The only dictionary of its kind, "Dictionary of Engineering Materials" contains more than 25,000 generic, trade-named, and trademarked engineering materials, all alphabetically arranged and complete with full explanations.

Uwe Erb is a professor in the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy at the University of Toronto, Canada. He has published widely in the fields of materials science, metallurgy, and applied physics, and is author of several books and book chapters on grain boundaries and nanocrystalline materials as well as co-author of two dictionaries on abbreviations and acronyms and a database on engineering materials.

Harald Keller is a technical translator and writer with a broad background in mechanical engineering and materials testing. He is author of two dictionaries on abbreviations and acronyms as well as a database on engineering materials.

Introduction.

Guide to this Dictionary.

Major Groups of materials Covered.

Dictionary of Engineering Materials.

Appendix: Bibliographic References, Helpful Sources of Information, Abbreviations and Acronyms.