Materials‎:‎ engineering‎,‎ science‎,‎ processing and design‎-winner of a 2014 textbook excellence award ‎(‎texty‎)‎ from the text and academic authors association‎-is the ultimate materials engineering text and resource for students developing skills and understanding of materials properties and selection for engineering applications‎.‎ Written by world‎-class authors‎,‎ it takes a unique design led‎-approach that is broader in scope than other texts‎,‎ thereby meeting the curriculum needs of a wide variety of courses in the materials and design field‎,‎ from introduction to materials science and engineering to engineering materials‎,‎ materials selection and processing‎,‎ and materials in design‎.‎ This new edition retains its design‎-led focus and strong emphasis on visual communication while expanding its treatment of crystallography and phase diagrams and transformations to fully meet the needs of instructors teaching a first‎-year course in materials‎.‎ The book is fully linked with the leading materials software package used in over 600 academic institutions worldwide as well as numerous government and commercial engineering departments‎.‎ * winner of a 2014 texty award from the text and academic authors association* design‎-led approach motivates and engages students in the study of materials science and engineering through real‎-life case studies and illustrative applications* highly visual full color graphics facilitate understanding of materials concepts and properties* chapters on materials selection and design are integrated with chapters on materials fundamentals‎,‎ enabling students to see how specific fundamentals can be important to the design process* available solutions manual‎,‎ lecture slides‎,‎ online image bank and materials selection charts for use in class handouts or lecture presentations* links with the cambridge engineering selector ‎(‎ces edupack‎)‎‎,‎ the powerful materials selection software