Materials and design :the art and science of material selection in product design
Amsterdam ; Boston
Elsevier
2002
vii, 336 p. : ill. )some col.(, ports. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN: 0750655542
Mike Ashby and Kara Johnson
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Function and personality -- What influences product design? -- Design 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 design -- New Materials: the potential for innovation -- Conclusions -- A PRACTICAL REFERENCE FOR INSPIRATION: Material profiles -- Shaping profiles -- Joining profiles -- Surface profiles -- APPENDICES: Exercises for the eye and mind -- Select material maps