CES EduPack Active Learning Projects

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Student Exercises

STUDENT NAME:___________________________________________

STUDENT NUMBER:________________________________________

DECEMBER 2, 2019
Swinburne University of Technology

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Contents

Part A: Introduction to CES EduPack.......................................................3

Finding materials records in CES EduPack by Browsing..............................................3

Finding materials records in CES EduPack by Searching.............................................4

What property data is in CES EduPack?..........................................................................5

Property charts in CES EduPack......................................................................................6

Part B: The Material Selection Process..................................................11

Using CES EduPack Chart Stage to Select Materials...................................................11

Using CES EduPack Limit Stage to Select Materials....................................................14

Using CES EduPack Tree Stage to Select Materials.....................................................15

Materials Selection Combining Stages in CES EduPack..............................................16

Using the Results Area of CES EduPack.......................................................................17

Using Material Property Charts.......................................................................................17

Material Indices................................................................................................................ 19

Economic Factors............................................................................................................ 21

Part C: Translating the Design Requirements........................................22

The Design Process......................................................................................................... 22

From Design Requirements to Constraints...................................................................23

Design Limiting Properties.............................................................................................. 24

Translating Design Requirements..................................................................................25

Project: Portable Bike Storage Shed..............................................................................27

Project: Cooking Spatula for a College Student............................................................28

Project: An Outdoor Oven............................................................................................... 29

Project: Playground play set...........................................................................................30

Project: Racing Yacht Mast............................................................................................. 31

Project: Beginner Child’s Swimming Goggles..............................................................32

Project: Aircraft Cargo Door........................................................................................... 33

Project: Custom Broken Wrist Brace.............................................................................34

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Part A: Introduction to CES EduPack

1. Browse Level 1 in Material Universe in CES EduPack and name 10 classes of materials.
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Finding materials records in CES EduPack by Browsing

Toolbar Home Browse Search Chart/Select

Table: MaterialUniverse

Subset: All materials

2. Find, by Browsing, the Level 1 record for the Titanium alloys via Metals and alloys / Non-ferrous /
Titanium alloys.

3. Find, by Browsing, the Level 1 record for the ceramic Alumina via Ceramics and glasses / Technical
ceramics / Alumina.

4. Find, by Browsing, the Level 2 record for Age-hardening wrought aluminum alloys via Metals and
alloys / Non-ferrous / Aluminum and alloys / Age-hardening …

5. Find, by Browsing, the Level 2 record for Plywood via Hybrids / Natural materials / Plywood.

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6. Find, by Browsing, the Level 1 record for Phenolics via Polymers and elastomers / Polymers /
Thermosets / Phenolics.

7. Find, by Browsing, the Level 1 record for Epoxies. Are they cheaper or more expensive than
Phenolics (see previous question)?
Answer:

8. Find, by Browsing, the Level 1 record for Copper Alloys. What is its thermal conductivity? What is
its price?
Answer:

Finding materials records in CES EduPack by Searching

Video tutorials on the Search function can be accessed by clicking Help > Video Tutorials.

Toolbar Home Browse Search Chart/Select


Search
Change…

Polylactide

9. Find, by Searching Level 2, the record for Polylactide; what is it?

Answer:

10. Use the Search facility to find out what Plexiglas is. Do the same for Pyroceram.
Answer:

11. Find, by Searching in Level 1, records for materials that are used for Lenses: What are they?
Answer:

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What property data is in CES EduPack?

12. Name 6 types of property data available at Level 1 and 8 kinds at Level 2.
Answer:

How do I find a definition of the property?

Mechanical properties
Young’s modulus
Fracture toughness
……..

Thermal properties Fracture Toughness

Thermal conductivity Definition………………………………

Maximum use temperature ……………………………………………
…….. ………………….
………………….

Electrical properties Measurement

…………………
Electrical conductivity ………………….
Dielectric strength ………………….

…….. Origins
…………………
………………….
Eco properties ………………….
Embodied energy
CO2 footprint
……..

13. What is the Dielectric strength of a material? Click on the field name “Dielectric strength” or the
behind it in any record 1. 1F1F

Answer:

1
Note that this property only appears in the records for materials that are electric insulators and is not available in
Level 1.
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Property charts in CES EduPack

The guidance charts in CES EduPack are an easy way to see the range of values different classes of
materials have for a particular property.

14. View the guidance chart for density. Approximately what range of values do foams have? What
about metals and alloys?
Click on the Chart/Select icon. Set the Select from field to
Level 2 using the drop-down menu. Click on the ‘Limit’
icon in the selection stage area.

