Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, 4th Edition

Understanding materials, their properties and behavior is fundamental to engineering
design, and a key application of materials science. Written for all students
of engineering, materials science and design, Materials
Selection in Mechanical Design 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.
Extensively revised for this fourth edition, Materials
Selection in Mechanical Design is recognized as one of the leading materials
selection texts, and provides a unique and genuinely innovative resource.
Features new to this edition
- Material property charts now in full color throughout
- Significant revisions of chapters on engineering materials, processes and
process selection, and selection of material and shape while retaining the
book's hallmark structure and subject content
- Fully revised chapters on hybrid materials and materials and the environment
- Appendix on data and information for engineering materials fully updated
- Revised and expanded end-of-chapter exercises and additional worked examples
Materials are introduced through their properties; materials selection charts
(also 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 optimization 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.
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.
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