Process techniques for engineering high-performance materials

"This book is directed toward those who conduct product development in the materials industry and engineers who convert materials into fabricated products. Real world case studies give the book a narrative, hands-on feel that appeals to readers in industry. This approach steers clear of the the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Oberle, Tim
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, ©2014.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781466581890
1466581891
9781628707502
162870750X
1299710964
9781299710962
1138434736
9781138434738
9781466581883
1466581883
Physical Description1 online resource (xxxi, 461 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The process, the product, and its ultimate life span
  • 2. Fitness-for-use testing
  • 3. Technical creativity and idea generation
  • 4. Finding product opportunity
  • 5. Prioritizing project proposals
  • 6. Evaluating critical parameters in the process
  • 7. Organizing development projects
  • 8. Project execution and oversight
  • 9. Small-scale trials
  • 10. Development trials on large-scale equipment
  • 11. Managing and controlling the process
  • 12. Controlling raw materials
  • 13. Complex manufacturing situations
  • 14. Human factors
  • 15. Managing customer expectations
  • 16. Proprietary systems.