CES EduPack 2012 Release Notes

These Release Notes apply to CES EduPack 2012 and detail the enhancements made to
CES EduPack compared with the previous release, CES EduPack 2011.
CES EduPack is a trademark of Granta Design Limited.

What is new in CES EduPack 2012?

CES EduPack Software

1. New Eco Audit Summary Chart window launched automatically when a second Eco Audit
is started or by using the Summary chart button in the report section, this provides a
dynamic display of the life phase summary chart. Includes the following features:
o Option to display Energy (default) or CO2 Footprint
o Provides guidance on strategies for reducing the environmental impact of each phase
(accessed by clicking on the life phase bars)
o Enables results of multiple audits to be compared
o Options to print chart or copy chart ready for pasting into other applications
Multiple products, or audits, can be compared using the new Compare with button. This
enables the results of the existing product to be compared with a copy of itself, a new blank
product, or a saved product. This creates a new eco audit project and adds a series to the
summary chart. There is no limit on the number of products / audits that can be compared.
The difference in total environmental impact is shown by the % Change bar next to the chart
legend. This displays the change, relative to the first product, in first life Energy or
CO2 footprint. Note, this does not include the contribution from the End of Life (EoL)
potential phase.
The product definition screen for each product can be accessed by clicking on either the tab
for the product or the product name in the summary chart legend.

Benefits:
Clearly and easily demonstrate the influence of different product designs and life scenarios
on environmental impact
Get guidance on potential strategies for reducing the environmental impact of a product
2. New capability to flag / identify Favorite Records for example, commonly used
engineering materials or materials currently under discussion. Add records to the favorites list
using the Add to Favorites option in the right-click menu of the browse tree. Favorite records
are identified with a star icon wherever the record name appears in the application (browse
tree, results list, charts, etc.). Favorites can be readily identified on selection charts using the
new Show Favorites button on the graph stage toolbar.
Favorite lists can be exported, imported, cleared and assigned to a database using the
Favorites options under Tools on the main toolbar. You can also create a custom subset
based on your favorite records by selecting <Favorites> as the Initial subset in the Custom
Subset dialog.

Benefits:
Focus demonstrations on materials of interest, or relevance, to your course
Highlight the performance of your favorite materials compared to other materials
Create a library of favorite records for use in project work or teaching
Share your favorites list with colleagues and students

3. Hybrid Synthesizer the following developments have been made to the Hybrid Synthesizer
models, introduced in CES EduPack 2011:
o Sandwich panel model relative contribution of shear deflection in the core to the flexural
stiffness has been added as a note to the flexural modulus values
o Sandwich panel model expected failure mode has been added to the in-plane yield
strength value
o Composite (Simple Bounds) model added price calculation (based on the price of the
material constituents)

Benefits:
Get more information on the factors that limit performance of a sandwich panel by viewing the
contribution of the skin and core materials to the overall panel performance
Consider cost and demonstrate the performance vs. cost trade-off when teaching composite
materials

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4. Enhanced usability the following new features simplify use of the software:
o Eco Audit button added to main application toolbar provides direct access to the tool
o Locate in Browse Tree added to all relevant right-click menus (search results, selection
results, chart labels, datasheets) highlights record position in the browse tree
o New tooltip added to record labels on charts. This displays the range and average values
for the plotted properties, providing direct access to the datasheet values
o Default name for Limit and Tree stage now lists the applied constraints particularly
useful when multiple stages have been defined
o Limit and Tree stage tooltip now lists all applied constraints (properties and values),
displayed on mouseover of stage name in stage list enables applied constraints to be
viewed without having to open stages
o Settings for the selection project results list are now saved and recalled from project files
o Show user-defined records button added to the graph stage toolbar enables rapid
identification of user-defined records on charts
o When editing user-defined records, all populated headers are now unrolled by default
o Default values have been added for compositional attributes (value = 0%). This enables
databases to be filtered correctly on maximum composition values
o Default chart axis scales have been added to attributes to prevent materials with zero
and negative values, which cannot be plotted on log scales, being excluded from charts.
This has been set to linear for the Galvanic potential (see item 10), Date first used (see
item 5) and Minimum service temperature attributes

Benefits:
Reduce the number of mouse clicks and enhance your user experience

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CES EduPack Information Resources

Level 1&2 databases (English, French, German and Spanish)

