The CRC Practical Handbook of Materials Selection uses an easy-to-follow organization based on materials properties and includes many data sets to compare materials by property value. This volume serves as a companion volume to the CRC Materials Science and Engineering Handbook, Second Edition. The book provides an introduction to the key professional societies, educational institutions, and employment opportunities in the field of materials science and engineering.

Table of Contents:
Professional Societies in Materials Science and Engineering American Ceramic Society (ACerS) ASM International (ASM) American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) The Materials Research Society (MRS) The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS) Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) ABET Accredited Engineering Programs in Materials Science and Engineering and Related Areas (for Accreditation Cycle Ending July 1993) Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) ABET Definition of Engineering ABET Accredited Engineering Programs Ceramic Group (NICE) Geological and Geophysical Group (SME-AIME) Materials Group (TMS Lead Society, with AIChE, ASME, and NICE) Metallurgical Group (TMS Lead Society, with SME-AIME) Mineral Group (SME-AIME Lead Society, with TMS) Mining Group (SME-AIME) Others (EAC of ABET) Welding Group (TMS Lead Society, with ASME and SME) Employment Data Selecting Metals Periodic Table of Elements in Metallic Materials Thermodynamic Properties Selecting Diffusion Activation Energy in Metallic Systems Thermal Properties Selecting Thermal Conductivity of Metals Selecting Thermal Conductivity of Metals at Temperature Selecting Thermal Conductivity of Alloy Cast Irons Selecting Thermal Expansion of Tool Steels Selecting Thermal Expansion of Tool Steels at Temperature Selecting Thermal Expansion of Alloy Cast Irons Selecting Tensile Strengthsof Tool Steels Selecting Tensile Strengths of Gray Cast Irons Selecting Tensile Strengths of Ductile Irons Selecting Tensile Strengths of Malleable Iron Castings Selecting Tensile Strengths of Aluminum Casting Alloys Selecting Tensile Strengths of Wrought Aluminum Alloys Selecting Compressive Strengths of Gray Cast Iron Bars Selecting Yield Strengths of Tool Steels Selecting Yield Strengths of Ductile Irons Selecting Yield Strengths of Malleable Iron Castings Selecting Yield Strengths of Cast Aluminum Alloys Selecting Yield Strengths of Wrought Aluminum Alloys Selecting Shear Strengths of Wrought Aluminum Alloys Selecting Torsional Shear Strengths of Gray Cast Iron Bars Selecting Hardness of Tool Steels Selecting Hardness of Gray Cast Irons Selecting Hardness of Ductile Irons Selecting Hardness of Malleable Iron Castings Selecting Hardness of Wrought Aluminum Alloys Selecting Fatigue Strengths of Wrought Aluminum Alloys Selecting Reversed Bending Fatigue Limits of Gray Cast Iron Bars Selecting Impact Energy of Tool Steels Selecting Tensile Moduli of Treated Ductile Irons Selecting Tensile Moduli of Gray Cast Irons Selecting Compression Moduli of Treated Ductile Irons Selecting Torsional Moduli of Gray Cast Irons Selecting Torsional Moduli of Treated Ductile Irons Selecting Torsion Poisson's Ratios of Treated Ductile Irons Selecting Compression Poisson's Ratios of Treated Ductile Irons Selecting Elongation of Tool Steels Selecting Elongation of Ductile Irons Selecting Elongation of Malleable Iron Castings Selecting Total Elongation of Cast Aluminum Alloys Selecting Area Reduction of Tool Steels Electrical Properties Selecting Electrical Resistivity of Alloy Cast Irons Selecting Critical Temperature of Superconductive Elements Corrosion Properties Selecting Iron Alloys in 10% Corrosive Medium Selecting Iron Alloys in 100% Corrosive Medium Selecting Nonferrous Metals for Use in a 10% Corrosive Medium Selecting Nonferrous Metals for Use in a 100% Corrosive Medium Selecting Corrosion Rates of Metals Selecting Corrosion Rates of Metals in Corrosive Environments Selecting Ceramic Materials and Glasses Periodic Table of Elements in Ceramic Materials Thermodynamic Properties Selecting Heat of Formation of Inorganic Oxides Selecting Melting Points of Elements and Inorganic Compounds Selecting Melting Points of Ceramics Thermal Properties Selecting Thermal Conductivity of Ceramics Selecting Thermal Conductivity of Ceramics at Temperature Selecting Thermal Expansion of Ceramics Selecting Thermal Expansion of Glasses Mechanical Properties Selecting Tensile Strengths of Ceramics Selecting Tensile Strengths of Glass Selecting Compressive Strengths of Ceramics Selecting Hardness of Ceramics Selecting Microhardness of Glass Selecting Young's Moduli of Ceramics Selecting Young's Moduli of Glass Selecting Bulk Moduli of Glass Selecting Shear Moduli of Glass Selecting Moduli of Rupture for Ceramics Selecting Poisson's Ratios for Ceramics Selecting Poisson's Ratios of Glass Electrical Properties Selecting Resistivity of Ceramics Selecting Volume Resistivity of Glass Selecting Tangent Loss in Glass Selecting Tangent Loss in Glass by Temperature Selecting Tangent Loss in Glass by Frequency Selecting Electrical Permitivity of Glass Selecting Electrical Permitivity of Glass by Frequency Optical Properties Selecting Transmission Range of Optical Materials Selecting Refractive Indices of Glasses Selecting Polymeric Materials Periodic Table of the Elements in Polymeric Materials Thermal Properties Selecting Specific Heat of Polymers Selecting Thermal Conductivity of Polymers Selecting Thermal Expansion of Polymers Mechanical Properties Selecting Tensile Strengths of Polymers Selecting Compressive Strengths of Polymers Selecting Yield Strengths of Polymers Selecting Compressive Yield Strengths of Polymers Selecting Flexural Strengths of Polymers Selecting Hardness of Polymers Selecting Coefficients of Static Friction for Polymers Selecting Abrasion Resistance of Polymers Selecting Impact Strengths of Polymers Selecting Moduli of Elasticity in Tension for Polymers Modulus of Elasticity in Compression for Polymers Selecting Moduli of Elasticity in Flexure of Polymers Selecting Total Elongation of Polymers Selecting Elongation at Yield of Polymers Electrical Properties Selecting Volume Resistivity of Polymers Selecting Dissipation Factor for Polymers at 60 Hz Selecting Dissipation Factor for Polymers at 106 Hz Selecting Dielectric Strength of Polymers Selecting Dielectric Constants of Polymers at 60 Hz Selecting Dielectric Constants of Polymers at 106 Hz Selecting Arc Resistance of Polymers Optical Properties Selecting Transparency of Polymers Selecting Refractive Indices of Polymers Chemical Properties Selecting Water Absorption of Polymers Selecting Flammability of Polymers Index