Materials and the Environment: Eco-informed Material Choice
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. - Introduces methods and tools for thinking about, and designing with, materials within the context of their role in products and the environmental consequences - Contains numerous case studies showing how the methods discussed in the book can be applied to real-world situations - Includes full-color datasheets for dozens of the most widely used materials, featuring such environmentally relevant information as their annual production and reserves, embodied energy and process energies, carbon footprints, and recycling data
1137143964
Materials and the Environment: Eco-informed Material Choice
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. - Introduces methods and tools for thinking about, and designing with, materials within the context of their role in products and the environmental consequences - Contains numerous case studies showing how the methods discussed in the book can be applied to real-world situations - Includes full-color datasheets for dozens of the most widely used materials, featuring such environmentally relevant information as their annual production and reserves, embodied energy and process energies, carbon footprints, and recycling data
54.99 In Stock
Materials and the Environment: Eco-informed Material Choice

Materials and the Environment: Eco-informed Material Choice

by Michael F. Ashby
Materials and the Environment: Eco-informed Material Choice
Add to Wishlist
Materials and the Environment: Eco-informed Material Choice

Materials and the Environment: Eco-informed Material Choice

by Michael F. Ashby

Overview

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. - Introduces methods and tools for thinking about, and designing with, materials within the context of their role in products and the environmental consequences - Contains numerous case studies showing how the methods discussed in the book can be applied to real-world situations - Includes full-color datasheets for dozens of the most widely used materials, featuring such environmentally relevant information as their annual production and reserves, embodied energy and process energies, carbon footprints, and recycling data

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780128215265
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Publication date: 12/21/2020
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 448
File size: 50 MB
Note: This product may take a few minutes to download.

About the Author

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.
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.

Table of Contents

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

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Fully revised edition of the first book devoted to the environmental aspects of materials and their selection, production, use and disposal

From the B&N Reads Blog
Page 1 of

Related Subjects

Science & Technology
Engineering
Industrial Engineering & Materials Science
Materials Science - General & Miscellaneous
Science & Technology
Engineering
Industrial Engineering & Materials Science
Materials Science - General & Miscellaneous

Customer Reviews