Chapter 6

Materials Selection Processes

6.1 Introduction:

Requirements from material & explanation of methods for analysis:

Our product is a multi-purpose wardrobe. Its main purpose is to use it for different work & also
save extra space in house. It has multiple features such as folding chair, folding table, drawer,
laptop holder which is very helpful for several people. As a result, selecting the suitable material
for its body and other parts is a very important step. We focused on some properties which are
Hardness, Mass density, Yield strength and Young’s modulus. We have to ensure these criteria
so that our product can serve its purpose. We ensure all these demands by qualitative and
quantitative analysis. Both qualitative and quantitative analysis are vitally important to public
relations. We use both method for selecting materials. Material that possess the required
properties are considered for evaluation. Finally, among all the materials the one with highest
performance value is selected.

6.2 Material selection for main body, folding table, laptop holder, drawer and folding
chair.

F
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6. 1:

Main body and folding table.

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Fig 6.2: Laptop holder.

Fig 6.3: Drawer.

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Fig 6.4: Folding chair.

6.3: Qualitative Analysis for Different Parts:

Table 6.1: Qualitative analysis of material selection of multipurpose wardrobe.
Parts Selection criteria Material considered Material selected

Main body Yield strength Plastic (HDPE)

Folding table Young’s modulus Corrugated Paper
Laptop holder Hardness Wood Partex
Drawer Density Partex (WPC)

Folding chair Cost Plastic (HDPE)

Young Modulus Corrugated Paper
Hardness Wood Wood
Sustainability Partex (WPC)

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Table 6.2: Determine relative importance of goals using digital logic method for main body,
folding table, laptop holder and drawer.

Property
Goals DecisionDecision
Numbe Number
Sustain Life time Low Low cost Ductile Brittle
weight
Yield 1 1 1
Strength
Young’s 1 1
Modulus
Hardness 1 1
Density 1

Table 6.3: Weight factor for main body, folding table, laptop holder and drawer.
Property Positive Decision Weighting Factor(α)
Yield Strength 3 0.37
Young’s Modulus 2 0.25
Hardness 2 0.25
Density 1 0.13
Total 8 1

Table 6.4: Properties of candidate materials for main body, folding table, laptop holder and
drawer.

Properties of candidate material

M
aterial
1 2 3 4
Yield strength Young Modulus Hardness (HB) Density
(MPa) (GPa) (gm/cm3)

Wood 40.0 14 4.2 0.59

Partex (WPC) 62 11 5.06 0.62
Plastic (HDPE) 15 1.8 2.96 0.96
Corrugated Paper 11 1.0 1.40 0.28

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Table 6.5: Scaled values of properties and performance index for main body, folding table,
laptop holder and drawer.

Scaled values of properties and performance index

Properties of candidate material

Material
Material 1 Scaled 2properties (β) 3 4Perform
Cost Young Modulus Hardness (HB) Sustainability
ance
(GPa) Index
(γ)=
Wood 5 11 5.06 5Σαβ
1 2 3 4
Partex (WPC) 4 14 4.2 4
Wood(HDPE)
Plastic 65 3 100 1.8 83 2.96 47 75.91
2.5
Partex (WPC)
Corrugated Paper 100 2 78 1.0 100 1.40 45 187.35
Plastic 24 13 58 29 30.40
(HDPE)
Corrugated 18 7 28 100 28.41
Paper

Results:
From the above calculation, we can see that the highest performance value is Partex (WPC) for
main body, folding table, laptop holder and drawer.So that we choose it.

Table 6.6: Determine relative importance of goals using digital logic method for folding chair.
Property
Goals Decision Number
Decision Number
Yield Life time Low Ductile Brittle Density
Strength weight
Cost 1 1
Young’s 1
Modulus
Hardness 1 1 1
Sustainability 1 1 1

Table 6.7: Weight factor for folding chair.

Property Positive Decision Weighting Factor(α)
Cost 2 0.22
Young’s Modulus 1 0.11
Hardness 3 0.33
Sustainability 3 0.33
Total 9 1
Table 6.8: Properties of candidate materials for folding chair

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Table 6.9: Scaled values of properties and performance index for folding chair.

Scaled values of properties and performance index

Scaled properties (β) Performan

Material ce Index
(γ)=
Σαβ
1 2 3 4
Wood 100 78 100 100 96.58
Partex 80 100 83 80 82.39
(WPC)
Plastic 60 13 58 50 50.27
(HDPE)
Corrugated 20 7 28 20 21.01
Paper

Results:
From the above calculation, we can see that the highest performance value is Wood for folding
chair.So that we choose it.