Every engineer and every library should own a copy of this comprehensive materials dictionary! It features 10,000 authoritative entries (arranged from A to Z), covering materials, processes, and concepts related to ferrous and nonferrous metals, plastics, ceramics, composites, and adhesives. The terms and definitions are supplemented by approximately 700 figures and more than 150 tables. Also included are 64 Technical Briefs that provide encyclopedia-type coverage of key material groups.