Materials selection in mechanical design /
"Understanding materials, their properties and behaviour is fundamental to engineering design, and a key application of materials science. Written for all students of engineering, materials science and design, this book describes the procedures for material selection in mechanical design in ord...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Butterworth-Heinemann,
2005.
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
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| Online Access: | Table of contents only Publisher description |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Design process
- Engineering materials and their properties
- Material property charts
- Materials selection : the basics
- Materials selection : case studies
- Processes and process selection
- Process selection case studies
- Multiple constraints and objectives
- Case studies : multiple constraints and conflicting objectives
- Selection of material and shape
- Selection of material and shape : case studies
- Designing hybrid materials
- Hybrid case studies
- Information and knowledge sources for design
- Materials and the environment
- Materials and industrial design
- Forces for change
- Appendix A : useful solutions to standard problems
- Appendix B : material indices
- Appendix C : data and information for engineering materials
- Appendix D : information and knowledge sources for materials and processes
- Appendix E : exercises.