5. Enhancements to Level 1&2 databases the following updates have been made to these
introductory databases:
o New records for Gold and Silver added to Levels 1 and 2
o New Date first used attribute added to Level 2
o Environmental data updated and more electrical components added see item 6 for
details
o Images of example usage updated for the following materials
- Silicon
- Flexible Polymer foam (VLD)
- Rigid Polymer Foam (HD)
- Hardwood: oak, across grain
- Softwood: pine, across grain
- Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA)
- Polyethylene (PE)
- Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
- Phenolics
- Polyester
o Hybrids: composites, foams, natural materials folder color changed to yellow, from green
provides consistency with Level 3 tree structure

Benefits:
Demonstrate how the number of available materials and their performance have evolved over
time
Introduce students to materials through an accessible information resource covering well-
known and commonly used materials now with added data
Support the teaching of Eco Design and Green Engineering

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Level 3 databases

6. Enhancements to Environmental Dataa comprehensive review and update has been

carried out on the following environmental data:
o Primary material production: Embodied energy and CO2 equivalence values
o Recycling: Embodied energy and CO2 equivalence values
o Water Usage values
o Number of Electrical components increased from 22 to 43:
- 2 new types of battery (rechargeable Li-ion and NiMH for laptops)
- 7 new components (capacitor, diode, resistor, transistor, plug)
- 8 new subsystems (fan, mouse, keyboard, printed wiring board)
- 2 new systems (laptop, printer)

Benefits:
Apply enhanced data in the standard and enhanced versions of the Eco Audit Tool
Get more comprehensive coverage of standard electrical components simplifies
specification of electrical products in the Eco Audit Tool
Support the teaching of Eco Design and Green Engineering

7. Updated Material prices new prices for all 3,750+ materials in the MaterialUniverse,
generated using an enhanced version of Grantas price model. Details of the material form
represented by the quoted prices have been added to the Price Design note.

Benefits:
Use up-to-date prices, reflecting current differences between material types and classes
Get greater clarity on the material form represented by the quoted price
Demonstrate the performance vs. price trade-off for different materials

8. Cast steel and cast aluminum grades have been revised and updated.
o 9 new cast steel records added
o 40 new cast aluminum records added
o 25 cast aluminum records withdrawn or superseded

Benefits:
Get enhanced coverage of cast metal alloys

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9. New similar designations added for: carbon steels, alloy steels, tool steels, cast irons and
stainless steels lists similar and approximate designations (based on composition) to the
primary designation. Covers the following standard systems: ACI, AISI, ASM, ASTM, BS, BS
EN, EN, GB, ISO, JIS, SAE and UNS.

Benefits:
Improve searching for ferrous materials based on standards and designations
Support teaching and project work with increased coverage of ferrous materials

10. A new Galvanic potential attribute has been added for all conductive materials. This quotes
the open-circuit potential for the material in salt water (3.5% sodium chloride) relative to a
saturated calomel reference electrode.

Benefits:
Support the teaching of galvanic corrosion and the study of corrosive environments

11. Datasheets for polyamide-based records have been updated to represent the conditioned
state. Density, mechanical and electrical properties have been updated to represent material
conditioned at 50% relative humidity and 23C. Other properties remain as the dry as-molded
condition.

Benefits:
Select and compare polyamides using data that is more representative of the materials in-
use performance
Compare in-service performance of polyamides relative to other less moisture-sensitive
polymers

12. The food contact attribute (available in the Eco Design edition) has been updated and
coverage has been extended to more materials. There is a new 3-point rating scale: Yes,
Conditional and No. This rating is based on the materials compliance with a number of
protocols and directives relating to food contact use (listed in the food contact design note). In
cases where a material is flagged as Conditional a note is included on the datasheet that
explains the conditions.

Benefits:
Support projects to study applications where food contact (or related health/safety issues) are
relevant

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13. Other Miscellaneous enhancements to MaterialUniverse:
o Composition detail section has been split into two categories:
- Composition detail (metals, ceramics and glasses), categorized by elements,
oxides etc.
- Composition detail (polymers and natural materials), categorized by base
material, additives and fillers
o Default values have been added for all composition attributes (value = 0) enables
database to be correctly filtered on maximum compositional content
o Trace compositional content is represented by 1e-9% (changed from 0)
o Updated folder names for wrought aluminum alloys now include main alloying
elements. For example, 7000 series (Zn-alloyed)

