Materials : engineering, science, processing and design

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Materials : engineering, science, processing and design

Michael Ashby, Hugh Shercliff and David Cebon

Elsevier, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

The ultimate materials engineering resource for anyone developing skills and understanding of materials properties and selection for engineering applications. The book is a visually lead approach to understanding core materials properties and how these apply to selection and design. Linked with Granta Design's market-leading materials selection software which is used by organisations as diverse as Rolls-Royce, GE-Aviation, Honeywell, NASA and Los Alamos National Labs.

Table of Contents

  • Families of material & processes
  • Design process & selection strategy
  • Stiffness & weight: density & elastic moduli
  • Stiffness limited design
  • Plasticity, yielding & ductility
  • Strength-limited design
  • Fracture toughness
  • Cyclic loading
  • Fracture-limited design
  • Friction & wear
  • Materials & heat
  • Using Materials at high temperatures
  • Conductors, insulators & dielectrics
  • Magnetic Materials
  • Materials for Optical Devices
  • Durability
  • Manufacturing processes
  • Processing & properties
  • Materials & the environment

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Details

  • NCID
    BA85485273
  • ISBN
    • 9780750683913
  • LCCN
    2007298635
  • Country Code
    ne
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Amsterdam ; Boston
  • Pages/Volumes
    x, 514 p.
  • Size
    26 cm
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