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Suitable for engineers involved in the use of engineered materials across engineering and electronics, this book brings together the professional reference content. It contains material that ranges from basic to advanced topics including materials and process selection and explanations of properties[...]

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Understanding materials, their properties and behavior is fundamental to engineering design, and a key application of materials science. Written for all students of engineering, materials science and design, this book describes the procedures for material selection in mechanical design in order to e[...]

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Materials are the stuff of design. From the very beginning of human history, materials have been taken from the natural world and shaped, modified, and adapted for everything from primitive tools to modern electronics. This renowned book by noted materials engineering author Mike Ashby and Industria[...]

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