Composites Design and Manufacture (BEng) - MATS 324
Short descriptions of various materials

MID    = Materials in Design
MOTM = Materials of the Month
in Materials World
PAEM = Plastics as Engineering Materials in Engineering

 Material Source Journal Date Pages Author
 Acetals PAEM 01 Engineering August 1978    Pope
 Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene MOTM 23 Materials World November 2005 33 Anonymous
 Adhesives MID 08 Design October 1990 36-37  Derek Bates
 Aluminium MOTM 16 Materials World April 2005 18  Anonymous
 Aluminium alloy extrusions MID 16 Design October 1991 4  Peter Hartley
 Biodegradable polymers Technicalities 03 Design November 1993 9  Elaine Wale
 Borax MOTM 08 Materials World August 2004 26  Anonymous
 Carbon MOTM 20 Materials World August 2005 30 Anonymous
 Carbon fibre composites MOTM 05 Materials World May 2004 22  Anonymous
 Casting (modern concepts) MID 17 Design November 1991 57  Peter Hartley
 Cellulose acetate MOTM 01 Materials World January 2004 22  Anonymous
 Ceramics MID 05 Design July 1990 54-55  Derek Bates
 Coltan MOTM 06 Materials World June 2004 18  Anonymous
 Composites MID 04 Design June 1990 58-59  Derek Bates
 Concrete MOTM 25 Materials World January 2006 25 Anonymous
 Copper MOTM 11 Materials World November 2004 20  Anonymous
 Desktop CAD/CAM Technicalities 09 Design May 1994 11  Clive Maier
 Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) MOTM 27 Materials World March 2006 33 Anonymous
 Fabrics from recycled PET Technicalities 02 Design October 1993 9  Elaine Wale
 Fibres MID 11 Design January 1991 44  Derek Bates
 Forest thinnings MID 13 Design May 1991 55  Roy Tam
 Glass MOTM 29 Materials World May 2006 33 Anonymous
 Glass fibre composites MOTM 21 Materials World September 2005 29 Anonymous
 Gold MOTM 30 Materials World June 2006 30 Anonymous
 Hastelloy (nickel-based superalloys) MOTM 17 Materials World May 2005 21  Anonymous
 High density polyethylene PAEM 02 Engineering October 1978    Allwood
 In-mould painting Technicalities 06 Design February 1994 10  Clive Maier
 Iron MOTM 22 Materials World October 2005 25 Anonymous
 Kaolin MOTM 26 Materials World February 2006 27 Anonymous
 Lead MOTM 10 Materials World October 2004 22  Anonymous
 Lycra (elastane/spandex polyurethane) MOTM 31 Materials World July 2001 33 Anonymous
 Magnesium MOTM 04 Materials World April 2004 24  Anonymous
 Manganese MOTM 02 Materials World February 2004 20  Anonymous
 Material failures MID 06 Engineering August 1990 78-79  Derek Bates
 Metal injection moulding Technicalities 08 Design April 1994 11  Clive Maier
 Molybdenum MOTM 28 Materials World April 2006 27 Anonymous
 Moulded interconnect devices Technicalities 07 Design March 1994 8  Clive Maier
 Nickel MOTM 14 Materials World February 2005 18  Anonymous
 Nylon MOTM19 Materials World July 2005 28 Anonymous
 Nylon 6 PAEM 05 Engineering June 1979    Parker
 Paper MOTM 35 Materials World November 2006 11 Anonymous
 Paper MID 15 Design July 1991 38-39  Valda Bruno
 Plastics (changing perceptions) MID 10 Design December 1990 43  Derek Bates
 Plastics and the environment MID 09 Design November 1990 66-67  Derek Bates
 Platinum MOTM 18 Materials World June 2005 17 Anonymous
 Polycarbonate PAEM 04 Engineering April 1979    Trupp
 Polyethersulphone PAEM 03 Engineering December 1978    Rigby
 Polyethylene MID 01 Design March 1990 80-81  Derek Bates
 Poly ethylene terephthalate (PET) MOTM 03 Materials World March 2004 30  Anonymous
 Poly propylene MOTM 15 Materials World March 2005 25  Anonymous
 Poly styrene MID 07 Design September 1990 64-65  Justin Bates
 Poly vinyl chloride (PVC) MOTM 13 Materials World January 2005 24  Anonymous
 Poly vinyl chloride (PVC) MID02 Design April 1990 83  Derek Bates
 Quartz MOTM 36 Materials World December 2006 28 Anonymous
 Rapid prototyping Design Services Design February 1994 36-38  Clive Maier
 Recycling plastic products MID 14 Design April 1991 46-47  Robert Abler
 Resins MID 12 Design February 1991 51  Derek Bates
 Rotational moulding Technicalities 05 Design January 1994 9  Clive Maier
 Rubber MOTM 07 Materials World July 2004 20  Anonymous
 Silver MOTM 12 Materials World December 2004 22  Anonymous
 Smart materials MID 18 Design June 1992 44  P Gardiner & S Bailey
 Speckle painting Technicalities 04 Design December 1993 10  Clive Maier
 Stainless steel MID 03 Design May 1990 50-51  Derek Bates
 Teflon MOTM 32 Materials World August 2006 24 Anonymous
 Textile Moulding Technicalities 01 Design September 1993 9 Clive Maier
 Titanium MOTM 33 Materials World September 2006 25 Anonymous
 Uranium MOTM 24 Materials World December 2005 19 Anonymous
 Zircon MOTM 34 Materials World October 2006 26 Anonymous

 

       

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