Materials Selection in Mechanical Design - 5th Edition

Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, Fifth Edition, winner of a 2018 Textbook Excellence Award (Texty), describes the procedures for material selection in mechanical design in order to ensure that the most suitable materials for a given application are identified from the full range of materials and section shapes available. Extensively revised for this fifth edition, the book is recognized as one of the leading materials selection texts, providing a unique and innovative resource for students, engineers, and product/industrial designers.

List of contents

1. Introduction: Materials and Design
2. Engineering Materials and Their Properties
3. Materials Property Charts
4. Materials Selection - The Basics
5. Materials Selection - Case Studies
6. Processes and Their Effect on Properties
7. Processes Selection and Cost
8. Multiple Constraints and Conflicting Objectives
9. Multiple Constraints and Conflicting Objectives - Case Studies
10. Selection of Material and Shape
11. Material and Shape: Case Studies
12. Designing Hybrid Materials
13. Hybrids: Case Studies
14. Materials and the Environment
15. Materials and Industrial Design
16. Sustainable Response to Forces for Change

Product details

• Authors: Michael Ashby, Michael (Royal Society Research Professor E Ashby, Michael F. Ashby, Michael F. (Professor Emeritus Ashby, Michael F. (Royal Society Research Professo Ashby, Michael F. (Royal Society Research Professor Emeritus Ashby, Ashby Michael F.
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2016
• EAN: 9780081005996
• ISBN: 978-0-08-100599-6
• No. of pages: 660
• Dimensions: 190 mm x 240 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mechanical, Mechanical Engineering, Materials science, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Materials Science / General