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 applica…
Materials: Engineering, Science, Processing and Design is the essential materials engineering text and resource for students developing skills and understanding of materials properties and selection for engineering applications. Taking a unique desi…
This book, from noted materials selection authority Mike Ashby, provides a structure and framework for analyzing sustainable development and the role of materials in it. The aim is to introduce ways of exploring sustainable development to readers in…
Metal foams are at the forefront of technological development for the automotive, aerospace, and other weight-dependent industries. They are formed by various methods, but the key facet of their manufacture is the inclusion of air or other gaseous p…
A one-stop desk reference, for engineers involved in the use of engineered materials across engineering and electronics, this book will not gather dust on the shelf. It brings together the essential professional reference content from leading intern…
Kurzweilig geschrieben, didaktisch überzeugend sowie fachlich umfassend und hochkompetent: Diesen Qualitäten verdanken die beiden Bände des Ashby/Jones schon seit Jahren ihre führende Stellung unter den englischsprachigen Lehrb&u…
Materials and the Environment: Eco-Informed Material Choice, Second Edition, is the first book devoted solely to the environmental aspects of materials and their selection, production, use and disposal, by one of the world's foremost materials autho…
Materials and the Environment, Third Edition, discusses the history of our increasing dependence on materials and energy. The book explains where materials come from and how they are used in a variety of industries, along with their lifecycle and re…
Das nun in deutscher Ubersetzung vorliegende Lehrbuch von Ashby und Jones ist ein Musterbeispiel angelsachsischer Padagogik: Es hat nicht den Ehrgeiz, zu deuten, "was die Welt im Innersten zusammen- halt", sondern es geht nuchtern daran, dem student…
Cellular solids include engineering honeycombs and foams (which can now be made from polymers, metals, ceramics, and composites) as well as natural materials, such as wood, cork, and cancellous bone. This new edition of a classic work details curren…
