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The Science and Technology of Materials in Automotive Engines
Author(s): H Yamagata (Author)
- Publisher: Woodhead Publishing Ltd
- Publication Date: 30 Aug. 2005
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 328 pages
- ISBN-10: 9781855737426
- ISBN-13: 9781855737426
Book Description
Key Features: provides a detailed introduction to the nature of materials used in automotive engines; essential reading for engineers, designers, lecturers and students in automotive engineering; written by a renowned expert in the field.
Contents: Preface; Engines; The piston; The piston ring; The cylinder; The camshaft; The valve and valve seat; The valve spring; The crankshaft; Connecting rod; The catalyst; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Glossary of technical terms.
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provides an introductory text on the nature of the materials used in
automotive engines. It focuses on reciprocating engines, both four and two
stroke, with particular emphasis on their characteristics and the types of
materials used in their construction. The book considers the engine in
terms of each specific part: the cylinder, piston, camshaft, valves,
crankshaft, connecting rod and catalytic converter. The materials used in
automotive engines are required to fulfil a multitude of functions. It is a
subtle balance between material properties, essential design and high
performance characteristics. The science and technology of materials in
automotive engines describes the metallurgy, chemical composition,
manufacturing, heat treatment and surface modification of these materials.
It also includes supplementary notes that support the core text.
The book is essential reading for engineers and designers of engines, as
well as lecturers and graduate students in the fields of automotive
engineering, machine design and materials science looking for a concise,
expert analysis of automotive materials.
