Understanding materials, their properties and behavior is fundamental to engineering design. Recognized as one of the leading textbooks available, “Materials Selection in Mechanical Design” offers engineering readers a unique and innovative resource, describing the procedures for material selection in mechanical design and even including new case studies.

Paperback, 624pp

Elsevier Science & Technology Books, February 2005

ISBN-13: 0750661682

Barnes & Noble online price: $64.95

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SYNOPSIS

Understanding materials, their properties and behaviour is fundamental to engineering design, and a key application of materials science. Written for all students of engineering, materials science and design, this book describes the procedures for material selection in mechanical design in order to ensure that the most suitable materials for a given application are identified from the full range of materials and section shapes available. Fully revised and expanded for its third edition, Materials Selection in Mechanical Design is recognised as one of the leading texts available, and offers readers a unique and genuinely innovative resource.

Fully revised and expanded for this third edition, Materials Selection in Mechanical Design is recognised as one of the leading texts, and provides a unique and genuinely innovative resource.

Features new to this edition

* New chapters on topics including process selection, material and shape selection, design of hybrid materials, environmental factors and industrial design.
* Online tutor resources — fully worked Instructor’s Manual, full color materials selection charts, image bank for lecture presentations.
* Reader-friendly approach and attractive, easy to use two-colour presentation.
* The methods developed in the book are implemented in Granta Design’s widely used CES Educational software.

Materials are introduced through their properties; materials selection charts (now available on line) capture the important features of all materials, allowing rapid retrieval of information and application of selection techniques. Merit indices, combined with charts, allow optimisation of the materials selection process. Sources ofmaterial property data are reviewed and approaches to their use are given. Material processing and its influence on the design are discussed. New chapters on environmental issues, industrial engineering and materials design are included, as are new worked examples, exercise materials and a separate, online Instructor’s Manual. New case studies have been developed to further illustrate procedures and to add to the practical implementation of the text.The new edition of the leading materials selection text

From the Publisher
New materials enable advances in engineering design. This book describes a procedure for material selection in mechanical design, allowing the most suitable materials for a given application to be identified from the full range of materials and section shapes available. A novel approach is adopted not found anywhere else.

Materials are introduced through their properties; materials selection charts (a new development) capture the important features of all materials, allowing rapid retrieval of information and application of selection techniques. Merit indices, combined with charts, allow optimisation of the materials selection process. Sources of material property data are reviewed and approaches to their use are given. Material processing and its influence on the design are discussed. The book closes with chapters on aesthetics and industrial design. Case studies are developed as a method of illustrating the procedure and as a way of developing the ideas further.

This second edition is updated fully throughout with respect to materials developments and properties. There are new sections on materials selections aids, and new case studies are introduced where appropriate.

From The Critics
Booknews
This textbook for a third or fourth year engineering course on materials for design features a set of 25 charts that summarize material properties and process attributes. The second edition adds new case studies and sections on materials selection aids. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)