= 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
||||||||||<tablewidth="200px"style="text-align:center">'''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:

 1. Mechanical properties,
 1. Thermal properties,
 1. Electrical properties,
 1. Eco properties regarding material and the processing of the material
 1. End of life properties and
 1. 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 properties]]
 * [[Deformations caused by loads]]
 * [[How to select materials|How to select material]]s

Material  parameters can be found here:

 * [[Materials and the environment book]]

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