Includes index.

Bibliography: pages 246-248.

Machine generated contents note: Section 1 GROWN -- Softwood -- Red Cedar (Juniperus spp.) -- Pine (Pinus sylvestris) -- Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) -- Poplar (Populus spp.) -- Yew (Taxus baccata) -- Hardwood -- European Lime (Tilia x europaea) -- Oak (Quercus) -- European Beech (fagus sylvatica) -- Rock Maple (Acer saccharum) -- Teak (Tectona grandis) -- European Walnut (Juglans regia) -- European Birch (Betula pendula) -- European Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) -- Aspen (Populus tremuloides) -- Willow (Salix spp.) -- Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) -- Balsa (Ochroma pyramidale) -- Hickory (Carya spp) -- Fibre -- Coconut Fibres (Cocod nucifera) -- Tree Bark -- Horsehair -- Cellulose -- Silk -- Bacterial Cellulose -- Animal -- Bovine Leather -- Fish Leather -- Fish Scales -- Protein -- Plant -- Algae -- Cork -- Bamboo (Bambusoideae) -- Rattan (Calamus rotang) -- Hemp -- Wheat Straw -- Carrot Fibres -- Mycelium -- Sugarcane -- Orange Peel -- PLA (Polylactic Acid) -- Castor Oil --

Contents note continued: Latex -- Section 2 OIL--BASED -- Engineering Polymers -- ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) -- ASA (Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate) -- CA (Cellulose Acetate) -- EVA (Ethylene Vinyl Acetate) -- Ionomer Resins -- Liquid Crystal Polymers -- Melamine Formaldehyde -- PA (Polyamide) -- PET (Polybutylene Terephthalate) -- PC (Polycarbonate) -- PEEK (Polyetheretherketone) -- PF (Phenol-formaldehyde) -- PCL (Polycaprolactones) -- POM (Polyoxymethylene) -- PPSU (Polyphenylsulphone) -- PS (Polystyrene) -- PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene) -- Silicone -- SMMA (Styrene Methyl Methacrylate) -- TPE (Thermoplastic Elastomers) -- UF (Urea Formaldehyde) -- Commodity Polymers -- EPP (Expanded Polypropylene Foam) -- EPS (Expanded Polystyrene) -- PE (Polyethylene) -- PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) -- PMMA (Polymethyl Methacrylate) -- PP (Polypropylene) -- PUR (Polyurethanes) -- PVA (Polyvinyl Alcohol) -- PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) -- Section 3 MINED -- Metal: Non Ferrous --

Contents note continued: Gold -- Silver -- Platinum -- Brass & Bronze -- Copper -- Chromium -- Pewter -- Aluminium -- Magnesium Alloys -- Tungsten -- Tin -- Titanium -- Neodymium -- Nickel -- Zinc -- Carbon Fibre -- Graphite -- Metal: Ferrous -- Iron -- Molybdenum -- Stainless Steel -- Steel -- Traditional Ceramics -- Bone China -- Porcelain -- Earthenware -- Stoneware -- Terracotta -- Cement -- Granite -- Marble -- Glass Ceramics -- Advanced Ceramics -- Aluminium Oxide -- Silicon Carbide -- Boron Carbide -- Silicon Dioxide -- Silicon Nitride -- Zirconium Oxide -- Glass -- Soda-lime Glass -- Borosilicate -- Lead Glass -- Aluminosilicate Glass -- Quartz Piezoelectrics.

Over the last ten years there has been a huge growth in the area of materials for design, but most books on this subject deal with advanced, semi-formed materials (that is, materials sold as sheet, rod, tube, etc.). This book provides much-needed information on the raw materials, and the low-down on how these can be used.