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Professional Materials Engineering handbooks covering metallurgy, materials science & engineering, composite materials, corrosion engineering, welding, ndt, heat treatment, microstructures and failure mechanisms. Written from real industry experience to provide clear, practical explanations for engineers, inspectors, auditors and training providers who need reliable, accessible technical reference material.
Our Materials Engineering Handbooks are designed to enhance your career prospects by increasing your technical knowledge, skills and understanding.
They are the only practical, industry‑ready materials‑engineering handbooks that explain metals, alloys, corrosion, welding and real‑world performance in clear, accessible engineering language.Â
Each Handbook is practical and visually authoritative — ideal for reference, self-learning & development & in-house training.Â
Unlike purely academic texts, the content of Materials Engineering Handbooks is shaped by real industry experience — practical, clear and built for everyday use. They provide practical materials engineering guidance written from real‑world industry experience that engineers, inspectors, technicians, apprentices and trainees can use immediately.
Expertly Crafted Content: Our Materials Engineering Handbooks have been written by academic & industry experts and Chartered Engineers, with decades of industry experience working for leading engineering companies such as British Steel, Sheffield Forgemasters & Corus, as well as professional accreditation in Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Welding Technology and Quality Management. This ensures our full-colour Materials Engineering Handbooks provide both the academic content and practical knowledge that are directly applicable to industry and real-world scenarios.
High-Quality Materials: Clear & easy to follow with reference to helpful U-Tube videos, each Handbook is a comprehensive guide in full-colour. The quality of the materials ensures that you have a reliable reference resource at your fingertips.
Wide Industry Application: The technical content in our Materials Engineering Handbooks is relevant to the knowledge & skills requirements of a wide range of industry sectors, for example, aerospace, automotive, rail, oil & gas, chemical, power generation, general engineering, construction, food & drink, medical and defence. Each Manual also makes reference to important industry standards.
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All Handbooks are written in English and are supplied as a full-colour, printed copy.
Our range of MATERIALS ENGINEERING HANDBOOKS are LISTED BELOW, with prices per copy for a full-colour, printed copy, inclusive of postage and packing.
🔸 METALLURGY FUNDAMENTALS £475 per copy. This Metallurgy Handbook explains the fundamentals of metal structure, processing, applications, properties, testing and inspection covering Steels; Stainless Steels; Cast Iron; Aluminium & its Alloys; Copper & its Alloys; Nickel & its alloys; Titanium & its alloys; Cobalt alloys.
🔸 METALLURGY OF ALUMINIUM & ITS ALLOYS (WROUGHT & CAST)  £475 per copy. Comprehensive review of the structure, properties, manufacture, applications, NDT inspection & mechanical testing of aluminium & its alloys (wrought alloys & cast alloys.)
🔸 METALLURGY OF ALUMINIUM CASTING ALLOYS £475 per copy. Comprehensive review of the structure, properties, manufacture, applications, NDT inspection & mechanical testing of cast aluminium alloys.
🔸 METALLURGY OF CAST IRON  £475 per copy. Comprehensive review of the structure, properties, manufacture, applications, NDT inspection & mechanical testing of cast iron (grey iron, ductile iron, austenitic iron, austempered ductile iron, Si-Mo iron, compacted graphite iron, white iron, malleable iron.)
🔸 METALLURGY OF COPPER & ITS ALLOYS £475 per copy. Comprehensive review of the structure, properties, manufacture, applications, NDT inspection & mechanical testing of copper & its alloys (Pure Copper; Cu-Zn ALLOYS 'Brasses', Cu-Sn ALLOYS 'Bronzes', Cu-Sn-P ALLOYS ‘Phosphor Bronzes’, Cu-Si ALLOYS ‘Silicon Bronzes’, Cu-Al ALLOYS ‘Aluminium Bronzes’, Cu-Be ALLOYS ‘Beryllium Copper' , Cu-Ni Alloys, Cu-Ni-Sn 'Spinodal' Alloys.
🔸 METALLURGY OF FERROUS METALS (STEEL, STAINLESS STEEL & CAST IRON)  £625 per copy. Comprehensive review of the structure, properties, manufacture, applications, NDT inspection & mechanical testing of steel: (PLAIN CARBON STEELS; CARBON MANGANESE & MICROALLOYED (HSLA) STEELS INCLUDING ADVANCED HIGH STRENGTH STEELS - TRIP STEELS; STRUCTURAL STEELS; CONCRETE REINFORCING STEELS; LOW ALLOY & ALLOY STEELS: CRYOGENIC STEELS; HIGH TEMPERATURE, CREEP RESISTANT STEELS; STEELS FOR SOUR SERVICE; ADVANCED HIGH STRENGTH STEELS-DUAL PHASE STEELS; TOOL STEELS; MANGANESE STEELS: Hadfields Mn Steel; Advanced High Strength Steels-TWIP Steel; MARAGING STEEL); stainless steel (Austenitic, Duplex, Martensitic, Ferritic & Precipitation Hardening grades) & cast iron (grey iron, ductile iron, austenitic iron, austempered ductile iron, Si-Mo iron, compacted graphite iron, white iron, malleable iron.)
