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Materials and the Environment
Eco-informed Material Choice
Fully revised edition of the first book devoted to the environmental aspects of materials and their selection, production, use and disposal
Michael F. Ashby (Author)
9780128215210, Elsevier Science
Paperback, published 22 March 2021
448 pages
23.5 x 19 x 2.8 cm, 0.66 kg
Materials and the Environment, Third Edition, discusses the history of our increasing dependence on materials and energy. The book explains where materials come from and how they are used in a variety of industries, along with their lifecycle and relationship to energy and carbon. In addition, it covers the 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. Further sections cover the mechanical, thermal and electrical properties of engineering metals, polymers, ceramics, composites and natural materials and their relationship to environmental issues. 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.
1. Introduction: material dependence 2. Resource consumption and its drivers 3. The materials life-cycle 4. End of first life: a problem or a resource? 5. The long reach of legislation 6. Eco-data: values, sources, precision 7. Eco-audits and eco-audit tools 8. Case studies: eco-audits 9. Material selection strategies 10. Eco-informed material selection 11. Renewable materials, Natural materials 12. Criticality and Supply-Chain Risk 13. Circular Materials Economics 14. Materials and Sustainability 15. Appendix A. Material Property Data 16. Appendix B. Eco and Supply-chain Data
Subject Areas: Materials science [TGM]