Benefits:
Simplify searching and selecting materials based on composition

Advanced Level 3 databases

14. Updated Low Carbon Power Edition merged with the Level 3 Nuclear Power Edition and
expanded to include Energy Storage Systems. This edition now incorporates three Power
Systems tables (Energy storage, Low carbon and Nuclear). Main updates include:
o New Energy Storage Systems table containing 16 records
- Electro-chemical batteries (6)
- Electro-magnetic energy (2)
- Hydrogen storage (2)
- Mechanical storage: compressed air, flywheels, springs (5)
- Thermal storage (1)
o Records include information on the following:
- Description of storage system
- Capital intensity
- Area intensity
- Material intensity
- Energy & CO2 intensity
- Specific energy
- Energy density
- Specific power
- Economic energy storage capacity
- Economic power capacity
- Cycle efficiency
- Cycle life
- Operating cost
- Adaptable for mobile systems
- Current installed capacity
- Growth rate

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 o Links to material records in the MaterialUniverse database
o Updated Low carbon power systems table
- 4 new records added (2 fuel cells, 2 solar cells)
- Records categorized into main technology types (e.g. Conventional coal and gas,
fuel cells, geothermal, hydro, )
o Updated MaterialUniverse table
- Expanded to include all material records in the standard editions
- New Usage in power systems attributes enables materials to be filtered based
on their usage in one of the power systems (i.e. energy storage, low carbon
power and nuclear power systems)
o In depth information on this edition is provided in the Materials for Low Carbon Power,
Materials for Energy Storage Systems and Materials for Nuclear Power Systems white
papers available in CES Help

Benefits:
Support courses considering the development of low carbon power generation systems
Investigate the benefits and limitations of the various power systems illustrate their impact
on material supply/resources, land usage, delivery cost (price, energy and CO2), etc.

15. Updated Polymer Edition includes the following:

o New MaterialUniverse links to equivalent grades in the CAMPUS Plastics and IDES
Plastics datasets simplifies the identification of specific commercial grades and
suppliers for polymers
o Updated CAMPUS Plastics data module contains the latest CAMPUS ISO comparable
standards information. Includes information on around 5,700 resins from 20 leading
vendors
o Updated IDES Plastics data module includes around 86,000 datasheets for specific
resin grades from around 780 suppliers worldwide, around 66,000 ASTM and 38,000 ISO
datasheets and hyperlinks to ASTM datasheets on the IDES website

Benefits:
Get direct access to individual grade data from the latest versions of the CAMPUS and IDES
databases

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16. Updated Aerospace Edition MMPDS-04CN1 dataset updated to MMPDS-05 providing
access to the latest aerospace design data. Incorporates the following updates:
o 6 new Aluminum grades: 2196-T8511-Extrusion, 2198-T8-Sheet, 7075-T73-Extruded
bar/rod/shape, 7075-T73510-Extruded bar/rod/shape, 7075-T73511-Extruded
bar/rod/shape, 7136-T76511-Extrusion
o 3 Aluminum grades withdrawn: 7075-T76-Extruded bar/rod/shape, 7075-T76510-
Extruded bar/rod/shape, 7075-T76511-Extruded bar/rod/shape
o 1 new stainless steel: AM-355 SCT 850, sheet
o AISI 303 records withdrawn
o Heat treatments for AISI 316, 321, 247 updated (15 withdrawn, 3 new)

Benefits:
Access the latest design allowable for aerospace alloys and fasteners

Teaching Resources

17. The Teaching Resources have been updated as follows:

o Updated PowerPoint lectures, available on the teaching resources website
o Updated Getting Started Guides (English, French, German and Spanish)
The teaching resources website can be accessed at www.grantadesign.com/education/ by
selecting Teaching Resources from the left hand menu. You will need to input your user
email address and password (supplied to authorized users with the CES EduPack license
agreement) when requested.
If you need a reminder of your password, or your access to the site has lapsed, please
contact info@grantadesign.com.

Benefits:
Get updated teaching resources compatible with the latest features in CES EduPack helps
you to make the most of CES EduPack and saves time in updating existing courses and
setting up new exercises
Use resources that are easier to browse and search

Feedback
The Education Team at Granta Design would welcome your feedback on any improvements you
would like to see in CES EduPack, its data or documentation.
Please send your ideas by using the Feature Request button on the main CES EduPack menu.
Alternatively, email: support@grantadesign.com