Materials, Engineering, Science, Processing and Design by Ashby, Michael F. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover image Title page Table of Contents Copyright Preface Acknowledgments Resources that accompany this book IFC Chapter 1. Introduction: materials – history and character

1.1. Materials, processes and choice 1.2. Material properties 1.3. Design-limiting properties 1.4. Summary and conclusions

Chapter 2. Family trees: organising materials and processes

2.1. Introduction and synopsis 2.2. Organising materials: the materials tree 2.3. Organising processes: the process tree 2.4. Process–property interaction 2.5. Material property charts 2.6. Computer-aided information sources for materials and processes 2.7. Summary and conclusions

Chapter 3. Strategic thinking: matching material to design

3.1. Introduction and synopsis 3.2. The design process 3.3. Material and process information for design 3.4. The strategy: translation, screening, ranking and documentation 3.5. Examples of translation 3.6. Summary and conclusions

Chapter 4. Elastic stiffness, and weight: atomic bonding and packing

4.1. Introduction and synopsis 4.2. Density, stress, strain and elastic moduli 4.3. The big picture: material property charts 4.4. Manipulating the modulus and density 4.5. The science: microstructure and properties 4.6. Atomic structure and interatomic bonding 4.7. Atomic and molecular packing in solids: the origin of density 4.8. Interatomic bonding and properties: the origin of elastic modulus 4.9. Summary and conclusions

Chapter 5. Stiffness-limited design

5.1. Introduction and synopsis 5.2. Standard solutions to elastic problems 5.3. Material indices for elastic design 5.4. Plotting limits and indices on charts 5.5. Case studies 5.6. Summary and conclusions

Chapter 6. Beyond elasticity: plasticity, yielding and ductility

6.1. Introduction and synopsis 6.2. Strength, ductility, plastic work and hardness: definition and measurement 6.3. The big picture: charts for yield strength 6.4. Drilling down: the origins of strength and ductility 6.5. Manipulating strength 6.6. Summary and conclusions

Chapter 7. Strength-limited design

7.1. Introduction and synopsis 7.2. Standard solutions to plastic problems 7.3. Material indices for yield-limited design 7.4. Case studies 7.5. Summary and conclusions

Chapter 8. Fracture and fracture toughness

8.1. Introduction and synopsis 8.2. Strength and toughness 8.3. The mechanics of fracture 8.4. Material property charts for toughness 8.5. Drilling down: the origins of toughness 8.6. Compressive and tensile failure of ceramics 8.7. Manipulating properties: the strength–toughness trade-off 8.8. Summary and conclusions

Chapter 9. Cyclic loading and fatigue failure

9.1. Introduction and synopsis 9.2. Vibration: the damping coefficient 9.3. Fatigue 9.4. Charts for endurance limit 9.5. Drilling down: the origins of damping and fatigue 9.6. Manipulating resistance to fatigue 9.7. Summary and conclusions

Chapter 10. Fracture- and fatigue-limited design

10.1. Introduction and synopsis 10.2. Standard solutions to fracture problems 10.3. Material indices for fracture-safe design 10.4. Case studies 10.5. Summary and conclusions

Chapter 11. Friction and wear

11.1. Introduction and synopsis 11.2. Tribological properties 11.3. Charting friction and wear 11.4. The physics of friction and wear 11.5. Friction in design 11.6. Friction in material processing 11.7. Summary and conclusions

Chapter 12. Materials and heat

12.1. Introduction and synopsis 12.2. Thermal properties: definition and measurement 12.3. The big picture: thermal property charts 12.4. Drilling down: the physics of thermal properties 12.5. Manipulating thermal properties 12.6. Design and manufacture: using thermal properties 12.7. Summary and conclusions

Chapter 13. Diffusion and creep: materials at high temperatures

13.1. Introduction and synopsis 13.2. The temperature dependence of material properties 13.3. Charts for creep behaviour 13.4. The science: diffusion 13.5. The science: creep 13.6. Materials to resist creep 13.7. Design to cope with creep 13.8. Summary and conclusions

