Rob Thompson

The Materials Sourcebook for Design Professionals

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A one-stop resource for all design professionals, providing comprehensive, accurate information about the basic materials with which they work daily, as well as a complete breakdown of exciting new developments in high-tech materials.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 544
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 287mm x 222mm x 45mm
• Gewicht: 2632g
• ISBN-13: 9780500518540
• ISBN-10: 0500518548
• Artikelnr.: 45194210

Autorenporträt

Rob Thompson is an award-winning designer and the author of Manufacturing Processes for Design Professionals.

Inhaltsangabe

How to use this book * Introduction 1 METAL Ferrous Metal: Cast Iron .
Steel Non-Ferrous Metal: Aluminium . Magnesium . Titanium . Copper . Brass
. Bronze and Nickel Silver . Zinc Precious Metal: Silver, Gold 2 PLASTIC
Thermoplastic: Polypropylene (PP) . Polyethylene (PE) . Ethylene Vinyl
Acetate (EVA) . Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) . Acid Copolymers and Ionomers .
Polystyrene (PS) . Styrene Acrylonitrile (SAN) and Acrylic Styrene
Acrylonitrile (ASA) . Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) . Polycarbonate
(PC), Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Polyester . Polyamide (PA) . Nylon .
Polymethyl Methacrylate(PMMA) Acrylic . Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) Acrylic
Fibre . Polyoxymethylene (POM) Acetal . Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) .
Fluoropolymer . Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) Thermoset: Polyurethane (PU)
. Polysiloxane . Silicone . Synthetic Rubber Formaldehyde-Based: Melamine
(MF) . Phenolic (PF) and Urea (UF) . Unsaturated Polyester (UP) Resin .
Polyepoxide . Epoxy Resin Super Fibre: Carbon-Fibre-Reinforced Plastic
(CFRP) . Aromatic Polyamide . Aramid . Polyphenylene Benzobisthiazole (PBO)
Bio-Derived: Natural Rubber and Latex . Cellulose Acetate (CA) and Viscose
. Starch Plastic . Polylactic Acid (PLA) 3 WOOD Wood Products: Wood Pulp .
Paper and Board . Bark . Cork . Veneer . Engineered Timber Softwood: Spruce
. Fir and Pine . Hemlock . Larch . Douglas-Fir . Cypress Family Hardwood:
Poplar . Aspen and Cottonwood . Willow . Maple . Birch . Beech . Oak .
Chestnut . Walnut . Hickory and Pecan . Ash . Elm . Cherry . Apple and Pear
Tropical Hardwood: Acacia . Iroko . Teak . Mahogany Family . Exotics .
Balsa 4 PLANT Stem and Leaf: Rattan . Bamboo . Grass . Rush and Sedge .
Leaf Fibres Bast Fibre: Flax . Linen . Jute and Kenaf . Hemp . Ramie Seed
Fibre: Cotton . Coconut Coir 5 ANIMAL Animal Fibres: Silk . Wool . Hair
Bone and Horn: Horn . Bone . Antler Leather and Fur: Cowhide . Sheepskin
and Goatskin . Pigskin . Horsehide . Deerskin and Kangaroo Hide . Exotics .
Fur 6 MINERAL Rock: Stone . Diamond and Corundum Ceramic: Clay . Plaster .
Cement . Technical Ceramic Glass: Soda-Lime Glass . Lead Glass .
High-Performance Glass Directory . Glossary and Abbreviations . Featured
Designers, Artists and Manufacturers . Selected Bibliography . Illustration
Credits . Sources . Index