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Materials and the Environment, Third Edition, discusses the history of our increasing dependence on materials and energy. The book explains where materials come from and how they are used in a variety of industries, along with their lifecycle and relationship to energy and carbon. In addition, it covers the controls and economic instruments that hinder the use of engineering materials, considers sustainability from a materials perspective, and highlights the importance of low-carbon power and material efficiency. Further sections cover the mechanical, thermal and electrical properties of engineering metals, polymers, ceramics, composites and natural materials and their relationship to environmental issues.

This book is intended for instructors and students of Engineering, Materials Science and Industrial/Product Design, as well as for materials engineers and product designers who need to consider the environmental implications of materials in their designs.

Materials and the Environment: Eco-informed Material Choice

1. Introduction: material dependence



2. Resource consumption and its drivers



3. The materials life-cycle



4. End of first life: a problem or a resource?



5. The long reach of legislation



6. Eco-data: values, sources, precision



7. Eco-audits and eco-audit tools



8. Case studies: eco-audits



9. Material selection strategies



10. Eco-informed material selection



11. Renewable materials, Natural materials



12. Criticality and Supply-Chain Risk



13. Circular Materials Economics



14. Materials and Sustainability



15. Appendix A. Material Property Data



16. Appendix B. Eco and Supply-chain Data