• Design principles: basic principles. Risk-based metallurgical design. Alloy design: designing with carbon-, low-, and medium-alloy steels. Designing with tool steel. Designing with high-strength low-alloy steels. Designing with stainless steel. Designing with microalloyed steels and interstitial-free steels. Cast iron design - processes, alloys and properties. Designing with aluminum alloys. Designing with magnesium - alloys, properties and casting processes. Designing with titanium alloys. Designing with ni-base alloys. Designing with copper alloys. Designing with powder metallurgy alloys. Designing with metal matrix alloys.

"Totten and colleagues have produced yet another niche publication in the area of materials engineering. … Numerous figures … and tables help provide visual enhancement of the text. … The flow of the handbook is easy to follow; there is a sequential, logical structure to the articles. … This book is intended to be a reference for persons involved in any aspect of product design, particularly metallurgists, materials scientists, product and process engineers, and component designers. The text can also be helpful for students, both undergraduate and graduate, who need information on material design. This can be a helpful addition to any library serving patrons focused on materials engineering."- E-Streams, Vol. 8, No. 2, Feb. 2005