This will bring up to the right a list of the various types of

properties that materials can be given. Click on the
headings to show the specific properties.

To produce the guidance chart, click on the icon next to

the property name. Hover over a material class to see

the range. Note the logarithmic scale.

Answer:

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15. Video tutorials on Graph Plotting can be accessed by clicking Help > Video Tutorials.
Make a bar chart with Fracture toughness on the Y-axis using Level 1, Materials.
Click on “Chart/Select”
Then select Level 1
And proceed as shown.

Toolbar Home Browse Search Chart/Select

1. Selection data

MaterialUniverse: All materials

X-axis Y-axis

2. Selection Stages List of properties

 Density
 Yield strength
 Fracture toughness
 etc

Label two (or more) materials by clicking on the bars.

Label Magnesium alloys (right-click on name in Result window on the left, and click on “Label”).
Use the BOX selection tool to find the four materials with the highest values of fracture
toughness.

16. Make a bar chart at Level 2 with Price on the Y-Axis and the 4 main classes of materials on the
X-Axis. Which materials class has the widest range of values? What is the cheapest material per
kilogram?
Answer:

Under the ‘Chart/Select’ mode on the toolbar click to make a Chart. The ‘New Chart Stage dialog
appears.
Set the Y-Axis to plot price.
For the X-Axis, click on the button ‘Advanced…’. This will bring up another dialog box which allows
you to set a formula for what goes on the X-Axis.

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Select the ‘Trees’ tab above. Double-clicking any folder will insert it into the box above. Whatever
goes into this box will thus be reflected on the X-Axis. In the Figure below, we double-clicked on the 4
main families of materials.

17. Which is the cheapest material per unit volume?

Click on this icon to Edit stage from the previous exercise. Click on Y-Axis and Advanced,
then make the function Price * Density. Click to the right-hand-side of the highlighted word price and
press the * button. Then find density in the property list and double click on it. Once you have
[Price]*[Density] in the window click OK twice.
Answer:

18. Make a new bubble chart with Density on the X-Axis and Young’s modulus on the Y-Axis
using Level 1.
Proceed as shown.

Toolbar Home Browse Search Chart/Select

1. Selection data

MaterialUniverse: All materials

X-axis Y-axis

2. Selection Stages List of properties

 Density
 Yield strength
 Young’s modulus
 etc

Switch on the envelopes by clicking the icon

19. Make a new bubble chart with Density on the X-Axis and Yield strength on the Y-Axis using Level 2
Click on “Chart/Select”
Then select MaterialUniverse: All materials.
And proceed as shown.

Toolbar Home Browse Search Chart/Select

1. Selection data

MaterialUniverse: All materials

X-axis Y-axis

2. Selection Stages List of properties

 Density
 Young’s modulus
 Yield strength
 etc

Label two (or more) materials by clicking on the bubbles.

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Switch on the envelopes by clicking the icon
Do any metals have yield strength less than 10 MPa?
Answer:

20. Use the BOX selection tool to find materials with yield strength greater than 600 MPa
and a density less than 2000 kg/m3.
Answer:

21. Which two materials have the highest values of Yield strength / Density?
Make a bar chart with Yield strength / Density on the Y-axis using Level 1 Materials.
Select Advanced in the axis-selection box. Use the function-builder to make the function
[Yield strength (elastic limit)] / [Density] on the Y-axis.
Answer:

22. Now add [Young’s modulus] / [Density] to the X-Axis to make a bubble chart, still using Level 1
Right-click on the Stage name “Stage 1: Yield strength (elastic limit) / Density”
Select Edit stage – X-Axis – Advanced, then make the function Young’s modulus / Density.
Find and label CFRP and GFRP.

