Materials Selection and Performance (FSI-WUV)

Academic year 2020/2021
Supervisor: prof. Ing. Jiří Švejcar, CSc.  
Supervising institute: ÚMVI all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: Czech
Aims of the course unit:
The goal of the subject is to introduce the students the methodology of material selection.
Learning outcomes and competences:
Student will be able to estimate the necessary material properties for the proper material selection.
Student will be acquainted about different material selection methods and will be able to select the proper one.
Student will be able to select proper technology for ensuring the right performance of given engineering part and will be able to estimate the price of this part.
Student will be able to work with the material database suitable for material selection.
Prerequisites:
The course completes the studies of materials engineering and is built up on the knowledge obtained by students in this specialization. A prerequisite of taking this course is therefore a very good knowledge of materials sciences in particular context between materials, technology, performance and structure.
Course contents:
Student will be introduced to the problems of material selection. Student will interact with the philosophy of material selection and difficulties with decision in material selection. Student will learn about different methods of material selection and he will also use them practically in practice lessons. During a subject, student will be confronted with the multiple goals strategies, estimation of cost, ecological problems etc. Practice lessons are held in the computer lab equipped with the world-wide used software CES EduPack created by M. Ashby.
Teaching methods and criteria:
The subject is composed from lessons and practises.
Lessons have a form of frontal teaching about basic principles and theory.
The practises have a form of project teaching in the computer laboratory equipped with necessary software for material selection.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes:
Course-unit credit requirements: active attendance at exercises and successful presentation of the semestral work.
Examination: Written part verifies theory and oral part verifies practice students knowledge.
Controlled participation in lessons:
Attendance at exercises. Absence is made up for by writing a report on an assigned task.
Type of course unit:
    Lecture  13 × 2 hrs. optionally                  
    Laboratory exercise  13 × 2 hrs. compulsory                  
Course curriculum:
    Lecture 1. Philosophy and metodology of the material selection
2. Expertise method for material selection
3. Tools for material selection (unweighted matrix)
4. Tools for material selection (weighted matrix)
5. Tools for material selection (graphical methods)
6. Tools for material selection (Ashby principe)
7. Tools for material selection (advanced Ashby principe)
8. Eco-design in material selection (eco audit, recyclation)
9. Multiple choices, varibales in conflict
10. Seletion of technology (algoritms, tools)
11. Cost in materiál selection
12. Inversion methods in material selection
13. Case studies
    Laboratory exercise 1. Introduction to CES software, assigning the semestral work
2. Practices with CES software for materials selection ,materials selection by expertise method
3. Pugh decision matrix for materials selection
4. Application of weighted matrix for material selection
5. Graphical methods (Polygon and Dominic) for materials selection
6. Selection at the conceptual stage -the Ashby procedure (maps and indicis)
7. Other Ashby indexes and creation of own indicies
8. ECO audit tool for environmental aspects in materials selection
9. Multiple constrains and goals in materials selection
10. Cost management
11. Inversion material selection and risk analysis
12. Discussion about case studies
13. Presentation of semestral work with feedback
Literature - fundamental:
1. ASHBY,M.F.: Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, Oxford, 5th edition, 2017.ISBN: 0081005997 9780081005996.
3. DIETER G.E.: ASM Handbook Vol.2, Materials Selection and Design.ASM International Handbook Committee, 1997. ISBN 0-87170-386-6.
4. ASHBY, M. F., SHERCLIFF, H., CEBON, D., MATERIALS- Engineering, Science,Processing and Design, Elsevier, 2010.
5. PTÁČEK L., A KOLEKTIV. Nauka o materiálu I. CERM, Brno, 2003.
Literature - recommended:
1. Ashby, M.F.: Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, , 0
2. Macek K., Zuna P.: Materials science (course book in Czech), , 0
3. Ptáček et al.: Materials science (course book in Czech), , 0
The study programmes with the given course:
Programme Study form Branch Spec. Final classification   Course-unit credits     Obligation     Level     Year     Semester  
M2A-P full-time study M-MTI Materials Engineering -- Cr,Ex 5 Compulsory 2 2 S