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CES EduPack supports a wide range of teaching approaches, and can complement any materials-related text.

References to standard texts

The CES EduPack information resources include references to leading materials texts. At the end of each CES EduPack Science Note is a 'Further Reading' section providing references at which further information can be found on the property being discussed in the Science Note. The textbooks referenced include:

Ashby - see below
Ashby & Jones - Engineering Materials Vol 1 & 2
Askeland and Phulé - The Science and Engineering of Materials
Budinski and Budinski - Engineering Materials, Properties, and Selection
Callister - Materials Science and Engineering, an Introduction
Shackelford - Introduction to Materials Science for Engineers ('Further Reading' references are new in CES EduPack 2009)

Some of the standard texts referenced within CES EduPack

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Ashby books

Of course, the books written or co-authored by EduPack author Professor Mike Ashby, are particularly well-integrated with EduPack - in many cases including exercises using the EduPack software and databases. Granta provides an instructor copy of the most appropriate book with every CES EduPack purchase.

Materials: Engineering, Science, Processing, and Design	Supports a wide range of undergraduate materials courses with integrated exercises using the CES EduPack software - 2nd edition now available
Materials Selection in Mechanical Design	The essential reference for engineering, manufacturing, or materials courses involving materials selection - new edition due in 2010
Materials and the Environment	A book on eco-informed materials choice, with integrated exercises using the CES EduPack Eco Design edition
Materials in Design	Ideal for courses such as industrial and product design - 2nd edition now available

To buy individual copies of these books, contact the publisher (Elsevier) or your preferred book vendor. Granta can supply these books in boxes of 10.

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Materials: Engineering, Science, Processing and Design (2nd edition)

by Michael Ashby, Hugh Shercliff, and David Cebon, 2010

This materials textbook, now updated, from Mike Ashby and colleagues delivers a proven, systematic approach to understanding and selecting materials and processes. Taking a design-led approach, Ashby, Shercliff and Cebon draw on their extensive experience of teaching undergraduates. Although useful in a wide variety of courses, the book is particularly suited to first and second year engineering students taking materials courses. It supports courses in engineering materials, MS&E, manufacturing and design, and related mechanical engineering courses with a materials science and processing elective or required course, including aeronautical and automotive engineering, and product and industrial design. It is also perfect for use by chemical and civil engineering students who are taking introductory materials science and engineering technology courses.

The book is complemented by the CES EduPack software, and contains exercises that use the software. Combined, the book and software are a uniquely powerful materials teaching and learning resource.

Contents

Introduction: materials - history and character; Organizing materials and processes; Matching material to design; Density and elastic moduli; Stiffness-limited design; Plasticity, yielding and ductility; Strength-limited design; Fracture and fracture toughness; Cyclic loading, damage and failure; Fracture-limited design; Friction and wear; Materials and heat; Using Materials at high temperatures; Conductors, insulators and dielectrics; Magnetic Materials; Materials for Optical Devices; Oxidation, corrosion and degradation; Manufacturing processes; Processing and properties; Materials, processes and the environment

Materials Selection in Mechanical Design (3rd edition)

by M.F. Ashby, Butterworth Heinemann, 2005

Professor Mike Ashby’s immensely popular textbook, Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, was published in its third edition in 2005 and a fourth edition is due in 2010. With its innovative and reader-friendly approach, earlier editions (1991, 1999) established the book as a leading text for teaching materials selection in engineering.

Since publication of the second edition, changes have occurred in the fields of materials and mechanical design, as well as in the way that these and related subjects are taught. The latest editions have been comprehensively revised and reorganized to address these changes. New content covers process, material and shape selection, the design of hybrid materials, ‘eco’ selection, and industrial design. Graphics are improved with all new figures and two-color printing.

Throughout, content is more fully integrated with Granta’s CES EduPack. One resulting bonus is that the majority of charts are now available for students to reproduce directly from the EduPack software. Used together, Materials Selection in Mechanical Design and Granta’s CES EduPack provide a complete materials, manufacturing and design course.

More (including 'Read inside' preview) on the Elsevier Direct website >>>

French Edition

Choix des Matériaux en Conception Mécanique

Author: Michael F. Ashby

More information on the Dunod website >>>

Materials and the Environment: Eco-informed Materials Choice

by M.F. Ashby

Materials and the Environment Published in February 2009, this text is a response to increasing eco-concerns relating to the way we use materials and energy. It aims to cut through some of the oversimplification and misinformation evident in much of the discussion about the environment, explaining the ways in which we depend on and use materials and the consquences these have. It introduces methods for thinking about and designing with materials when one of the objectives is to minimize environmental impact. These methods are reflected in some of the tools provided within the CES EduPack Eco Design edition - and the book provides exercises that can be completed with CES EduPack.

Contents

Introduction - Material Dependence; Resource Consumption and its Drivers; The Material Life Cycle; End of First Life - A Problem or a Resource?; The Long Reach of Legislation; Eco-data - Values, Sources, Precision; Eco-audits and Eco-audit Tools; Selection Strategies; Eco-informed Material Selection; Sustainability - Living on Renewables; The Bigger Picture - Future Options; Data Sheets - Metals, Polymers, Ceramics, Composites, Natural Materials; Appendix - Units, Conversion factors, etc.

More (including 'Read inside' preview) on the Elsevier Direct website >>>

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Materials and Design

by M.F. Ashby and K. Johnson, Butterworth Heinemann, 2nd edition, 2010

Materials and Design This book (which complements Mike Ashby's book on Materials Selection in Mechanical Design) explores the role of materials and processes in product design, with emphasis on the ways in which they can be used to create the aesthetics and associations of the product, and the ways in which it is perceived. The methods are supported by some 100 profiles of materials and processes, emphasizing attributes most relevant for product design. The 2nd edition is now available.

Contents

Function and personality; What influences product design?; Design and designing; Multi-dimensional materials; Shaping, joining and surfaces; Form follows material; A structure for materials selection; Case studies in materials and design; New materials - the potential for innovation; Conclusions.

Other Relevant Books

The following books also cover topics of relevance to CES EduPack. CES EduPack users may find them useful, while teachers using these books may find that CES EduPack can help their students.

Material Architecture

Prof. John Fernandez of the M.I.T. Architecture Department collaborated on the creation of the CES EduPack Architecture Edition. His book and the EduPack are complementary resources for students of materials in architecture and the built environment. More information is available on the Elsevier website.

Methodik der Werkstoffauswahl - der systematische Weg zum richtigen Material (Material Selection Methodology - the systematic path to the right material)

Prof. Dr-Ing. Martin Reuter of the Fachhochschule Hannover describes in detail the process of targeted material selection, exploring the relevant technical, economic, and non-technical aspects. The selection of an optimal material is supported through checklists, material property charts, design parameters, and web resources. More information is available on the Carl Hanser Verlag website.

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