Materials and the Environment

Eco-informed Material Choice
2. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-12-385971-6
Verlag: Elsevier LTD, Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 628 Seiten, Format (B × H): 184 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 1240 g

Materials and the Environment: Eco-Informed Material Choice, Second Edition, is the first book devoted solely to the environmental aspects of materials and their selection, production, use and disposal, by one of the world's foremost materials authorities. It explores human dependence on materials and its environmental consequences and provides perspective, background, methods, and data for thinking about and designing with materials to minimize their environmental impact.Organized into 15 chapters, this new edition looks at the history of our increasing dependence on materials and energy. It explains where materials come from and how they are used in a variety of industries, along with their life cycle and their relationship to energy and carbon. It also examines 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. Furthermore, it discusses the mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties of engineering metals, polymers, ceramics, composites, and natural materials in relation to environmental issues. The volume includes new chapters on Materials for Low Carbon Power & and Material Efficiency, all illustrated by in-text examples and expanded exercises. There are also new case studies showing how the methods discussed in the book can be applied to real-world situations.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.

Zielgruppe

Students of Engineering, Materials Science and Industrial/Product Design; Materials & Industrial Engineers; Product Designers

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ashby, Michael

Ashby, Michael F.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Design Produktdesign, Industriedesign
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Konstruktionslehre und -technik
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Nachhaltigkeit, Grüne Technologien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction - Material Dependence2. Resource Consumption and its Drivers3. The Material Life Cycle4. End of First Life - A Problem or a Resource?5. The Long Reach of Legislation6. Eco-data - Values, Sources, Precision7. Eco-audits and Eco-audit Tools8. Case Studies: Eco-audits9. Material Selection Strategies10. Eco-informed Materials Selection11. Sustainability: Living Within Our Means12. Materials for Low-Carbon Power13. Material Efficiency14. The Bigger Picture: Future Options15. Material ProfilesAppendix - Useful Numbers and Conversions

Über Autor(innen)

Ashby, Michael F.
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.