Interactive material selection case studies

lesa — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 04:29:13 +0000

These case studies are based on the work of Professor Mike Ashby in the book Materials Selection and Mechanical Design and in CES EduPack. They have been made into interactive case studies that students can access via a web browser (if flash is enabled). This work has been supported by the UK Centre for Materials Education.

You can get access to these resources by registering for free. By registering on this page, you will receive a user name and password to download open access teaching resources. They are the ones with the blue OER logo next to them. The files are approximately 3MB and will take some time to open. The external links to other resources in the case studies will only work if your browser security settings allow that.
The open access teaching resources are aimed at undergraduates on materials-related courses across different science, engineering and design disciplines. Most do not require the use of the CES EduPack. They include interactive case studies, data booklets and material property charts.

[Description and screenshot taken from the Granta's Teaching Resource website. The case studies are made available under a CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 License.]

Durability of materials

lesa — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:16:12 +0000

The Cambridge Engineering Selector EduPack 2009 Durability package is available for download as a pdf document. It provides source information on operating environments and their affect on materials.

Durability of Materials

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The performances of materials in the following types of environment are covered:
water and aqueous environments
acids and alkalis
fuels, oils and solvents
halogens and gases
built environments
flammability
UV radiation
thermal environments

Further reading references are also given.

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Interactive material selection case studies

Durability of materials