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Materials for design / Chris Lefteri ; project editor, Gaynor Sermon ; copy editor, Lindsay Kaubi.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Lefteri, Chris, author.
Contributor:
Sermon, Gaynor, editor.
Kaubi, Lindsay, editor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Industrial design.
Physical Description:
256p. ; chiefly ill. (chiefly col).
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
London : Laurence King Publishing, 2013.
Summary:
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.
Contents:
Cover
Content
Introduction
Section 1: GROWN
Softwood
Red Cedar (Juniperus spp.)
Pine (Pinus sylvestris)
Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
Poplar (Poplus 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 (from silk worms)
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
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 (aka Liquid Crystals)
Melamine Formaldehyde (aka Melamine)
PA (Polyamide)
PBT (Polybutylene Terephthalate)
PC (Polycarbonate)
PEEK (Polyetheretherketone)
PF (Phenol-formaldehyde, aka Phenolic)
PCL (Polycaprolactones)
POM (Polyoxymethylene)
PPSU (Polyphenylsulphone)
PS (Polystyrene)
PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethyl, aka Fluoroplastics)
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, aka Polythene)
PMMA (Polymethyl Methacrylate, aka acrylic)
PP (Polypropylene)
PUR (Polyurethanes, aka Urethanes, Polyurethane Rubber)
PVA (Polyvinyl Alcohol)
PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride)
Section 3: MINED
Metal: Non Ferrous
Gold (Au)
Silver (Ag)
Platinum (Pt)
Brass &amp
Bronze
Copper (Cu)
Chromium (Cr)
Pewter
Aluminium (Al)
Magnesium Alloys (Mg)
Tungsten (W, aka Wolfram)
Tin (Sn)
Titanium (Ti)
Neodymium (Nd)
Nickel (Ni)
Zinc (Zn)
Carbon Fibre
Graphite
Metal: Ferrous
Iron (Fe)
Molybdenum (Mo)
Stainless Steel
Steel
Traditional Ceramics
Bone China
Porcelain
Earthware
Stoneware
Terracotta
Cement
Granite
Marble
Glass Ceramics (aka Vitro Ceramics)
Advanced Ceramics
Aluminium Oxide (aka Alumina)
Silicon Carbide (aka Carborundum or Moissanite)
Boron Carbide
Silicon Dioxide (aka Silica and Sand)
Silicon Nitride
Zirconium Oxide (aka Zirconia)
Glass
Soda-lime Glass
Borosilicate (aka Pyrex®)
Lead Glass (aka Crystal or Lead Crystal)
Aluminosilicate Glass
Quartz Piezoelectrics
Glossary
Resources
Further Reading
Websites
Index
Picture Credits
Acknowledgments.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 4, 2014).
ISBN:
9781780675589 : (ebk : EbookCentral)
OCLC:
889641840

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