Awards

• Winner of <p>Winner of a 2018 Textbook Excellence Award (College) (<i>Texty</i>) from the Textbook and Academic Authors Association</p> 2018

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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.

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Author:   Michael F. Ashby (Royal Society Research Professor Emeritus, University of Cambridge, and Former Visiting Professor of Design at the Royal College of Art, London, UK) ,  Michael F. Ashby (Royal Society Research Professor Emeritus, University of Cambridge, and Former Visiting Professor of Design at the Royal College of Art, London) ,  Michael F. Ashby (Royal Society Research Professor Emeritus, University of Cambridge, and Former Visiting Professor of Design at the Royal College of Art, London) ,  Michael F. Ashby (Royal Society Research Professor Emeritus, University of Cambridge, and Former Visiting Professor of Design at the Royal College of Art, London)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint:   Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd
Edition:   5th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 19.10cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.360kg
ISBN:  

9780081005996

ISBN 10:   0081005997
Pages:   660
Publication Date:   02 November 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9780443160288
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table 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

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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.

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