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Materials Selection in Mechanical Design
- 6th Edition - September 13, 2024
- Author: Michael F. Ashby
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 6 0 2 8 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 6 0 2 9 - 5
Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, Sixth Edition, winner of a 2018 Textbook Excellence Award (Texty), describes the procedures for material selection in mechanical design… Read more
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Request a sales quoteMaterials Selection in Mechanical Design, Sixth Edition, winner of a 2018 Textbook Excellence Award (Texty), describes the procedures for material selection in mechanical design to ensure that the most suitable materials for a given application are identified from the full range of materials and section shapes available. Recognized as the world’s leading materials selection textbook, users will find a unique and innovative resource for students, engineers, and product/industrial designers. Selected revisions to this new edition ensure the book will continue to meet the needs of all those whose studies or careers involve selecting the best material for the project at hand.
- Includes new or expanded coverage of materials selection in areas such as additive manufacturing, biomedical manufacturing, digital manufacturing and cyber-manufacturing
- Includes an update to the hybrid chapter, which has been enhanced with expanded hybrid case
- Presents improved pedagogy, including new worked examples throughout the text, case studies, homework problems, and mini-projects to aid in student learning
- Maintains its hallmark features of full-color presentation with numerous Ashby materials, selection charts, high-quality illustrations, and a focus on sustainable design
Undergraduate and graduate students majoring in engineering disciplines including materials science, mechanical, aerospace and automotive engineering, engineering design and industrial design /Navstem estimates the US academic market at approximately 6,000 students per year
Working design engineers involved in materials selection
Working design engineers involved in materials selection
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
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
- No. of pages: 600
- Language: English
- Edition: 6
- Published: September 13, 2024
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443160288
- eBook ISBN: 9780443160295
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Michael F. Ashby
Mike Ashby is one of the world’s foremost authorities on materials selection. He is sole or lead author of several of Elsevier’s top selling engineering textbooks, including Materials and Design: The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design, Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, Materials and the Environment, Materials and Sustainable Development, and Materials: Engineering, Science, Processing and Design. He is also co-author of the books Engineering Materials 1&2, and Nanomaterials, Nanotechnologies and Design.
Affiliations and expertise
Royal Society Research Professor Emeritus, University of Cambridge, and Former Visiting Professor of Design at the Royal College of Art, London, UK