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Materials and design : the art and science of material selection in product design
- Title
- Materials and design : the art and science of material selection in product design / Mike Ashby and Kara Johnson.
- Author
- Ashby, M. F.
- Publication
- Amsterdam ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2002.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | TA403 .A736 2002 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Johnson, Kara.
- Description
- vii, 336 pages : illustrations (some color), photographs; 25 cm
- Subject
- Note
- "This book is about the role of materials and processes in product design"--Pref.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 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 -- Material profiles -- Shaping profiles -- Joining profiles -- Surface profiles -- Exercises for the eye and mind -- Selected material maps.
- ISBN
- 0750655542
- OCLC
- 49593948
- ocm49593948
- SCSB-5109811
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries