Engineering Materials 1. An Introduction to Properties, Applications and Design
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Author(s): M. F. Ashby and D. R. H. Jones
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0750663804
Format: softback
424pp
Price: £24.99, $49.95, €36.95
Review Date: 15 June 2005
Review: This student textbook gives an introduction to the properties and limitations of engineering materials. The chapters are arranged into groups according to the properties of materials: Price and availability; Elastic moduli; Yield strength, tensile strength and ductility; fast fracture, brittle fracture and toughness; Fatigue failure; Oxidation and corrosion; and Friction, abrasion and wear. Each group of chapters sets out by defining the properties, explaining how they are measured and giving data for solving problems involving a choice of materials. The basic science is given for an informed choice of the most suitable material with the best properties. Case studies reinforce the chapters.