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    The document discusses material selection for new and existing products. It outlines five steps for selecting materials for a new design: 1) define required properties and parameters, 2) compare to materials database, 3) investigate promising candidates, 4) develop design data, 5) define critical properties. It also describes five steps for substituting materials in an existing design: 1) characterize current material, 2) determine properties to improve, 3) search alternatives, 4) estimate costs, 5) evaluate and recommend replacement. The document provides guidance on considering factors like availability, size limitations, variability, environmental impact and cost in materials selection.

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    The document discusses material selection for new and existing products. It outlines five steps for selecting materials for a new design: 1) define required properties and parameters, 2) compare to materials database, 3) investigate promising candidates, 4) develop design data, 5) define critical properties. It also describes five steps for substituting materials in an existing design: 1) characterize current material, 2) determine properties to improve, 3) search alternatives, 4) estimate costs, 5) evaluate and recommend replacement. The document provides guidance on considering factors like availability, size limitations, variability, environmental impact and cost in materials selection.

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    The document discusses material selection for new and existing products. It outlines five steps for selecting materials for a new design: 1) define required properties and parameters, 2) compare to materials database, 3) investigate promising candidates, 4) develop design data, 5) define critical properties. It also describes five steps for substituting materials in an existing design: 1) characterize current material, 2) determine properties to improve, 3) search alternatives, 4) estimate costs, 5) evaluate and recommend replacement. The document provides guidance on considering factors like availability, size limitations, variability, environmental impact and cost in materials selection.

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    PPDS Materials Selection 1

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    The document discusses material selection for new and existing products. It outlines five steps for selecting materials for a new design: 1) define required properties and parameters, 2) compare to materials database, 3) investigate promising candidates, 4) develop design data, 5) define critical properties. It also describes five steps for substituting materials in an existing design: 1) characterize current material, 2) determine properties to improve, 3) search alternatives, 4) estimate costs, 5) evaluate and recommend replacement. The document provides guidance on considering factors like availability, size limitations, variability, environmental impact and cost in materials selection.

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    Material Selection

    • Material selection-Relation of material


    selection to design
    • Performance characteristics of materials
    • The materials selection process- Ashby
    charts- Economics of materials
    • Methods of material selection -
    Weighted Property Index
    • Design Example: Material systems -
    Materials substitution
    Five business issues must also be considered for material
    selection
    1. Availability
    • Are there multiple sources of supply?
    • What is the likelihood of availability in the future?
    • Is the material available in the forms needed (tubes, wide
    sheet, etc.)?
    2. Size limitations and tolerances on available material
    shapes and forms, e.g., sheet thickness or tube wall
    concentricity
    3. Excessive variability in properties
    4. Environmental impact, including ability to recycle the
    material
    5. Cost: Materials selection comes down to buying
    properties at the best available price.
    Materials selection activities stem from
    one of two different situations.

    1. Selection of the materials for a new


    product or design.

    2. Re-evaluation of an existing product


    or design to reduce cost, increase
    reliability, improve performance,
    etc.
    Materials Selection for a
    New Product or New Design

    In this situation the


    materials selection steps are:
    1. Define the functions that the design must
    perform and translate these into required
    materials properties such as stiffness,
    strength, and corrosion resistance, and such
    business factors as the cost and availability
    of the material.

    2. Define the manufacturing parameters, such


    as the number of parts to be produced, the
    part size & complexity, its required tolerance
    & surface finish, general quality level, &
    overall manufacturability of the material.
    3. Compare the needed properties and parameters
    against a large materials property database (most
    likely computerized) to select a few materials that
    look promising for the application. Generally, this is
    done in the conceptual design phase of the design
    process.

    4. Investigate the candidate/selected materials in


    more detail, particularly for trade-offs in product
    performance, cost, fabricability, and availability in
    the grades and sizes needed for the application.
    This step is generally done in the embodiment
    design phase.
    5. Develop design data and/or a design
    specification. Design data properties are
    the properties of the selected material in
    its manufactured state that must be known
    with sufficient confidence to permit the
    part to function with a specified level of
    reliability.
    2. Re-evaluation of an existing product or design to
    reduce cost, increase reliability, improve
    performance, etc.
    Or
    Five Steps for Materials Substitution in an Existing Design
    1. Characterize the currently used material in terms of performance, manufacturing requirements, and
    cost.

    2. Determine which properties must be improved for enhanced product function. Often failure analysis
    reports play a critical role in this step.

    3. Search for alternative materials and/or manufacturing routes. Use the idea of screening properties to
    good advantage.

    4. Compile a short list of materials and processing routes, and use these to estimate the costs of
    manufactured parts.
    5. Evaluate the results of step 4 and make a recommendation for a replacement material. Define the
    critical properties with specifications or testing, as in step 5 of the previous section.

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