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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
The Mechanical Properties of Natural Materials. I. Material Property Charts
Contributor:
Ashby, M. F.;
Gibson, L. J.;
Wegst, U.;
Olive, R.
Published:
The Royal Society, 1995
Published in:
Proceedings: Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 450 (1995) 1938, Seite 123-140
Language:
English
ISSN:
0962-8444
Origination:
University thesis:
Footnote:
Description:
<p>The mechanical properties of natural materials as diverse as wood, muscle, shell and bone are plotted on material-property charts which show the relationships between properties. Performance indices are used to identify the load-bearing applications in which each performs particularly well. By these criteria, many natural materials are superior to the man-made materials of engineering. A companion paper examines some of the origins of this superiority; an explanation is sought in an analysis of the way structure influences properties.</p>