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At some stage in the process of converting a design idea into ‘hardware’, decisions must be taken on the choice of material and the manufacturing route. These decisions should be taken at the earliest possible moment as there are a series of complex interactions between the three elements of materials, manufacturing and design, as illustrated in Figure 32.1
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© 1992 V. B. John
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John, V. (1992). Materials Selection. In: Introduction to Engineering Materials. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-21976-6_32
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