Book description
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 how these can be used.
Organized into three sections embracing grown, oil-based, and mined materials, each entry includes information on key features, typical applications, production processes, and sustainability issues. This fact-packed book will allow professional designers and students from a range of disciplines to understand in simple, exciting, visual terms the different qualities and features of materials.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Copyright
- Title Page
- Contents
- Introduction
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Section 1 — Grown
- Softwood
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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
- Animal
- Plant
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Section 2 — Oil–Based
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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)
- PBT (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
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Engineering Polymers
- Section 3 — Mined
- Glossary
- Resources
- Index
- Picture Credits
- Acknowledgments
Product information
- Title: Materials for Design
- Author(s):
- Release date: May 2014
- Publisher(s): Laurence King
- ISBN: 9781780673448
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