Recent technological developments have significantly transformed the welding industry. Automation, computers, process control, sophisticated scientific instruments and advanced processing methods are now common in today’s industry. Engineers and technologists must support complex systems and apply sophisticated welding technologies. This comprehensive book discusses the changes in advanced welding technologies and prepares the reader for the modern industry. Processes and mechanisms of welding residual stress and distortion (ISBN-13: 978-1-85573-771-6; ISBN-10: 1-85573-771-X) Measurement techniques for characterisation of residual stress and distortion have improved significantly. The development and application of computational welding mechanics have been phenomenal. Through the collaboration of a number of experts, this book provides a comprehensive discussion of the subject. It develops sufficient theoretical treatments on heat transfer, solid mechanics and materials behaviour that are essential for understanding and determining welding residual stress and distortion. It outlines an approach to computational analysis that engineers with sufficient background can follow and apply. This book will be useful for advanced analysis of the subject and provides examples and practical solutions for welding engineers. Fundamentals of metallurgy (ISBN-13: 978-1-85573-927-7; ISBN-10: 1-85573-927-5) Part I of this book reviews the effects of processing on the properties of metals. A range of chapters cover such phenomena as phase transformations, types of kinetic reaction, transport and interfacial phenomena. The authors discuss how these processes and the resulting properties of metals can be modelled and predicted. Part II discusses the implications of this research for improving steelmaking and steel properties. Details of these and other Woodhead Publishing materials books and journals, as well as materials books from Maney Publishing, can be obtained by: • visiting our website at www.woodheadpublishing.com • contacting Customer Services (e-mail: [email protected]; fax: +44 (0) 1223 893694; tel.: +44 (0) 1223 891358 ext. 30; address: Woodhead Publishing Ltd, Abington Hall, Abington, Cambridge CB1 6AH, England) If you would like to receive information on forthcoming titles, please send your address details to: Francis Dodds (address, tel. and fax as above; email: [email protected]). Please confirm which subject areas you are interested in. Maney currently publishes 16 peer-reviewed materials science and engineering journals. For further information visit www.maney.co.uk/journals. The science and technology of materials in automotive engines Hiroshi Yamagata Woodhead Publishing and Maney Publishing on behalf of The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining CRC Press B