🔸 METALLURGY & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES £675 per copy (in 2 Volumes.) This Handbook provides a comprehensive review of the structure, properties, applications, manufacture, NDT inspection & mechanical testing of steel: (PLAIN CARBON STEELS; CARBON MANGANESE & MICROALLOYED (HSLA) STEELS INCLUDING ADVANCED HIGH STRENGTH STEELS - TRIP STEELS; STRUCTURAL STEELS; CONCRETE REINFORCING STEELS; LOW ALLOY & ALLOY STEELS: CRYOGENIC STEELS; HIGH TEMPERATURE, CREEP RESISTANT STEELS; STEELS FOR SOUR SERVICE; ADVANCED HIGH STRENGTH STEELS-DUAL PHASE STEELS; TOOL STEELS; MANGANESE STEELS: Hadfields Mn Steel; Advanced High Strength Steels-TWIP Steel; MARAGING STEEL), stainless steel (Austenitic, Duplex, Martensitic, Ferritic & Precipitation Hardening grades), cast iron (grey iron, ductile iron, austenitic iron, austempered ductile iron, Si-Mo iron, compacted graphite iron, white iron, malleable iron); Nickel & its alloys; Aluminium & its alloys; Titanium & its alloys; Magnesium alloys; Zirconium alloys; Cobalt alloys; Copper & its alloys; 'Refractory' Metals (Niobium, Molybdenum, Tantalum, Tungsten, Rhenium) and High Entropy Alloys HEAs.)
🔸 METALLURGY OF STAINLESS STEEL  £475 per copy. Comprehensive review of the structure, properties, manufacture, applications, NDT inspection & mechanical testing of stainless steel (Austenitic, Duplex, Martensitic, Ferritic & Precipitation Hardening grades.)
🔸 METALLURGY OF STEEL & STAINLESS STEEL £575 per copy. Comprehensive review of the structure, properties, manufacture, applications, NDT inspection & mechanical testing of steel: (PLAIN CARBON STEELS; CARBON MANGANESE & MICROALLOYED (HSLA) STEELS INCLUDING ADVANCED HIGH STRENGTH STEELS - TRIP STEELS; STRUCTURAL STEELS; CONCRETE REINFORCING STEELS; LOW ALLOY & ALLOY STEELS: CRYOGENIC STEELS; HIGH TEMPERATURE, CREEP RESISTANT STEELS; STEELS FOR SOUR SERVICE; ADVANCED HIGH STRENGTH STEELS-DUAL PHASE STEELS; TOOL STEELS; MANGANESE STEELS: Hadfields Mn Steel; Advanced High Strength Steels-TWIP Steel; MARAGING STEEL) & stainless steel: (Austenitic, Duplex, Martensitic, Ferritic & Precipitation Hardening grades.)
🔸 THE FUNDAMENTALS OF CORROSION ENGINEERING & CORROSION PREVENTION £475 per copy. Reviews basic corrosion science, corrosion mechanisms, measures of corrosion, laboratory testing methods, corrosion prevention strategies & the basic metallurgy, properties & applications of the widely used corrosion resistant alloys (CRAs) including Stainless Steels, Nickel Alloys, Copper Alloys:, Zirconium Alloys, Cobalt Alloys & Titanium Alloys.
🔸 THE FUNDAMENTALS OF STEELMAKING & STEEL MANUFACTURING PROCESSES £475 per copy. Comprehensive review of the various steelmaking routes (Blast Furnace / BOS; Electric Arc Furnace; Green Steelmaking; Secondary Steelmaking; Stainless Steelmaking) & steel manufacturing routes HOT ROLLING OF PLATES, SECTIONS, BEAMS, RAILS, WIRE ROD; PIPE & TUBE MANUFACTURE; FORGING (OPEN DIE & CLOSED DIE FORGING PROCESSES); COLD WORKING PROCESSES: COLD ROLLING OF STRIP STEELS; SHEET METAL FORMING; ROLLFORMING PROCESS; WIRE DRAWING PROCESS; BRIGHT BAR MANUFACTURE; CASTING PROCESSES: SAND CASTING; INVESTMENT CASTING; CENTRIFUGAL CASTING; HEAT TREATMENT PROCESSES; MACHINING PROCESSES; ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES; PRINCIPLES OF THE HARDFACING, CORROSION PROTECTION & FIRE PROTECTION OF STEEL.
