Materials and design : the art and science of material selection in product design - Ashby, M. F.; Johnson, Kara. (Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2002)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Materials; Design, Industrial