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. Chapter 1 Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter 2 Resource consumption and its drivers - p. 21 3. Chapter 3 The materials life cycle - p. 41 4. Chapter 4 End of first life - p. 65 5. Chapter 5 The long reach of legislation - p. 87 6. Chapter 6 Eco-data - p. 107 7. Chapter 7 Eco-audits and eco-audit tools - p. 149 8. Chapter 8 Case studies - p. 165 9. Chapter 9 Material selection strategies - p. 195 10. Chapter 10 Eco-informed material selection - p. 229 11. Chapter 11 Renewable materials, natural materials - p. 267 12. Chapter 12 Criticality and supply-chain risk - p. 295 13. Chapter 13 Circular materials economics - p. 315 14. Chapter 14 Materials and sustainability - p. 341 15. Appendix A—Material property data - p. 369 16. Appendix B—Eco- and supply-chain data - p. 403 17. Index - p. 431 18. Conversion of units: stress and pressure - p. 441
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. Chapter 1 Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter 2 Resource consumption and its drivers - p. 21 3. Chapter 3 The materials life cycle - p. 41 4. Chapter 4 End of first life - p. 65 5. Chapter 5 The long reach of legislation - p. 87 6. Chapter 6 Eco-data - p. 107 7. Chapter 7 Eco-audits and eco-audit tools - p. 149 8. Chapter 8 Case studies - p. 165 9. Chapter 9 Material selection strategies - p. 195 10. Chapter 10 Eco-informed material selection - p. 229 11. Chapter 11 Renewable materials, natural materials - p. 267 12. Chapter 12 Criticality and supply-chain risk - p. 295 13. Chapter 13 Circular materials economics - p. 315 14. Chapter 14 Materials and sustainability - p. 341 15. Appendix A—Material property data - p. 369 16. Appendix B—Eco- and supply-chain data - p. 403 17. Index - p. 431 18. Conversion of units: stress and pressure - p. 441