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23. Use CES EduPack to find, from among the materials that appear in Level 1,
(a) the material with the highest density
Answer:

(b) the metal with the lowest modulus

Answer:

(c) the polymer with the highest density

Answer:

(d) the approximate ratio of the modulus of woods measured parallel to the grain and
perpendicular to the grain
Answer:

(e) the approximate range of modulus of elastomers

Answer:

24. Use CES EduPack to find, from the materials that appear in Level 1,
(a) the cheapest material with a modulus greater than 1 GPa.
Answer:
(b) the cheapest metal.
Answer:
(c) the cheapest polymer.
Answer:
(d) whether magnesium alloys are more or less expensive than aluminum alloys.
Answer:
(e) whether PEEK (a high performance engineering polymer) is more or less expensive than PTFE.
Answer:

25. Which class of materials has the highest stiffness (Young’s modulus)?
Answer:
26. Which class of materials are the strongest in tensile tests?
Answer:
27. Which class of materials has the highest specific heat capacity?
Answer:
28. Which class of materials has the largest range of melting point?
Answer:
29. Using Level 2, which class of materials has the lowest Electrical Resistivity?
Answer:
30. Which class of materials has the highest CO2-footprint of production?
Answer:

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Part B: The Material Selection Process

Design
Data:
requirements:
Comparison Materials Attributes
Expressed as

Constraints Engine: Process Attributes

Able to be molded  Screening Documentation

 Ranking E.g.
Water and UV resistant
 Documentation
Stiff enough Density

Strong enough Price

Final Selection
Modulus

In Part B (this part) we focus on the central section of the design strategy, the selection. We have used
translation, described in Part A, to establish the design requirements, and CES EduPack can now provide
us with the data to perform the systematic selection which is described in Lecture Unit 7.

In order to prepare for the exercises, think about the process you went through the last time you bought
an electronic gadget e.g. mobile phone, computer, radio etc.

Try to think about 3 constraints you screened on.

Try to remember 2 objectives you ranked on.

Where did you get your data?

What documentation did you read?

Now, again using CES EduPack, we will learn how to apply the constraints, eliminating materials that
cannot meet the design requirements, and rank the ‘survivors’ using the objectives to create a shortlist of
candidate materials.

CES EduPack offers 3 selection tools: the Chart, Limit, and Tree stages.

Using CES EduPack Chart Stage to Select Materials

1. Video tutorials on the Chart Stage can be accessed by clicking Help > Video Tutorials. Make sure you
can find these and that they run on your browser.
2. Make a bar chart with Fracture toughness on the Y-Axis using Level 1, Materials.
Click on “Select”, then select “Level 1” under “MaterialUniverse” and proceed as shown.

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MaterialUniverse: All materials X-Axis Y-Axis

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Label two (or more) materials by clicking on the bars.
Label Magnesium alloys (right-click on name in Result window on the left, and click on “Label”).
Use the BOX selection tool to find the five materials with the highest values of fracture
toughness.
Answer.

3. Make a bar chart with Price on the Y Axis and the 4 main classes of materials on the X-Axis using
Level 2. Which materials class has the widest range of values? What is the cheapest material per
kilogram? (You can change from metric to imperial units in the options menu.)
Under the ‘Chart/Select’ mode on the toolbar, click to choose the Chart selection stage. The ‘Chart
Stage’ dialog appears.
Set the Y-Axis to plot price.
For the X-Axis, under ‘Category’ click on the button ‘Advanced…’. This will bring up another dialog
box which allows you to set a formula for what goes on the X-Axis.

Select the ‘Trees’ tab. Double-clicking any folder will insert it into the box above. Whatever goes into
this box will thus be reflected on the X-Axis.
Answer.

4. Which is the cheapest material per unit volume?

Click the icon to Edit stage. Click on Y-Axis and Advanced, then make the function (Price *
Density). Click to the right-hand-side of the highlighted word Price and press the * button. Then find
Density in the property list and double click on it. Once you have [Price]*[Density] in the window click
OK twice.
Answer.

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5. Make a new bubble chart with Density on the X-Axis and Young’s modulus on the Y- axis using
Level 1, Materials settings.
Click on “Select”

Toolbar Home Browse Search Chart/Select

1. Selection data

MaterialUniverse: Edu Level 2 X-Axis Y-Axis

List of properties
2. Selection Stages
 Density
 Yield strength
 Young’s modulus
 etc

Then select “Edu Level 1” and proceed as shown.

Switch on the envelopes by clicking the icon

By what factor are polymers less stiff than metals? Is wood denser or less dense than polyethylene
(PE)?
Answer.

6. Make a new bubble chart with Density on the X-Axis and Yield strength on the Y-Axis using Level
2, Materials settings.
Label two (or more) materials by clicking on the bubbles.

Switch on the envelopes by clicking the icon

Do any metals have yield strength less than 10 MPa (2 ksi)?
Answer.

7. With the graph created in the previous exercise, use the BOX selection tool to find materials
with yield strength y > 600 MPa (90 ksi) and a density  < 2000 kg/m3 (120 lbs/ft3).
After drawing the box with approximately these values, right-click on the box and select
“Properties…” to adjust the limits.

