S E C O N D E D I T I O N
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AN INTRODUCTION TO THEIF;
PROPERTIES & APPLICATIONS
Michael F Ashby. David R H Jones
Engineering Materials 1
An lntroduction to their Properties and Applications
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by
Michael F. Ashby
and
David R. H. Jones
Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, UK
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