GREEN DESIGN

Green design and

manufacturing considers all
possible adverse environmental
impacts of materials, processes,
operations, and products, so that
they can all be taken into
account at the earliest stages of
design and production.

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 SELECTION OF MATERIALS

Ferrous metals: carbon, alloy, stainless, steel

Nonferrous metals: aluminum, magnesium,
copper, nickel, titanium
Plastics (polymers): Thermoplastics, thermosets,
elastomers
Composite materials: reinforced plastics and
metal-matrix and ceramic-matrix composites
Nanomaterial
Shape-memory alloys

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TABLE 1.3 General Manufacturing Characteristics of Various Materials

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FIGURE 1.6a Schematic illustrations of various casting processes.

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FIGURE 1.6b Schematic illustrations of various bulk-deformation processes.

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FIGURE 1.6c Schematic illustrations of various sheet-metal-forming processes.

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FIGURE 1.6d Schematic illustrations of various polymer-processing methods.

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FIGURE 1.6e Schematic illustrations of various machining and finishing processes.

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FIGURE 1.6f Schematic illustrations of various joining processes.

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TABLE 1.4 Average Life Expectancy of Various Products

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