In materials selection, however, it is more common to use the GRADIENT-LINE selection tool.
Find the material with the highest “specific strength” (y/) by selecting the line selection tool and
entering a slope of 1 and choosing “Maximize”. Click anywhere on the graph to place the line. The
materials below the line will be grayed out. Then move the line to the top left of the graph until only
one material is left above it.
Answer.

8. Use a Young’s modulus – Density (E-) chart at Level 2 to identify materials with both a modulus E >
45 GPa and a density  < 2000 kg/m3.
Answer.

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Using CES EduPack Limit Stage to Select Materials

9. Video tutorials on the Limit Stage can be accessed by clicking Help > Video Tutorials. Make sure you
can find these and that they run on your browser.

Toolbar Home Browse Search Chart/Select

MaterialUniverse: All materials

A Limit Stage applies numeric and discrete constraints. Required upper or lower limits for material
properties are entered into the Limit stage property boxes. If a constraint is entered in the Minimum
box, only materials with values greater than the constraint are retained. If it is entered in the
Maximum box, only materials with smaller values are retained. The selection will show in the Results
window in the bottom left of the CES EduPack screen. Make sure you can generate the limit stage
dialogue box and try the small buttons to the left of the Min/Max boxes to generate property range
information.

10. At Level 1 or 2, use a “Limit” stage to find materials with modulus E > 185 GPa and price Cm < $3 /
kg. (The units and currency can be changed in the options menu.)
Answer.

11. Use a “Limit” stage to find materials at Level 2 with modulus E > 2 GPa, density < 1000 kg/m 3 and
price Cm < $3 / kg.
Answer.

12. Use a “Limit” stage at Level 2 to find materials with maximum service temperature > 200C, thermal
conductivity > 25 W/m.C, and are good electrical insulators.
Answer.

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13. Use a “Limit” stage at Level 2 to find materials with a yield strength greater than 100MPa and density
less than 2000 kg/m3. List the results.
Answer.

14. Add two further constraints to the selection of the previous exercise. Require now that the material
price be less than $5/kg and the elongation be greater than 5%.
Answer.

Using CES EduPack Tree Stage to Select Materials

15. Video tutorials on the Tree Stage can be accessed by clicking Help > Video Tutorials, or via the link
below. Make sure you can find these and that they run on your browser.

16. This exercise teaches you to find materials that can be molded. In the Level 1 Materials database. In the Tree
Stage window, select “ProcessUniverse”, expand “Shaping” in the tree, select Molding and click “Insert”, then
“OK”. What are the main classes of materials that can be molded?
Answer.

17. This exercise teaches you to find processes that can be used to join steels. For Level 2: Processes – Joining
database, in the Tree Stage window, select “MaterialUniverse”, expand “Metals and alloys” in the tree, select
Ferrous, and click “Insert”, then “OK”.
Answer.

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Materials Selection Combining Stages in CES EduPack

18. Video tutorials on Combining Stages can be accessed by clicking Help > Video Tutorials. Make sure
you can find number 7 in the playlist of Selection and that they run on your browser.

19. Use a Maximum service temperature (Tmax) chart, at Level 2 and a Tree stage to find polymers and
elastomers that can be used above 200C.
Answer.

20. Plot a Young’s modulus-Yield strength chart, E-σy, at Level 2 and use a Tree stage to find ferrous
metals that have E > 10 GPa and σy ≥ 1000 MPa.

Answer.

21. Find Level 2 materials with the following properties:

 Density < 2000 kg/m3

 Thermal conductivity < 10 W/m.C

 Yield strength (Elastic Limit) > 60 MPa

 Can be molded
Rank the results by price, using a bar chart. Remember that you can use to hide materials
that failed to pass all the stages.
Answer.

Using the Results Area of CES EduPack

22. In MaterialUniverse, Level 1, draw a graph of yield strength vs density. Use a box selection tool to
select materials with density between 1000 and 10 000 Kg/m3 and a yield strength between 1 and
1000 MPa. Then create a limit stage and rule out materials with a fracture toughness below 15
MPa.m0.5.
17 out of 69 materials at Level 1 pass all stages. You can see them listed in the bottom left corner of
the screen.
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(a) List the first 3 alphabetically.
(b) Now change “Rank by” to “Stage 1: Density” and “Show” to “Pass all Stages”. List the top three
i.e. least dense.
(c) Now change the “Show” drop down menu to “Pass/Fail Table”. Why did Silicon Carbide fail?
Answer.

