PROJECT ONE: MILESTONE 3A – COVER PAGE

Team Mon-52
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Please list full names and MacID’s of all present Team Members

Full Name: MacID:

Kelly Deochand deochank
Danielle Fong fongd5
Harshil Patel pateh39
Zhengda Li li939

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MILESTONE 3A (STAGE 1) – MATERIAL SELECTION:
PROBLEM DEFINITION
Team Mon-52
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1. Copy-and-paste the title of your assigned scenario in the space below.

A Pioneer in Clean Energy

2. MPI selection
- List one primary objective and one secondary objective in the table
below
- For each objective, list the MPI
- Write a short justification for your selected objectives
Objective MPI- MPI- Justification for this objective
stiffness strength
Primary Minimize CO2 E/pCO2 σy/pCO2 Sweden aims to reduce net emissions of
footprint from green house gases to zero by the year 2045.
production Minimizing the amount of CO2 produced from
building the wind turbines blades would
respect their goals and allow for production
of the blades in the future.
Secondary Minimize E/p σy/p By minimizing mass, we are reducing the
mass inertia acting on the turbine blades, allowing
us to design a larger blade capable of
providing more energy to multiple cities.

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MILESTONE 3A (STAGE 2) – MATERIAL SELECTION: MPI
AND MATERIAL RANKING

Document the results of your materials selection and ranking on the following
page.
→ Each team member is required to complete this on the INDIVIDUAL
worksheet document, and then copy-and-paste to this document

We are asking that you submit your work on both worksheets. It does seem
redundant, but there are valid reasons for this:
• Each team member needs to submit their summary of material
property charts with the Milestone Three-A Individual Worksheets
document so that it can be graded
• Compiling your individual work into this Milestone Three-A Team
Worksheets document allows you to readily access your team
member’s work
o This will be especially helpful when completing Stage 3 of the
milestone

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 Team Mon-52
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Copy-and-paste from the INDIVIDUAL worksheet

Full Name: MacID:
Kelly Deochand deochank

Material Property Chart

Assigned MPI #1 Functional Objective
Constraint
MPI- Stiffness E/pCO2 d< d* Minimize CO2 footprint from
production

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 Team Mon-52
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Copy-and-paste from the INDIVIDUAL worksheet

Full Name: MacID:
Harshil Patel pateh39

Material Property Chart

Assigned MPI #2 Functional Constraint Objective
MPI-Strength (σy/pCm) Deflection must be less than the Minimize CO2 footprint from produc
given deflection(d<d*)
Insert a screenshot of the material property chart with MPI guideline. Please clearly label the top 5 materials with their name in the p

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 Team Mon-52
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Copy-and-paste from the INDIVIDUAL worksheet

Full Name: MacID:
Zhengda Li li939

Material Property Chart

Assigned MPI #3 Functional Objective
Constraint
MPI-stiffness(E/p) Deflection must be less Minimize mass
than the given
deflection(d<d*)

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 Team Mon-52
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Copy-and-paste from the INDIVIDUAL worksheet

Full Name: MacID:
Danielle Fong fongd5

Material Property Chart

Assigned MPI #4 Functional Objective
Constraint
MPI strength = σy/p Deflection must be less Minimize mass
than a specified value
d<d*

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*If you are in a team of 5, please copy and paste the above on a new page

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MILESTONE 3A (STAGE 3) – MATERIAL SELECTION:
MATERIAL ALTERNATIVES AND FINAL SELECTION
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Consolidation of Individual Material Rankings

Rank 1 Rank 2 Rank 3 Rank 4 Rank 5
Material Material Material Material Material
Name Name Name Name Name
MPI 1 High carbon Copper Zinc Alloys Bamboo Wood, typical
steel Alloys along grain
Energy
(E/pCO2)
MPI 2 Wood, Bamboo Low Alloy Cork GFRP, epoxy
Strength typical along Steel matrix
grain (isotropic)
(σy/pCm)
MPI 3 CFRP, epoxy Medium Aluminum Bamboo Wood,
(E/p) matrix carbon steel alloys typical along
(isotropic) grain

MPI 4 CFRP, epoxy Titanium GFRP, epoxy Low alloy Aluminum

Strength matrix Alloys matrix steel alloys
(isotropic) (isotropic)
(σy/p)

Narrowing Material Candidate List to 3 Finalists

Material Finalist 1: Bamboo
Material Finalist 2: Wood
Material Finalist 3: Low alloy steel

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Compare Material Alternatives and Make a Final Selection using a Decision

Matrix
→ As a team, establish a weighting factor for each criterion:
• Move row-by-row
▪ If Criteria 1 is preferred over Criteria 2, assign a 1. Otherwise,
assign 0
▪ If Criteria 1 is preferred over Criteria 3, assign a 1. Otherwise,
assign 0
• Add additional rows/columns as needed
Criteria Ranking
Recyclable Lifespan Cost Adapts to Difficulty of Weight
different manufacturing factor
weather
Recyclable 1 0 1 0 1 3
Life span 1 1 1 1 1 5
Cost 0 0 1 0 0 1
Adapts to 1 0 1 1 1 4
different
weather
Difficulty of 0 0 1 0 1 2
manufacturing

→ As a team, evaluate your materials against each criterion using your

weighting
• Add additional rows as needed
Decision Matrix
Weigh Bamboo Wood Low Alloy Steel
t Rating Weighted Rating Weighted Rating Weighted
factor Rating Rating Rating
Recyclable 3 1 3 1 3 5 15
Life Span 5 5 25 3 15 4 20
Cost 1 3 3 2 2 4 4

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 Adapts to 4 3 12 2 8 5 20
different
weather
Difficulty of 2 1 2 3 6 4 8
manufacturi
ng
TOTAL 15 13 45 11 34 22 67

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→ List your chosen material and justify your selection

Justification
List Chosen Low Alloy Steel
Material:
The material we chose to build our wind turbine was low alloy steel. Based off our Granta charts,
low alloy steel was one of the common materials between our charts. Low alloy steel is an eco-
friendly resource since it is recyclable and has a long-lasting lifespan, fulfilling the criteria of
Sweden’s goal to build a sustainable and environmentally friendly country. Although the mass is
not as lightweight as the other candidate materials, low alloy steel is strong and can withstand
extreme weather conditions, making it a durable material that would not require much
maintenance. On top of that, the cost and manufacturing labor to produce wind turbines using
low alloy steel is affordable and efficient. Although the production these turbines may release
some carbon emissions, in the long run, the net emissions would result to 0% due to the long-life
span of the material and the production of clean renewable energy.

Summary of Chosen Material’s Properties

Material Name: Average value:
Young’s modulus 𝐸 (GPa): 200-210 GPa
Yield Strength 𝜎𝑦 (MPa): 469 – 1600 MPa
Tensile strength 𝜎𝑈𝑇𝑆 (MPa): 699 – 1800 MPa
Density 𝜌 (kg/m3): 7800 kg/m^3
Embodiment Energy 𝐻𝑚 (MJ/kg) 29.5-32.6 MJ/kg
Specific carbon footprint 𝐶𝑂2 (kg/kg) 2.37-2.61 kg/kg

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