Michael F. Ashby Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)

Widely adopted globally, this core materials science and engineering text serves third- and fourth-year undergraduate students, offering a broad introduction to the mechanical and environmental properties of materials in diverse engineering applications. The concise format presents each chapter as a single lecture, with content organized into groups focused on specific property classes. Each group includes definitions, measurement techniques, underlying principles, and materials selection methods, concluding with case studies that illustrate real-world engineering challenges. The 5th edition features expanded coverage of properties, new case studies, additional exercises, and enhanced pedagogy. It is suitable as a standalone text for a one-semester course or as an introductory resource alongside its companion volume for a two-semester sequence. New chapters address magnetic, optical, thermal, and electrical properties, complemented by relevant case studies. The pedagogy has been improved with more photographs, a new glossary, additional worked examples, and 50% more graded exercises. The discussion of supply and demand has been refined, and the text explores how nanomaterials differ from larger-scale materials. Additionally, new case studies focus on medical materials and biomaterials.

Engineering Materials 2, Fourth Edition, is one of the leading self-contained texts for more advanced students of materials science and mechanical engineering. It provides a concise introduction to the microstructures and processing of materials, and shows how these are related to the properties required in engineering design. Each chapter is designed to provide the content of one 50-minute lecture. This updated version includes new case studies, more worked examples; links to Google Earth, websites, and video clips; and a companion site with access to instructors' resources: solution manual, image bank of figures from the book, and a section of interactive materials science tutorials. Other changes include an increased emphasis on the relationship between structure, processing, and properties, and the integration of the popular tutorial on phase diagrams into the main text. The book is perfect as a stand-alone text for an advanced course in engineering materials or a second text with its companion Engineering Materials 1: An Introduction to Properties, Applications, and Design, Fourth Edition in a two-semester course or sequence.

Die Einführung behandelt die grundlegenden Aspekte der Metalle, einschließlich ihrer Strukturen, Gleichgewichtsaufbauten und Phasendiagramme. Es werden Fallstudien zu Phasendiagrammen und den Triebkräften für Strukturänderungen vorgestellt. Die Kinetik von Strukturänderungen wird in drei Teilen behandelt: diffuse Umwandlungen, Keimbildung und displazive Umwandlungen, ergänzt durch Fallstudien zu Phasenumwandlungen. Der Abschnitt über Leichtmetalllegierungen und verschiedene Stahlsorten, einschließlich Kohlenstoff- und legierten Stählen, wird ebenfalls behandelt, gefolgt von Fallstudien zu Stählen und der Herstellung, Umformung und Verbindung metallischer Bauteile. Der Abschnitt über Keramiken und Glas umfasst deren Strukturen, mechanische Eigenschaften und die statistische Erfassung von Sprödbrüchen mit einer Fallstudie. Zudem wird die Herstellung und Formgebung keramischer Werkstoffe sowie ein Sonderthema zu Zementen und Betonen behandelt. Der Teil über Kunststoffe und Verbundwerkstoffe behandelt die Struktur von Polymeren, deren mechanisches Verhalten und die Produktion. Faser-, Teilchen- und Schaum-Verbundwerkstoffe werden ebenfalls thematisiert, ebenso wie ein Sonderthema zu Holz. Das Kapitel über das Konstruieren mit verschiedenen Materialien befasst sich mit werkstoffgerechtem Konstruieren, Fallstudien zur Konstruktion und dem technischen Versagen als endgültigen Test der Konstruktion. Der Anhang bietet zusätzliche

A complete introduction to materials science and engineering, this text covers the key topics which students can expect to face if they are studying a mechanical materials, civil, manufacturing or design engineering course.

How could nanotechnology not perk the interest of any designer, engineer or architect? Exploring the intriguing new approaches to design that nanotechnologies offer, "Nanomaterials, Nanotechnologies and Design" is set against the sometimes fantastic sounding potential of this technology. Nanotechnology offers product engineers, designers, architects and consumers a vastly enhanced palette of materials and properties, ranging from the profound to the superficial. It is for engineering and design students and professionals who need to understand enough about the subject to apply it with real meaning to their own work. *World-renowned author team address the hot-topic of nanotechnology *The first book to address and explore the impacts and opportunities of nanotech for mainstream designers, engineers and architects*Full colour production and excellent design: guaranteed to appeal to everyone concerned with good design and the use of new materials

Widely adopted around the world, this is a core materials science and mechanical engineering text. Engineering Materials 1 gives a broad introduction to the properties of materials used in engineering applications. With each chapter corresponding to one lecture, it provides a complete introductory course in engineering materials for students with no previous background in the subject. Ashby & Jones have an established, successful track record in developing understanding of the properties of materials and how they perform in reality.One of the best-selling materials properties texts; well known, well established and well likedNew student friendly format, with enhanced pedagogy including many more case studies, worked examples, and student questionsWorld-renowned author team