23. In MaterialUniverse: Level 1 draw a graph of yield strength vs. density. Select materials of high
strength and low density, by creating a line of gradient 1 with the objective to maximize the index,
and make it pass through the point (12 kg/m 3, 1 MPa). Then use a Limit stage to rule out materials
with fracture toughness below 15 MPa.m0.5.
11 out of 69 materials at Level 1 pass all stages. You can see them listed in the bottom left corner of
the screen.
(a) List the first 3 alphabetically.
(b) Now change “Rank by” to “Stage 1: Performance Index”. What is the value of the performance
index for the material with the biggest performance index? (The performance index in this case is
Yield Strength / Density. There is more about performance indices and what they are in a subsequent
section)
(c) Now change the “Show” drop down menu to “Pass/Fail Table”. Why did Cast Iron, gray fail?
Answer.

Using Material Property Charts

24. Use a MaterialsUniverse: Level 2 K1c –E chart to establish:

(a) Whether CFRP has higher fracture toughness K1c than aluminum alloys;
(b) Whether polypropylene (PP) has a higher toughness Gc than age-hardening aluminum alloys;
(c) Whether polycarbonate (PC) has higher fracture toughness K1c than glass.
Answer.

25. Use a Young’s Modulus-Density (E-) chart at Level 2 to find (a) metals that are stiffer and less
dense than steels and (b) materials (not just metals) that are both stiffer and less dense than steel.
Answer.

Part C: Translating the Design Requirements

Design Data:
requirements: Materials Attributes
Expressed as Comparison
Process Attributes
Constraints
Engine:
Documentation
Able to be molded www.grantadesign.com/education
Screening
 Ranking E.g. page 17
Water and UV resistant © Documentation
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Density
Stiff enough Price
 Strong enough Modulus

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Final Selection

In Part C (this part), we focus on the necessary preparation of the design strategy. The translation
clarifies the Function, Constraints, Objective and Free Variable based on the given design requirements.
CES EduPack can then provide us with the data to perform the systematic selection.

The Design Process

The performance of a component is limited by certain of
the properties of the materials of which it is made. This
means that, to achieve a desired level of performance,
the values of the design-limiting properties must meet
certain targets—those that fail to do so are not suitable.
Materials are chosen by identifying the design-limiting
properties and applying limits to them, screening out
those that do not meet the limits

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From Design Requirements to Constraints

1. What constitutes the “Translation” step of the material selection strategy? Describe briefly what
Function, Constraints, Objective and Free Variable mean.
Answer.

2. What is meant by an objective and what by a constraint in the requirements for a design? How do
they differ? Give typical examples for both.
Answer.

3. Materials are required to make safe, eco-friendly swings and climbing frames for a children’s’
playground. How would you translate these design requirements into a specification for selecting
materials?
Answer.

4. Formulate the constraints and objective you would associate with the choice of material to make the
forks of a racing bicycle.
Answer.

5. You are asked to design a fuel-saving cooking pan with the goal of wasting as little heat as possible
while cooking. What objective would you choose, and what constraints would you think must be
met?
Answer.

Design Limiting Properties

6. What is meant by the design-limiting properties of a material in a given application?

Answer.

7. A material is needed for a tube to carry fuel from the fuel tank to the carburetor of a motor mower.
The design requires that the tube can bend and that the fuel be visible. List what you would think to
be the design-limiting properties.
Answer.

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Translating Design Requirements

8. A material is required for the windings of an electric air-furnace capable of temperatures up to

1000ºC. Think out what attributes a material must have if it is to be made into windings and function
properly in the furnace. List the function and the constraints; set the objective to “minimize material price”
and the free variables to “choice of material”.
Function
Constraints

Objective
Free Variables

9. A material is required to manufacture office scissors. Paper is an abrasive material, and scissors sometimes
encounter hard obstacles like staples. List function and constraints; set the objective to “minimize material
price” and the free variables to “choice of material”.
Function
Constraints

Objective
Free Variables

10.A material is required for a heat exchanger to extract heat from geo-thermally heated, saline, water
at 120ºC (and thus under pressure). List function and constraints; set the objective to “minimize
material price” and the free variables to “choice of material”.
Function
Constraints

Objective
Free Variables

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Now that you are familiar with the CES Edupack software choose any
TWO of the following projects to demonstrate your proficiency.

