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Understanding materials, their properties and behavior 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 order to e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ashby, M. F.
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Burlington, MA : Butterworth-Heinemann, ©2011.
Edition:4th ed.
Subjects:
Materials.
Engineering design.
Matériaux.
Conception technique.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Material Science.
Engineering design
Materials
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; The 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 materials and shape; Selection of materials 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; Appendices; Exercises; Index.