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Four key packaging books are available from the Institute, published on behalf of IOP: The Packaging Society - Packsource, Fundamentals of Packaging Technology, Packaging the Facts and BRC / IOP Global Standard for Packaging and Packaging Materials

Novel approaches to improving high temperature corrosion resistance (EFC 47)

M Schütze and W Quadakkers (Eds)

This book summarises a wide range of research on ways of dealing with high-temperature corrosion, and discusses ways of modelling high-temperature corrosion processes to improve material performance and service life. It provides a standard reference for all those studying and dealing with high-temperature corrosion.

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Two books published by the Institute are available for free download at University of Cambridge web site.

Physical properties of martensite and bainite Special Report no. 93, Iron and Steel Institute

The mechanisms of phase transformations in crystalline solids Proceedings of the international symposium Manchester, 3-5 July 1968, Monograph and Report Series no. 33, Institute of Metals