Materials and design : the art and science of material selection in product design

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ashby, M. F. (Author), Johnson, Kara (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Butterworth Heinemann , c2010
Edition:2nd ed
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Function and personality
  • 2. What influences product design?
  • 3. Design and designing
  • 4. The stuff...multi-dimensional materials
  • 5. Other stuff...shaping, joining and surfaces
  • 6. Form follows material
  • 7. A structure for material selection
  • 8. Case studies in materials and design
  • 9. New materials - the potential for innovation
  • 10. Conclusions