The first volume of the third edition of the Mechanical Engineers’ Handbook is comprised
of two major parts. The first part, Materials, which has 14 chapters, covers metals, plastics,
composites, ceramics, and smart materials. The metals covered are carbon, alloy, and stainless steels; aluminum and aluminum alloys; copper and copper alloys; titanium alloys; nickel
and its alloys; magnesium and its alloys; and superalloys