
Materials and the Environment
Eco-informed Material Choice
Michael F. Ashby(Author)
Butterworth-Heinemann (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 22. March 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-0-12-821521-0 (ISBN)
Description
Materials and the Environment, Third Edition, discusses the history of our increasing dependence on materials and energy. The book explains where materials come from and how they are used in a variety of industries, along with their lifecycle and relationship to energy and carbon. In addition, it covers the controls and economic instruments that hinder the use of engineering materials, considers sustainability from a materials perspective, and highlights the importance of low-carbon power and material efficiency. Further sections cover the mechanical, thermal and electrical properties of engineering metals, polymers, ceramics, composites and natural materials and their relationship to environmental issues.
This book is intended for instructors and students of Engineering, Materials Science and Industrial/Product Design, as well as for materials engineers and product designers who need to consider the environmental implications of materials in their designs.
This book is intended for instructors and students of Engineering, Materials Science and Industrial/Product Design, as well as for materials engineers and product designers who need to consider the environmental implications of materials in their designs.
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Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Woburn
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 192 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
662 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-12-821521-0 (9780128215210)
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Person
Mike Ashby is one of the world's foremost authorities on materials selection. He is sole or lead author of several of Elsevier's top selling engineering textbooks, including Materials and Design: The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design, Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, Materials and the Environment, Materials and Sustainable Development, and Materials: Engineering, Science, Processing and Design. He is also co-author of the books Engineering Materials 1&2, and Nanomaterials, Nanotechnologies and Design.
Author
Royal Society Research Professor Emeritus, University of Cambridge, and Former Visiting Professor of Design at the Royal College of Art, London, UK
Content
1. Introduction: material dependence
2. Resource consumption and its drivers
3. The materials life-cycle
4. End of first life: a problem or a resource?
5. The long reach of legislation
6. Eco-data: values, sources, precision
7. Eco-audits and eco-audit tools
8. Case studies: eco-audits
9. Material selection strategies
10. Eco-informed material selection
11. Renewable materials, Natural materials
12. Criticality and Supply-Chain Risk
13. Circular Materials Economics
14. Materials and Sustainability
15. Appendix A. Material Property Data
16. Appendix B. Eco and Supply-chain Data
2. Resource consumption and its drivers
3. The materials life-cycle
4. End of first life: a problem or a resource?
5. The long reach of legislation
6. Eco-data: values, sources, precision
7. Eco-audits and eco-audit tools
8. Case studies: eco-audits
9. Material selection strategies
10. Eco-informed material selection
11. Renewable materials, Natural materials
12. Criticality and Supply-Chain Risk
13. Circular Materials Economics
14. Materials and Sustainability
15. Appendix A. Material Property Data
16. Appendix B. Eco and Supply-chain Data