Materials

Relevant books, explaining materials and material behaviour, are the books of M.F. Ashby and coauthors [Ashby2005, Ashby2007, Ashby2013]. Ashby et al., in their book about materials and the environment [Ashby2013], included a chapter with an overview of ±50 materials and many physical, not only mechanical, properties of these materials plus design guidelines how to apply these materials, see Figure 1

The ±50 materials in Ashby[Ashby2013]
Metals and alloys	Polymers and elastomers	Ceramics and glasses	Hybrids: composities, forams, wood, and paper	Man-made and natural fibers
Low-carbon steel	ABS	Brick	CFRP	Aramid
low-alloy steel	Polyamide, PA	Stone	GFRP	Carbon
Stainless steel	Polypropylene, PP	Concrete	Sheet molding compound	Glass
Cast iron	Polyethylene, PE	Alumina	Bulk molding compound	Coir
Aluminum alloys	Polycarbonate, PC	Soda-lime glass	Furan-based composites	Cotton
Magnesium alloys	PET	Borosilicate glass	Rigid polymer foam	Flax
Titanium alloys	PVC		Flexible polymer foam	Hemp
Copper alloys	Polystyrene, PS		Softwood, along grain	Jute
Lead alloys	Polyactide, PLA		Softwood, across grain	Kenaf
Zinc alloys	PHB		Hardwood, along grain	Ramie
Nickel-chrome alloys	Epoxy		Hardwood, across grain	Sisal
Nickel based super alloys	Polyester		Plywood	Straw
Silver	Phenolic		Paper and cardboard
Gold	Natural rubber
	Butyl rubber, BR
	EVA
	Polychloroprene, CR

The data categories mentioned in this book are:

Mechanical properties,
Thermal properties,
Electrical properties,
Eco properties regarding material and the processing of the material
End of life properties and
Typical use of the material.

Furthermore, this book contains data about how much energy is needed and how much Carbon dioxide CO_2 is generated to produce a kilogram of this material, this is especially useful for design for sustainability.

Material parameters can be found here:

Materials and the environment book

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