🔸 UNDERSTANDING METAL GRADES & MATERIAL CERTIFICATES  £475 per copy. Reviews the importance of product standards for specifying the manufacture, testing, inspection & certification of metal products, as well as the product standards, grades, properties & applications for a range of widely specified alloy types including: steel; stainless steel; cast iron; aluminium & its alloys; copper & its alloys; nickel & its alloys and titanium & its alloys.
🔸 MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES £675 per copy (in 2 Volumes.) Comprehensive review of the structure, properties, applications, manufacture, NDT inspection & mechanical testing of engineering materials & advanced materials, including the metallic materials, steel: (PLAIN CARBON STEELS; CARBON MANGANESE & MICROALLOYED (HSLA) STEELS INCLUDING ADVANCED HIGH STRENGTH STEELS - TRIP STEELS; STRUCTURAL STEELS; CONCRETE REINFORCING STEELS; LOW ALLOY & ALLOY STEELS: CRYOGENIC STEELS; HIGH TEMPERATURE, CREEP RESISTANT STEELS; STEELS FOR SOUR SERVICE; ADVANCED HIGH STRENGTH STEELS-DUAL PHASE STEELS; TOOL STEELS; MANGANESE STEELS: Hadfields Mn Steel; Advanced High Strength Steels-TWIP Steel; MARAGING STEEL) stainless steel: (Austenitic, Duplex, Martensitic, Ferritic & Precipitation Hardening grades), cast iron: (grey iron, ductile iron, austenitic iron, austempered ductile iron, Si-Mo iron, compacted graphite iron, white iron, malleable iron); Nickel & its alloys; Aluminium & its alloys; Titanium & its alloys; Magnesium alloys; Zirconium alloys; Cobalt alloys; Copper & its alloys; 'Refractory' Metals (Niobium, Molybdenum, Tantalum, Tungsten, Rhenium); High Entropy Alloys HEAs) and the non-metallic materials (ceramics, carbons, polymers and composites.)
🔸 MECHANICAL TESTING & MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS  £475 per copy. Comprehensive review of the mechanical testing methods for the determination of the mechanical properties of metals and alloys & non-metallic engineering materials including Tensile Testing, Flexural Testing, Compression Testing, Charpy V Notch Impact test, Drop Weight Test, Drop Weight Tear Testing, Fracture Toughness Testing, Proof Testing, Fatigue Testing, Hardness Testing, Creep & Stress Rupture Testing, Weld Testing - Bend Test & Fracture Test, Metals Certification to BS EN 10204.
🔸THE FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS £475 per copy; online pdf copy £295. Reviews the structure, properties, manufacture, applications, inspection, mechanical testing & joining of composite materials.
🔸 THE FUNDAMENTALS OF NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING (NDT) £475 per copy. Reviews the fundamental principles, typical applications, advantages & disadvantages, applicable international standards and the training requirements for Inspectors applicable to the widely specified NDT inspection techniques for the identification of defects in metals & other engineering materials including ULTRASONIC TESTING (UT); RADIOGRAPHIC TESTING (RT) ; MAGNETIC PARTICLE TESTING (MT); DYE PENETRANT TESTING (PT); EDDY CURRENT TESTING (ET); ACOUSTIC EMISSION (AE) TESTING.
🔸BS EN 1090-1: REQUIREMENTS FOR THE UKCA & CE MARKING OF STEEL & ALUMINIUM STRUCTURES £195 per copy. Reviews the requirements for achieving certification to BS EN 1090 for fabricators of steel & aluminium structures.
🔸 RESPONSIBLE WELDING COORDINATION - AEROSPACE ALLOYS - STAINLESS STEEL, NICKEL, ALUMINIUM, TITANIUM & COBALT £575 per copy. Provides comprehensive knowledge in Responsible Welding Coordination which equips you with specialised expertise in welding technology, welding processes, welding codes & standards, metallurgy, inspection techniques and compliance with Aerospace standards ISO 19828 & ISO 24394.
🔸 RESPONSIBLE WELDING COORDINATION - ALUMINIUM ALLOYS £475 per copy. Provides comprehensive knowledge in Responsible Welding Coordination which equips you with specialised expertise in welding technology, welding processes, welding codes & standards, metallurgy, inspection techniques and compliance with ISO 14731 and EN 1090 applicable to the UKCA & CE marking of Aluminium structures.Â
🔸 RESPONSIBLE WELDING COORDINATION - NICKEL ALLOYS £475 per copy. Provides comprehensive knowledge in Responsible Welding Coordination which equips you with specialised expertise in welding technology, welding processes, welding codes & standards, metallurgy, inspection techniques and compliance with the Aerospace standards ISO 19828 & ISO 24394.
