Overview
Materials and Design: The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design, Second Edition, discusses the role of materials and processes in product design. The book focuses on the materials that designers need, as well as on how and why they use them. The book’s 10 chapters cover topics such as function and personality, factors influencing product design, the design process, materials selection, and case studies in materials and design. Appendices for each chapter provide exercises for readers, along with detailed charts of technical attributes of different materials for reference. This book will be particularly useful to both students and working designers. Students are introduced to the role of materials in manufacturing and design, with the help of familiar language and concepts. Working designers can use the book as a reference source for materials and manufacturing.
Full Product Details
Author: Michael F. Ashby (Royal Society Research Professor Emeritus, University of Cambridge, and Former Visiting Professor of Design at the Royal College of Art, London, UK) ,
Kara Johnson (Director of Materials, IDEO - Global Innovation and Design Firm) ,
Michael F. Ashby (Royal Society Research Professor Emeritus, University of Cambridge, and Former Visiting Professor of Design at the Royal College of Art, London) ,
Michael F. Ashby (Royal Society Research Professor Emeritus, University of Cambridge, and Former Visiting Professor of Design at the Royal College of Art, London)
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions:
Width: 18.90cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 24.60cm
Weight: 0.690kg
ISBN: 9781856174978
ISBN 10: 1856174972
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 05 December 2009
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By: 9780080982052
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
From the first edition: ...well-written and easy-to-read...unique and a worthwhile reference for designers, engineers, and suppliers. - Adhesives & Sealants Newsletter, 2006 Well presented, easy to read with concise descriptions. Very suitable for students on courses which involve art design and the use of modern materials - Derrick Parker, Univ. of Portsmouth, Dept. Mech. & Manufacturing Eng I believe materials engineering faculty should use this book at some point in their materials engineering curriculum. It can then be a resource for students as they travel through the major. The same can be said in an ideal world for industrial engineering, industrial design, and maybe even mechanical engineering. --Blair London, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo I don't know of any similar book. I used Ashby & Jones's Engineering Materials I & II for many years, but these are more technical and probably better as stand-alone texts for an engineering course. I think Materials & Design would be an excellent supplement to an Engineering Materials course, and could serve as the primary text in Industrial or Product Design course focusing on materials. --Gary Benenson, City College of New York
From the first edition: <br>.. .well-written and easy-to-read...unique and a worthwhile reference for designers, engineers, and suppliers. - Adhesives & Sealants Newsletter, 2006 <br> Well presented, easy to read with concise descriptions. Very suitable for students on courses which involve art design and the use of modern materials - Derrick Parker, Univ. of Portsmouth, Dept. Mech. & Manufacturing Eng <br> I believe materials engineering faculty should use this book at some point in their materials engineering curriculum. It can then be a resource for students as they travel through the major. The same can be said in an ideal world for industrial engineering, industrial design, and maybe even mechanical engineering. --Blair London, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo <br> I don't know of any similar book. I used Ashby & Jones's Engineering Materials I & II for many years, but these are more technical and probably better as stand-alone texts for an engineering course. I think Materials & Design
Author Information
Mike Ashby is one of the world’s foremost authorities on materials selection. He is sole or lead author of several of Elsevier’s top selling engineering textbooks, including Materials and Design: The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design, Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, Materials and the Environment, Materials and Sustainable Development, and Materials: Engineering, Science, Processing and Design. He is also co-author of the books Engineering Materials 1&2, and Nanomaterials, Nanotechnologies and Design. Since publishing the first edition of Materials and Design in 2002, Kara Johnson has worked at IDEO, a global design firm and strategic consultancy. Kara leads their efforts in Materials, with a focus on Manufacturing. Her work is primarily about linking a company’s brand and business strategies with the products they make.
