The aim of this course is to train students in a materials selection process during engineering design. With  a series of lectures and case studies the student will be able to apply the method for the selection of material, shape and process for the development of engineering products.

1. The definition and the stages of engineering design.
2. The methodology of materials selection.
3. An example case study.
4. Materials and their properties.
5. Material selection maps.
6. Sources of materials property data.
7. The objective function and performance indices.
8. Inelastic and multiple constraints.
9. Performance maximizing criteria.
10. Correlations between materials and shape.
11. Performance indices with shape factors.
12. Effect of processing in engineering design.
13. Review of processing of materials.
14. Process selection maps.
15. Failure of materials.
16. The role of failure analysis in engineering design.
17. Energy and environmental criteria in materials selection.
18. New materials and innovation.

There are no prerequisite courses. It is recommended that students who are interested in attending the course have completed successfully the following courses:

ΜΥ0400 MECHANICS- STATICS

ΜΥ0600 MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

ΜΥ0700 PHYSICAL METALLURGY

Suggested Literature:
• G.N. Haidemenopoulos and A. Katsamas, Introduction to Materials Technology, Notes, University of Thessaly Publications, 2004. (in Greek).
• M.F. Ashby, Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, 5th edition, Elsevier, 2016.
• M.F. Ashby, H. Schercliff, D. Cebon, Materials: Engineering, Science, Processing and Design, 4th edition, Elsevier, 2019.
• M.F. Ashby, K. Johnson, Materials and Design, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2002.
• Materials Selection and Design, ASM Handbook, Vol.20, ed. G.E. Dieter, ASM international, 1997.
• N.A. Waterman, M.F. Ashby, The Elsevier Materials Selector, Elsevier Science Publishers, 1991 (3 Volume series).

 Related academic journals:
• M. F. Ashby, “Multy-objective optimization in material design and selection”, Acta Mater, 2000, 48, 359-369.
• S. K. Maiti, L. J. Gibson and M. F. Ashby, “Deformation and energy absorption diagrams for cellular solids”, Acta Metall., 1984, 32, 1963-1975.
• M. F. Ashby and Y. J. M. Brechet, “Designing hybrid materials”, Acta Mater, 2003, 51, 5801-5821.
• C. H. Caceres, “Economical and Environmental Factors in Light Alloys Automotive Applications”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 2007, Vol 38a, 1649-1662.

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Lectures and Case Studies