Ashby, M. F. <br/><br/>
Materials and design :   the art and science of material selection in product design / 
Mike Ashby and Kara Johnson. 
 - Oxford :   Butterworth-Heinemann,   2002. 
 - vii, 336 p. :   ill. (some col.), ports. ;   25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Function and personality -- What influences product design? -- Desig n and designing. -- The stuff ... multidimensional materials. -- Other stuff... shaping, joining, and surfaces. -- Form follows material. -- A structure for material selection. -- Case studies in materials and des ign. -- New Materials: the potential for innovation. -- Conclusions. -- A PRACTICAL REFERENCE FOR INSPIRATION: Material profiles. -- Shaping p rofiles. -- Joining profiles. -- Surface profiles. -- APPENDICES: Exerc ises for the eye and mind. -- Select material maps. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0750655542 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/> Materials.<br/> Design, Industrial.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>620.11