Materials : engineering, science, processing and design / Michael Ashby, Hugh Shercliff and David Cebon.

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION: MATERIALS-HISTORY AND CHARACTER
1.1 Materials, processes and choice
1.2 Material properties
1.3 Design-limiting properties
1.4 Summary and conclusions
1.5 Further reading, etc.

CHAPTER 2 FAMILY TREES: ORGANIZING MATERIALS AND PROCESSES
2.1 Introduction and Synopsis
2.2 Getting materials organized: The materials tree
2.3 Organizing processes: The process tree
2.4 Process-property interaction
2.5 Material property charts, etc.

CHAPTER 3 STRATEGIC THINKING: MATCHING MATERIAL TO DESIGN
3.1 Introduction and Synopsis
3.2 The design process
3.3 Material and process information for design
3.4 The strategy: translation, screening ranking and documentation
3.5 Examples of translation, etc.

CHAPTER 4 STIFFNESS AND WEIGHT: DENSITY AND ELASTIC MODULI
4.1 Introduction and Synopsis
4.2 Density, stress , strain and moduli
4.3 The big picture: material property charts
4.4 The science: What determines density and stiffness?
4.5 Manipulating the modulus and density, etc.

CHAPTER 5 FLEX, SAG AND WOBBLE: STIFFNESS-LIMITED DESIGN
5.1 Introduction and Synopsis
5.2 Standard solutions to elastic problems
5.3 Material indices for elastic design
5.4 Plotting limits and indices on charts
5.5 Case studies, etc.

CHAPTER 6 BEYOND ELASTICITY: PLASTICITY, YIELDING AND DUCTILITY
6.1 Introduction and Synopsis
6.2 Strength, plastic work and ductility: definition and measurement
6.3 The big picture: charts for yield strength
6.4 Drilling down: the origins of strength and ductility
6.5 Manipulating strength, etc.

CHAPTER 7 BEND AND CRUSH: STRENGTH-LIMITED DESIGN
7.1 Introduction and Synopsis
7.2 Standard solutions to plastic problems
7.3 Material indices for yield-limited design
7.4 Case studies
7.5 Summary and conclusions, etc.

CHAPTER FRACTURE AND FRACTURE TOUGHNESS
8.1 Introduction and Synopsis
8.2 Strength and Toughness
8.3 The mechanics of fracture
8.4 Material property charts for toughness
8.5 Drilling down: The origins of toughness, etc.

9 CHAPTER SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL: CYCLIC LOADING, DAMAGE AND FAILURE
9.1 Introduction and Synopsis
9.2 Vibration and resonance: The damping coefficient
9.3 Fatigue
9.4 Charts for endurance limit
9.5 Drilling down: The origins of damping and Fatigue, etc.

CHAPTER 10 KEEPING IT ALL TOGETHER: FRACTURE-LIMITED DESIGN
10.1 Introduction and Synopsis
10.2 Standard solutions to fracture problems
10.3 Material indices for fracture-safe design
10.4 Case studies
10.5 Summary and Conclusions, etc.

CHAPTER 11 RUB, SLITHER AND SEIZE: FRICTION AND WEAR
11.1 Introduction and Synopsis
11.2 Tribological properties
11.3 Charting friction and wear
11.4 The Physics of friction and wear
11.5 Design and selection: Materials to manage friction and wear, etc.

CHAPTER 12 AGITATED ATOMS: MATERIALS AND HEAT
12.1 Introduction and Synopsis
12.2 Thermal properties:Definition and measurement
12.3 The big picture: Thermal property charts
12.4 Drilling down: The physics of thermal properties
12.5 Manipulating thermal properties, etc.

CHAPTER 13 RUNNING HOT: USING MATERIALS AT HIGH TEMPERATURES
13.1 Introduction and Synopsis
13.2 The temperature dependence of materials properties
13.3 Charts for creep behavior
13.4 The science: Diffusion and creep
13.5 Materials to resist creep, etc.

CHAPTER 14 CONDUCTORS, INSULATORS AND DIELECTRICS
14.1 Introduction and Synopsis
14.2 Conductors, insulators and dielectrics
14.3 Charts for electrical properties
14.4 Drilling down: The origins and manipulation of electrical properties
14.5 Design; Using the electrical properties, etc.

CHAPTER 15 MAGNETIC MATERIALS
15.1 Introduction and Synopsis
15.2 Magnetic properties: Definition and measurement
15.3 Charts for magnetic properties
15.4 Drilling down : The physics and manipulation of optical properties
15.5 Materials selection for magnetic design, etc.

CHAPTER 16 MATERIALS FOR OPTICAL DEVICES
16.1 Introduction and Synopsis
16.2 The interaction of materials and radiation
16.3 Charts for optical properties
16.4 Drilling down: The Physics and manipulation of optical properties
16.5 Optical design, etc.

CHAPTER 17 DURABILITY: OXIDATION, CORROSION AND DEGRADATION


CHAPTER 18 HEAT, BEAT, STICK AND POLISH: MANUFACTURING PROCESSES


CHATTER 19 FOLLOW THE RECIPE: PROCESSING AND PROPERTIES


CHAPTER 20 MATERIALS, PROCESSES AND THE ENVIRONMENT

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