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Materials selection in mechanical design / Michael F. Ashby.

By: Ashby, M. F.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann, 1999 (2003)Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xii, 502 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0750643579.Subject(s): Materials | Engineering designDDC classification: 620.11
Contents:
Introduction -- The design process -- Engineering materials and their properties -- Materials selection charts -- Materials selection - the basics -- Materials selection- case studies -- Selection of material and shape -- Shape - case studies -- Multiple constraints and compound objectives -- Case studies: multiple constraints and compound objectives -- Materials processing and design -- Case studies: process selection -- Data sources -- Case studies: use of data sources -- Materials, aesthetics and industrial design -- Forces for change.
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General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 620.11 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00160983
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This text describes a procedure for material selection in mechanical design, allowing the most suitable materials for a given application. Materials are introduced through their properties, allowing rapid retrieval of information.

Previous ed.: 1992.
Includes index.

Introduction -- The design process -- Engineering materials and their properties -- Materials selection charts -- Materials selection - the basics -- Materials selection- case studies -- Selection of material and shape -- Shape - case studies -- Multiple constraints and compound objectives -- Case studies: multiple constraints and compound objectives -- Materials processing and design -- Case studies: process selection -- Data sources -- Case studies: use of data sources -- Materials, aesthetics and industrial design -- Forces for change.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction
  • The design process
  • Engineering materials and their properties
  • Materials selection charts
  • Materials selection without shape
  • Selection of material and shape
  • Materials processing and design
  • Sources of material property data
  • Materials, aesthetics and industrial design
  • Forces for change
  • Case studies

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CHOICE Review

Ashby provides rapid, graphical access to data making it easy to do a systematic search for the optimum material and process to use in mechanical design. A unique feature is the pictorial presentation of engineering data in such a way as to allow one to select the proper material and manufacturing process from the full range of materials available to an engineer. The author assumes that the reader has a basic knowledge of materials and mechanics and shows how to use this knowledge in materials selection. Case studies are included that illustrate the use of the selection charts; there are also extensive references. An excellent supplement to any materials book, such as Ashby and D. R. H. Jones, Engineering Materials-2 (1986) or K. G. Budinski, Engineering Materials (4th ed., 1992; 1st ed., CH, Oct'79).
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