Chapter 14. Durability: oxidation, corrosion, degradation

14.1. Introduction and synopsis 14.2. Oxidation, flammability, and photo-degradation 14.3. Oxidation mechanisms 14.4. Resistance to oxidation 14.5. Corrosion: acids, alkalis, water, and organic solvents 14.6. Drilling down: mechanisms of corrosion 14.7. Fighting corrosion 14.8. Summary and conclusions

Chapter 15. Electrical materials: conductors, insulators, and dielectrics

15.1. Introduction and synopsis 15.2. Conductors, insulators, and dielectrics 15.3. Charts for electrical properties 15.4. Drilling down: the origins and manipulation of electrical properties 15.5. Design: using the electrical properties of materials 15.6. Summary and conclusions

Chapter 16. Magnetic materials

16.1. Introduction and synopsis 16.2. Magnetic properties: definition and measurement 16.3. The big picture: charts for magnetic properties 16.4. Drilling down: the physics and manipulation of magnetic properties 16.5. Materials selection for magnetic design 16.6. Summary and conclusions

Chapter 17. Materials for optical devices

17.1. Introduction and synopsis 17.2. The interaction of materials and radiation 17.3. Charts for optical properties 17.4. Drilling down: the physics and manipulation of optical properties 17.5. Optical design 17.6. Summary and conclusions

Chapter 18. Manufacturing processes and design

18.1. Introduction and synopsis 18.2. Process selection in design 18.3. Shaping processes: attributes for screening 18.4. Estimating cost for shaping processes 18.5. Case studies: selection of shaping processes 18.6. Joining processes: attributes for screening 18.7. Surface treatment (finishing) processes: attributes for screening 18.8. Technical evaluation 18.9. Additive manufacturing 18.10. Summary and conclusions

Chapter 19. Processing, microstructure and properties

19.1. Introduction and synopsis 19.2. Processing for properties 19.3. Microstructure evolution in processing 19.4. Metal shaping processes 19.5. Heat treatment and alloying of metals 19.6. Joining and surface treatment of metals 19.7. Powder processing 19.8. Polymer processing 19.9. Making hybrid materials 19.10. Summary and conclusions

Chapter 20. Materials, environment, and sustainability

20.1. Introduction and synopsis 20.2. Material production, material consumption, and growth 20.3. Natural Capital and the materials life cycle 20.4. Embodied energy and carbon footprint of materials 20.5. Materials and eco-design 20.6. Materials dependence 20.7. Materials and sustainable development 20.8. Summary and conclusions 20.9. Appendix: some useful quantities

Guided Learning Unit 1. Simple ideas of crystallography

Introduction and synopsis PART 1: Crystal structures Exercise Exercises Exercise Exercises PART 2: Interstitial space Exercises PART 3: Describing planes Exercises PART 4: Describing directions Exercises PART 5: Ceramic crystals Exercises Exercises Exercise PART 6: Polymer crystals Answers to exercises

Guided Learning Unit 2. Phase diagrams and phase transformations

Introduction and synopsis PART 1: Key terminology Exercises (reminder: answers at the end of each section) Answers to exercises, Part 1 PART 2: Simple phase diagrams, and how to read them Exercises Exercises Exercise Answers to exercises, Part 2 PART 3: The iron–carbon diagram Exercise Answers to exercises, Part 3 PART 4: Interpreting more complex phase diagrams Exercises Answers to exercises, Part 4 PART 5: Phase transformations and microstructural evolution PART 6: Equilibrium solidification Exercise Exercise Exercises Answers to exercises, Part 6 PART 7: Equilibrium solid-state phase changes Exercises Answers to exercises, Part 7 PART 8: Non-equilibrium solid-state phase changes Exercise Exercise Answers to exercises, Part 8

Appendix A. Data for engineering materials Appendix B. Corrosion tables Appendix C. Material properties and length scales IBC Index

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