Werkstoffkunde für Praktiker

No doubt: Materials have their own language, which can sometimes complicate communication between practitioners, engineers, businesspeople, and users. This textbook provides a clear introduction to materials science for all of these groups, including beginners from the business sector or career changers from practice.

With a largely formula-free approach, it explains the essential fundamentals of material development, testing of their properties, and current application issues in a simple, concise, and understandable manner.

Topics include metallic materials (steels, cast iron, important non-ferrous metals such as aluminum and copper), plastics, ceramics, and auxiliary materials, as well as recycling. Whether it’s phase diagrams, solid solutions, recrystallization, dislocations, hardening, martensite, or grain boundaries - the textbook explains terms and relationships in a straightforward and comprehensible way using informative graphics, photos, and didactically structured texts. Thus, the book is suitable for training, self-study, and practical reference.

In the 9th edition, the texts have been updated and selected illustrations revised. The textbook is written in modern language and all examples refer to valid European standards.