Textbook of the materials of engineering / Herbert F. Moore, Harrison F. Gonnerman, Jasper O. Draffin.

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I. Introductory -- II. Cohesion stress and strain -- III. The elastic strength of materials -- IV. The failure of matherials by flow or creep -- V. The failure of materials by fracture -- VI. The failure of metallic materials by corrosion and by wear -- VII. Working stress, factor of safety, selection of materials -- VIII. Crystalline structure of metals by jasper O. Draffin -- IX. The manufacture of iron and steel -- X. Iron and steel castings, rolling and forging, welding -- XI. Chemical composition of iron and steel, tables of strength values -- XII. The nonferrous metals and alloys -- XIII. Wood -- XIV. Stone, brick, and terra cotta -- XV. Cementing materials: Gypsum, Lime, Portland, cement, special cements -- XVI. Concrete by Harrison F. Gonnerman -- XVII. Plastics -- XVIII. Rubber, rubberlike materials, leather, rope -- XIX. Testing and inspection; testing machines -- XX. Specifications for materials.

"In the sixth edition a charper on plastics has been added to the text. Most of the chapters have been revised and later test data than those available for the fifth edition have been added".