Project: Portable Bike Storage Shed

You have has been given the task of designing a portable bike
storage shed. It will be sold to people who live in apartment buildings
and do not have access to a garage to store their bikes. As a
materials engineer, your job is to select the top three material
candidates for the job. The material must be lightweight, cheap and
highly durable i.e. needs to withstand all types of weather conditions.

List all constraints that you have entered into CES Edupack.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Produce a series of bubble charts illustrating your materials choices, print them and
attach them to this page

Possible Material Candidates:

1.

2.

3.

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Project: Cooking Spatula for a College Student

You have has been given the task of designing a cooking spatula.
This cooking utensil will be marketed towards college students as a
good “first” spatula to buy. As a materials engineer, it is your job to
select the top three material candidates for the job. The material must
be cheap, able to withstand cooking temperatures, has high flexural
strength and is made from non-toxic materials

List all constraints that you have entered into CES Edupack.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Produce a series of bubble charts illustrating your materials choices, print them and
attach them to this page

Possible Material Candidates:

1.

2.

3.

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Project: An Outdoor Oven

You have been given the task of designing an outdoor oven for someone’s home. It is a
special commission; budget is not a concern. As a materials engineer, it is your job to
select the top three material candidates for the job. The material must be able to
withstand extremely high cooking temperatures, withstand being outdoors in all
types of weather, non-toxic for food production and environmentally friendly.

List all constraints that you have entered into CES Edupack.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Produce a series of bubble charts illustrating your materials choices, print them and
attach them to this page

Possible Material Candidates:

1.

2.

3.

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Project: Playground play set

You have has been given the task of making the playground
play set for a local playground. This project was funded
locally by the community, so the budget is quite small, but
the users are very invested. As a materials engineer, it is
your job to select the top three material candidates for the
job. The material must withstand the weight of many small
children (and possibly some adults), must not get too hot
during the summer months, must withstand a variety of
weather and must be cheap.

List all constraints that you have entered into CES Edupack.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Produce a series of bubble charts illustrating your materials choices, print them and
attach them to this page

Possible Material Candidates:

1.

2.

3.

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Project: Racing Yacht Mast

You have has been tasked with designing the mast for a racing yacht for a
new college team. This boat will be raced on both lakes and ocean bays as
far of a yearlong competition. As a materials engineer, it is your job to select
the top three material candidates for the job. The material must be strong
and flexible, a mast should flex slightly in the wind, but not too much! But
the cost must be a minimum as this team is made up of poor college
students

List all constraints that you have entered into CES Edupack.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Produce a series of bubble charts illustrating your materials choices, print them and
attach them to this page

Possible Material Candidates:

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Project: Beginner Child’s Swimming Goggles

You have has been tasked with making the lenses for some
beginner children swimmer goggles. They should appeal to both the
swimmer and their parent, who will most likely have to buy a second
pair when the first one is lost. As a materials engineer, it is your job
to select the top three material candidates for the job. The material
must be UV resistant as it will be left outside on the pool deck often,
it must be transparent and fracture resistant as it is near people’s
eyes, so it needs to be safe

List all constraints that you have entered into CES Edupack.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Produce a series of bubble charts illustrating your materials choices, print them and attach
them to this page

Possible Material Candidates:

1.

2.

3.

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Project: Aircraft Cargo Door

You have has been tasked with making an aircraft cargo

door. This door is opened multiple times a day to load and
unload heavy luggage. As a materials engineer, it is your job
to select the top three material candidates for the job. The
material must be strong as this door will have a lot of weight
on it at times it must be able to withstand wide variations in
temperature as it will be on the outside of an aircraft, where
it undergoes many thermal cycles of hot to cold and it must
withstand a variety of weather from all around the world

List all constraints that you have entered into CES Edupack.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Produce a series of bubble charts illustrating your materials choices, print them and attach
them to this page

Possible Material Candidates:

1.

2.

3.

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Project: Custom Broken Wrist Brace

You have has been tasked with designing a new brace to be worn
after a fractured wrist is set. Each of these braces will be custom to
the person’s body, hopefully aiding in the healing process. As a
materials engineer, it is your job to select the top three material
candidates for the job. The material must be easily formed around
a person’s wrist, must not cause skin irritation as it must be worn
against the skin and be stiff so that the broken wrist will not bend
during healing

List all constraints that you have entered into CES Edupack.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Produce a series of bubble charts illustrating your materials choices, print them and
attach them to this page

Possible Material Candidates:

1.

2.

3.

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