Materials selection as an interdisciplinary technical activity: basic methodology and case studies



Título del documento: Materials selection as an interdisciplinary technical activity: basic methodology and case studies
Revista: Materials research
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000312458
ISSN: 1516-1439
Autores: 1

Instituciones: 1Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos, Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais, Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo. Brasil
Año:
Periodo: Abr
Volumen: 3
Número: 2
Paginación: 1-9
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Descriptivo
Resumen en inglés The technical activity known as Materials Selection is reviewed in its concepts and methodologies. Objectives and strategies are briefly presented and two important features are introduced and discussed; (i) Merit Indices: a combination of materials properties, which maximises the objectives chosen by the designer and (ii) Materials Properties Maps: a bi-dimensional space whose coordinates are pairs of properties in which materials can be plotted and compared directly in terms of their merit indices. A general strategy for the deduction of these indices is explained and a formal methodology to establish a ranking of candidate materials when multiple constraints intervene is presented. Finally, two case studies are discussed in depth, one related to materials substitution in the context of mechanical design and a less conventional case linking material selection to physical comfort in the home furniture industry
Disciplinas: Ingeniería
Palabras clave: Ingeniería de materiales,
Ingeniería industrial,
Selección,
Materiales,
Diseño,
Muebles
Keyword: Engineering,
Industrial engineering,
Materials engineering,
Selection,
Materials,
Design,
Furniture
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