Intro; Preface to the First Edition; About the Editors; List of Authors; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Part A Fundamentals; 1 The Fundamental Constants; 1.1 What are the Fundamental Constants and Who Takes Care of Them?; 1.2 The CODATA Recommended Values of the Fundamental Constants; References; 2 The International System of Units (SI), Physical Quantities, and Their Dimensions; 2.1 The International System of Units (SI); 2.2 Physical Quantities; 2.3 The SI Base Units; 2.4 The SI Derived Units; 2.5 Decimal Multiples and Submultiples of SI Units; 2.6 Units Outside the SI

2.7 Some Energy EquivalentsReferences; 3 Rudiments of Crystallography; 3.1 Crystalline Matter; 3.2 Disorder; 3.3 Amorphous Matter; 3.4 Methods for Investigating Crystallographic Structure; 3.5 Recent Novel Topics in Crystallography; References; 4 The Elements; 4.1 How to Use this Chapter; 4.2 Description of Properties Tabulated; 4.3 Sources; 4.4 Tables of the Elements in Different Orders; 4.5 Data; References; Part B Metals; 5 Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys; 5.1 Magnesium; 5.2 Magnesium Alloys; 5.3 Melting and Casting Practices, Heat Treatment; 5.4 Joining; 5.5 Corrosion Behavior

5.6 Recent DevelopmentsReferences; 6 Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys; 6.1 Production of Aluminum; 6.2 Properties of Pure Al; 6.3 Aluminum Alloy Phase Diagrams; 6.4 Classification of Aluminum Alloys; 6.5 Structure and Basic Mechanical Properties of Wrought Work-Hardenable Aluminum Alloys; 6.6 Structure and Basic Mechanical Properties of Wrought Age-Hardenable Aluminum Alloys; 6.7 Structure and Basic Mechanical Properties of Aluminum Casting Alloys; 6.8 Technical Properties of Aluminum Alloys; 6.9 Thermal and Mechanical Treatment; 6.10 Corrosion Behavior of Aluminum; References

7 Titanium and Titanium Alloys7.1 Titanium; 7.2 Ti-Based Alloys; 7.3 Intermetallic Ti-Al Materials; 7.4 TiNi Shape-Memory Alloys; References; 8 Zirconium and Zirconium Alloys; 8.1 Zirconium; 8.2 Technically-Pure and Low-Alloy Zirconium Materials; 8.3 Zirconium Alloys in Nuclear Applications; 8.4 Zirconium-Based Bulk Glassy Alloys; References; 9 Iron and Steels; 9.1 Phase Relations and Phase Transformations; 9.2 Carbon and Low-Alloy Steels; 9.3 High-Strength Low-Alloy Steels; 9.4 Stainless Steels; 9.5 Heat-Resistant Steels; 9.6 Tool Steels; 9.7 Cast Irons; References

10 Cobalt and Cobalt Alloys10.1 Co-Based Alloys; 10.2 Co-Based Hard-Facing Alloys and Related Materials; 10.3 Co-Based Heat-Resistant Alloys, Superalloys; 10.4 Co-Based Corrosion-Resistant Alloys; 10.5 Co-Based Surgical Implant Alloys; 10.6 Cemented Carbides; References; 11 Nickel and Nickel Alloys; 11.1 Commercially Pure and Low-Alloy Nickels; 11.2 Highly Alloyed Ni-Based Materials; 11.3 Ni-Based Superalloys; 11.4 Ni Plating; References; 12 Copper and Copper Alloys; 12.1 Unalloyed Coppers; 12.2 High-Copper Alloys; 12.3 Brasses; 12.4 Bronzes; 12.5 Copper-Nickel Alloys; References