Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering: An Integrated Approach, 3e

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feedback on this third edition. Comments, suggestions, and criticisms may be sub-

mitted to the authors via e-mail at the following address:[email protected].

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Appreciation is expressed to those who have made contributions to this edition. We

sincerely appreciate Grant E. Head’s expert programming skills, which he used in de-

veloping theVirtual Materials Science and Engineeringsoftware. Important input was

also furnished by Carl Wood of Utah State University, W. Roger Cannon of Rutgers

University (retired), Katherine C. Chen of California Polytechnic State University

(San Luis Obispo), Guna Selvaduray of San Jose State University, Ralf B ̈urgel of the

Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research, and Audrey A. Butler

of the University of Iowa to whom we also give thanks. In addition, helpful ideas

and suggestions have been provided by the following: Pranesh B. Aswath, University

of Texas at Arlington; Russell J. Composto, University of Pennsylvania; Lisa Friis,

University of Kansas; Joseph I. Goldstein, University of Massachusetts Amherst;

Richard Griffin, Texas A & M University; Jaime C. Grunlan, Texas A & M Uni-

versity; Carol Handwerker, Purdue University; Maureen M. Julian, Virginia Tech;

Angela L. Moran, United States Naval Academy; Steven Nutt, University of South-

ern California; David C. Paine, Brown University; Ken Sampson, Ohio University;

Thomas W. Staley, Virginia Tech.

We are also indebted to Jenny Welter and Joseph P. Hayton, Sponsoring Editors,

and to Kenneth Santor, Senior Production Editor at Wiley for their assistance and

guidance on this revision.

Since undertaking the task of writing this and previous editions, instructors and

students, too numerous to mention, have shared their input and contributions on

how to make this work more effective as a teaching and learning tool. To all those

who have helped, we express our sincere Thanks!

Last, but certainly not least, the continual encouragement and support of our

families and friends is deeply and sincerely appreciated.

William D. Callister, Jr.

David G. Rethwisch