Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering: An Integrated Approach, International Adaptation William D. Callister, Jr. and David G. Rethwisch is an English-language textbook aimed at higher education. It covers the core principles of materials science and engineering, with emphasis on the three main groups of materials: metals, ceramics, and polymers.
This textbook offers an integrated approach to materials science and engineering. It reveals the relationship between the structure and properties of materials and introduces early non-metals. The International Adaptation has been updated with SI units and strengthened with new chapters on fracture mechanisms, such as the Griffith theory, the Goodman diagram, and fatigue crack propagation. In addition, material has been added on peritectoid and monotectic reactions, spinodal decomposition, and various hardening processes.
This edition aligns with topics such as mechanical engineering and materials science and is a valuable reference work for technical programs and engineers who want to understand and select materials based on their properties.