The practicing scientist's handbook

About this book

"Comprehensive source of materials, property data for practicing physicists, chemists, engineers and designers."--Pref. The introduction contains information on threshold limit values for chemical substances and physical agents in the work environment. Contents include physical, mechanical, chemical, thermal and thermodynamic, electrical and electronic, magnetic, acoustic and optical properties of materials; nuclear radiation and radiation effects; properties of elements, organic compounds, inorganic compounds, alloys, glasses and ceramics, composites, polymers and adhesives, semiconductors, superconductors, environment and miscellaneous materials. Appendix A ia a list of registered trademarks. Appendix B is a table of isotopes. Indexed. Published 1978.