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Materials selection in mechanical design / Michael F. Ashby.

Title
  1. Materials selection in mechanical design / Michael F. Ashby.
Published by
  1. Burlington, MA : Butterworth-Heinemann, c2011.
Author
  1. Ashby, M. F.

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Description
  1. xv, 646 p. : ill. (chiefly col.); 24 cm.
Summary
  1. Understanding materials, their properties and behavior is fundamental to engineering design, and a key application of materials science. Written for all students of engineering, this book describes the procedures for material selection in mechanical design.
Subject
  1. Engineering
  2. Materials
  3. Engineering design
  4. Manufactured Materials
Contents
  1. The design process -- Engineering materials and their properties -- Material property charts -- Materials selection : the basics -- Case studies : materials selection -- Multiple contraints and conflicting objectives -- Case studies : multiple constraints -- Selection of material and shape -- Case studies : material and shape -- Designing hybrid materials -- Case studies : hybrids -- Processes and process selection -- Case studies : process selection -- Materials and the environment -- Materials and industrial design -- Forces for change.
Owning institution
  1. Harvard Library
Note
  1. Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
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