Index 381 Semiconduction materials 39, 94 Sialons 163, 164 Silica 94, 167, 170 Silicates 170, 172 Silicon 39, 94 Silicon carbide 163, 164, 170 Silicon nitride 163, 164, 170 Silver iodide 90 Silver solder 34, 37 Sindiotactic polymers 231 Sintering 194 Slip casting 201 Soda glass 162, 164, 191 Sodium chloride 167 Soft solder see Lead-tin alloys Solder see Lead-tin alloys Solid solutions 16 Solid solution hardening 101, 108, 128 Solidification 51, 57 Spherulites 234 Spinel 173 Stability 50, 110 Stainless steels see Steels State variables 325 Statistics of brittle fracture 185 et seq. Steels 113 et seq., 355 alloy 125 et seq. case studies in 133 et seq. carbon 85, 113 et seq. high carbon 5, 114 low carbon 5, 114 low alloy 126 medium carbon 113 mild 5, 12, 113 stainless 5, 12, 16, 129 Strength of cement and concrete 212 ceramics and glasses 164, 178 et seq. composites 265, 267 foams 273 metals 12 polymers 224, 251 woods 277, 283 Structure of amorphous solids 16 ceramics and glasses 167 et seq. compounds 16 metals 14 et seq. polymers 228 et seq. solid solutions 16, 322 Structural change 46 et seq. Substitutional solutions 17 Sulphur 96 Surface energy and tension 21 Surface engineering 155 Superalloys 7, 12 Symbols 321, 370 et seq. Synthesis of polymers 254 Teach yourself phase diagrams 320 et seq. Ternary alloy 25, 327 Terylene 221 Thermal properties of ceramics and glasses 165 metals 13 polymers 225 Thermal shock resistance 166, 182 Thermoplastics 220, 224, 230 Thermosets 220, 224 Time-dependent strength 189 Titanium-based alloys 10, 100, 103 Tobomorite gel 208 Traction engine 3 TTT curves 80, 98, 105, 110, 122, 123 Undercooling 63, 69 Vacuum forming 257 Vibrations 314 Viscoelastic behaviour 242 Viscosity 198, 245 Vitreous ceramics 162, 174 Vulcanisation 247, 257 Weibull statistics 185 et seq. Welding 136, 154, 303 Wheel design 303 Window design 190 Wood 277 et seq. case study in 312 properties 280 structure 278 Work 46 Work hardening 110, 152 Working of metals 147 Zinc 12 Zirconia 163, 164, 169, 202, 203 Zone refining 39 et seq. 382 Index . 90 Silver solder 34, 37 Sindiotactic polymers 231 Sintering 194 Slip casting 201 Soda glass 162, 164, 191 Sodium chloride 167 Soft solder see Lead-tin alloys Solder see Lead-tin alloys Solid solutions. 212 ceramics and glasses 164, 178 et seq. composites 265, 267 foams 273 metals 12 polymers 224, 251 woods 277, 283 Structure of amorphous solids 16 ceramics and glasses 167 et seq. compounds 16 metals. 165 metals 13 polymers 225 Thermal shock resistance 166, 182 Thermoplastics 220, 224, 230 Thermosets 220, 224 Time-dependent strength 189 Titanium-based alloys 10, 100, 103 Tobomorite gel 208 Traction