Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik

The modern concepts of physical metallurgy are equally fundamental for the understanding of all non-metallic materials. For this reason, it suggests itself that the fields of knowledge, classically differentiated according to the materials metal, ceramics, glass and plastics, should be dealt with together under the combined name of materials science and materials engineering. Based on this observation, this textbook introduces General Metal Science, but also lays the foundations for the entire materials science and engineering. The focus is on the scientific aspect of materials science without neglecting its engineering part. This concept is also successfully implemented in the current 4th edition. Modern developments were mainly achieved through extensions of new materials, e.g.