Materials Science

Author: National Natural Science Foundation of China
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book is one of the "Research Reports on the Development Strategy of Natural Sciences." It elaborates on the strategic significance and position of materials science and engineering, particularly metallic materials, from aspects such as social development, economic construction, and the formation of materials science and engineering. It comprehensively analyzes the development trends of materials science and engineering, and based on the current research and development status of metallic materials science in China, proposes strategic goals for the near term. The book focuses on describing various sub-disciplines, including ferrous metals, non-ferrous metals, intermetallic compounds, metal matrix composites, metal nanomaterials, functional metallic materials, amorphous and quasi-crystalline materials, phase diagrams and phase transformations, surfaces and interfaces, metal processing technologies, service performance, materials design, testing and characterization, etc. This book provides insights into the priority development areas of materials science and engineering in the near term, as well as the support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China.