🔸RESPONSIBLE WELDING COORDINATION - REINFORCING CARBON STEEL £475 per copy. Provides comprehensive knowledgein Responsible Welding Coordination which equips you with specialised expertise in welding technology, welding processes, welding codes & standards, metallurgy, inspection techniques and compliance with ISO 14731, BS 8548 & ISO 17660 applicable to concrete reinforcing steel.
🔸RESPONSIBLE WELDING COORDINATION - STRUCTURAL STEEL £475 per copy. Provides comprehensive knowledge in Responsible Welding Coordination which equips you with specialised expertise in welding technology, welding processes, welding codes & standards, metallurgy, inspection techniques and compliance with ISO 14731 and EN 1090 applicable to applicable to the UKCA & CE marking of steel structures.Â
🔸RESPONSIBLE WELDING COORDINATION - STRUCTURAL STAINLESS STEEL £475 per copy. Provides comprehensive knowledge in Responsible Welding Coordination which equips you with specialised expertise in welding technology, welding processes, welding codes & standards, metallurgy, inspection techniques and compliance with ISO 14731 and EN 1090 applicable to applicable to the UKCA & CE marking of stainless steel structures.Â
🔸RESPONSIBLE WELDING COORDINATION - STRUCTURAL STEEL, STAINLESS STEEL & ALUMINIUM ALLOYS £675 per copy. Provides comprehensive knowledge in Responsible Welding Coordination which equips you with specialised expertise in welding technology, welding processes, welding codes & standards, metallurgy, inspection techniques and compliance with ISO 14731 and EN 1090 applicable to applicable to the UKCA & CE marking of steel, stainless steel & aluminium structures.
🔸 RESPONSIBLE WELDING COORDINATION - STEEL & STAINLESS STEEL FOR STRUCTURES & PRESSURE VESSELS £675 per copy. Provides comprehensive knowledge in Responsible Welding Coordination which equips you with specialised expertise in welding technology, welding processes, welding codes & standards, metallurgy, inspection techniques and compliance with ISO 14731, structural steel codes EN 1090 (applicable to the UKCA & CE marking) & pressure vessel codes & standards.Â
🔸 THE FUNDAMENTALS OF WELDING & BRAZING £475 per copy. Reviews a comprehensive range of topics in welding & brazing technology including: a review of the various types of parent metals that are welded & their international standards; a review fusion & solid state welding processes; types of welded joints & welds; welding Metallurgy; how to develop qualified Welding Procedure Specifications; Welder & Welding Operator qualification; welding positions; welding symbols; welding stresses, distortion & residual stress; a review of the welding quality management standard ISO 3834 & the welding coordination standard BS EN ISO 14731.
🔸 VISUAL INSPECTION OF BRAZED JOINTS. £375 per copy. Reviews the principles of brazing; the types of brazing defects that can occur, their causes & how to avoid them and the requirements for the visual inspection of brazed joints according to BS EN 12799:2000.
🔸 VISUAL WELDING INSPECTION - COMPREHENSIVE £475 per copy. Reviews the principles & requirements for carrying out visual welding inspection on products across a wide range of welding industry sectors including structures, pressure vessels, metallic piping, railway vehicles, electron beam & laser beam welded products and concrete reinforcing steels.
🔸 VISUAL WELDING INSPECTION - STEEL & ALUMINIUM STRUCTURES £475 per copy. Reviews the principles & requirements for carrying out a visual welding inspection on welds for steel & aluminium structures to satisfy the requirements of UKCA & CE Marking to BS EN 1090.Â
🔸WELDING ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES £675 per copy (in 2 Volumes.) Comprehensive review of the welding engineering, welding process, metallurgical, quality & inspection requirements applicable to the welding of a wide range of ferrous & non-ferrous metals & alloys (steel, stainless steel, cast iron, nickel alloys, titanium alloys, cobalt alloys, copper alloys, aluminium alloys, magnesium alloys, zirconium alloys.)
🔸 WELDING INSPECTION & QUALITY MANAGEMENT £575 per copy.  Reviews welding fundamentals, arc, laser & electron beam welding processes, parent metal product standards, welding codes & standards, writing qualified welding procedure specifications, types of welding imperfections, visual inspection techniques, Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) inspection, weld quality requirements for a range of welded products in steel, stainless steel, aluminium alloys & nickel alloys, requirements of EN 1090, ISO 3834 and quality management techniques.Â
🔸 WELDING INSPECTION - STEEL & ALUMINIUM STRUCTURES £475 per copy. Reviews the principles & requirements for carrying out welding inspection on welds for steel & aluminium structures to satisfy the requirements of UKCA & CE Marking to BS EN 1090.Â
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