TABLE OF CONTENTS Since publication of the Second Edition, changes have occurred in the fields of materials and mechanical design, as well as in the way that these and related subjects are taught within a variety of curricula and courses. This new edition has been comprehensively revised and reorganized to address these. Enhancements have been made to presentation, including a new layout and two-colour design, and to the features and supplements that accompany the text. The key changes are outlined below.
New and fully revised chapters:
Processes and process selection (Chapter 7)
Process selection case studies (Chapter 8)
Selection of material and shape (Chapter 11)
Selection of material and shape: case studies (Chapter 12)
Designing hybrid materials (Chapter 13)
Hybrid case studies (Chapter 14)
Information and knowledge sources for design (Chapter 15)
Materials and the environment (Chapter 16)
Materials and industrial design (Chapter 17)
Comprehensive appendices listing useful formulae; data for material properties; material indices; and information sources for materials and processes.
Full color versions of the material selection charts presented in the book are available from the following website. Although the charts remain copyright of the author, users of this book are authorized to download, print and make unlimited copies of these charts, and to reproduce these for teaching and learning purposes only, but not for publication, with proper reference to their ownership and source. To access the charts and other teaching resources, visit www.grantadesign.com/ashbycharts.htm
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