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Understanding materials, their properties and behaviour 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 ensure that the most suitable materials for a given application are identified from the full range of materials and section shapes available. Fully revised and expanded for its third edition, Materials Selection in Mechanical Design is recognised as one of the leading texts available, and offers readers a unique and genuinely innovative resource. Fully revised and expanded for this third edition, Materials Selection in Mechanical Design is recognised as one of the leading texts, and provides a unique and genuinely innovative resource. Features new to this edition New chapters on topics including process selection, material and shape selection, design of hybrid materials, environmental factors and industrial design. Online tutor resources -- fully worked Instructor's Manual, full color materials selection charts, image bank for lecture presentations. The methods developed in the book are implemented in Granta Design's widely used CES Educational software. Materials are introduced through their properties; materials selection charts (now available on line) capture the important features of all materials, allowing rapid retrieval of information and application of selection techniques. Merit indices, combined with charts, allow optimisation of the materials selection process. Sources of material property data are reviewed and approaches to their use are given. Material processing and its influence on the design are discussed. New chapters on environmental issues, industrial engineering and materials design are included, as are new worked examples, exercise materials and a separate, online Instructor's Manual. New case studies have been developed to further illustrate procedures and to add to the practical implementation of the text.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Introduction
• The design process
• Engineering materials and their properties
• Material property charts
• Materials selection - the basics
• Materials selection - case studies
• Process and process selection
• Process selection - case studies
• Multiple constraints and objectives
• Case studies - multiple constraints and conflicting objectives
• Selection of materials and shape
• Case studies: selection of materials and shape
• 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 and Projects
• Index
• Fully worked instructor's solutions manual available

Reviews provided by Syndetics

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).