Materials for design /

Over the last ten years there has been a huge growth in the area of materials for design, but most books on this subject deal with advanced, semi-formed materials (that is, materials sold as sheet, rod, tube, etc.). This book provides much-needed information on the raw materials, and the low-down on...

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Main Author: Lefteri, Chris (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London Laurence King Publishing, 2013.
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Section 1 GROWN
  • Softwood
  • Red Cedar (Juniperus spp.)
  • Pine (Pinus sylvestris)
  • Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
  • Poplar (Populus spp.)
  • Yew (Taxus baccata)
  • Hardwood
  • European Lime (Tilia x europaea)
  • Oak (Quercus)
  • European Beech (fagus sylvatica)
  • Rock Maple (Acer saccharum)
  • Teak (Tectona grandis)
  • European Walnut (Juglans regia)
  • European Birch (Betula pendula)
  • European Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)
  • Aspen (Populus tremuloides)
  • Willow (Salix spp.)
  • Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens)
  • Balsa (Ochroma pyramidale)
  • Hickory (Carya spp)
  • Fibre
  • Coconut Fibres (Cocod nucifera)
  • Tree Bark
  • Horsehair
  • Cellulose
  • Silk
  • Bacterial Cellulose
  • Animal
  • Bovine Leather
  • Fish Leather
  • Fish Scales
  • Protein
  • Plant
  • Algae
  • Cork
  • Bamboo (Bambusoideae)
  • Rattan (Calamus rotang)
  • Hemp
  • Wheat Straw
  • Carrot Fibres
  • Mycelium
  • Sugarcane
  • Orange Peel
  • PLA (Polylactic Acid)
  • Castor Oil
  • Contents note continued: Latex
  • Section 2 OIL--BASED
  • Engineering Polymers
  • ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)
  • ASA (Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate)
  • CA (Cellulose Acetate)
  • EVA (Ethylene Vinyl Acetate)
  • Ionomer Resins
  • Liquid Crystal Polymers
  • Melamine Formaldehyde
  • PA (Polyamide)
  • PET (Polybutylene Terephthalate)
  • PC (Polycarbonate)
  • PEEK (Polyetheretherketone)
  • PF (Phenol-formaldehyde)
  • PCL (Polycaprolactones)
  • POM (Polyoxymethylene)
  • PPSU (Polyphenylsulphone)
  • PS (Polystyrene)
  • PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene)
  • Silicone
  • SMMA (Styrene Methyl Methacrylate)
  • TPE (Thermoplastic Elastomers)
  • UF (Urea Formaldehyde)
  • Commodity Polymers
  • EPP (Expanded Polypropylene Foam)
  • EPS (Expanded Polystyrene)
  • PE (Polyethylene)
  • PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate)
  • PMMA (Polymethyl Methacrylate)
  • PP (Polypropylene)
  • PUR (Polyurethanes)
  • PVA (Polyvinyl Alcohol)
  • PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride)
  • Section 3 MINED
  • Metal: Non Ferrous
  • Contents note continued: Gold
  • Silver
  • Platinum
  • Brass & Bronze
  • Copper
  • Chromium
  • Pewter
  • Aluminium
  • Magnesium Alloys
  • Tungsten
  • Tin
  • Titanium
  • Neodymium
  • Nickel
  • Zinc
  • Carbon Fibre
  • Graphite
  • Metal: Ferrous
  • Iron
  • Molybdenum
  • Stainless Steel
  • Steel
  • Traditional Ceramics
  • Bone China
  • Porcelain
  • Earthenware
  • Stoneware
  • Terracotta
  • Cement
  • Granite
  • Marble
  • Glass Ceramics
  • Advanced Ceramics
  • Aluminium Oxide
  • Silicon Carbide
  • Boron Carbide
  • Silicon Dioxide
  • Silicon Nitride
  • Zirconium Oxide
  • Glass
  • Soda-lime Glass
  • Borosilicate
  • Lead Glass
  • Aluminosilicate Glass
  • Quartz Piezoelectrics.