内容简介
Materialsarethestuffofdesign.Fromtheverybeginningofhumanhistory，materialshavebeentakenfromthenaturalworldandshaped，modified，andadaptedforeverythingfromprimitivetoolstomodernelectronics.ThisrenownedbookbynotedmaterialsengineeringauthorMikeAshbyandindustrialdesignerKaraJohnsonexplorestheroleofmaterialsandmaterialsprocessinginproductdesign，withaparticularemphasisoncreatingbothdesiredaestheticsandfunctionality.Theneweditionwillfeatureevenmoreofthehighlyuseful"materialsprofiles"thatgivecriticaldesign，processing，performanceandapplicationscriteriaforeachmaterialinquestion.Thereaderwillfindinformationrangingfromthegenericandcommercialnamesofeachmaterial，itsphysicalandmechanicalproperties，itschemicalproperties，itscommonuses，howitistypicallymadeandprocessed，andevenitsaverageprice.Andwithimprovedphotographsanddrawings，thereaderwillbetakenevenmorecloselytothewayrealdesignisdonebyrealdesigners，selectingtheoptimummaterialsforasuccessfulproduct.Thebestguideeverpublishedontheontheroleofmaterials，pastandpresent，inproductdevelopment，bynotedmaterialsauthorityMikeAshbyandprofessionaldesignerKaraJohnson--nowwithevenbetterphotosanddrawingsontheDesignProcessSignificantnewsectionontheuseofre-cycledmaterialsinproducts，andtheimportanceofsustainabledesignformanufacturedgoodsandservicesEnhancedmaterialsprofiles，withadditionofnewmaterialstypeslikenanomaterials，advancedplasticsandbio-basedmaterials