Materials : engineering, science, processing and design

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ashby, M. F. (Author), Cebon, David (Author), Shercliff, Hugh (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann , 2007
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: materials--history and character
  • 2. Family trees: organizing materials and processes
  • 3. Strategic thinking: matching material to design
  • 4. Stiffness and weight: density and elastic moduli
  • 5. Flex, sag and wobble: stiffness-limited design
  • 6. Beyond elasticity: plasticity, yielding and ductility
  • 7. Bend and crush: strength-limited design
  • 8. Fracture and fracture toughness
  • 9. Shake, rattle and roll: cyclic loading, damage and failure
  • 10. Keeping it all together: fracture-limited design
  • 11. Rub, slither and seize: friction and wear
  • 12. Agitated atoms: materials and heat
  • 13. Running hot: using materials at high temperatures
  • 14. Conductors, insulators and dielectrics
  • 15. Magnetic materials
  • 16. Materials for optical devices
  • 17. Durability: oxidation, corrosion and degradation
  • 18. Heat, beat, stick and polish: manufacturing processes
  • 19. Follow the recipe: processing and properties
  • 20. Materials, processes and the environmentt