MATERIAL SCIENCES

and ENGINEERING
Module 2: Material Selection Processes

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 Table of Content
Module 2: Material Selection Processes

Gospel Reading ……………………………….. 1

Course Learning Outcomes……………………. 2

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 Gospel Reading
Let us put ourselves in the presence of God..
In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy
Spirit..
Isaiah 55:1: Come, all you who are thirsty, come
to the waters; and you who have no money,
come, buy and eat.
St. John the Baptist de la Salle..Pray for us..Live
Jesus in our hearts..Forever.

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 REFERENCES:
1.Clark, Donald S. 3rd ed. (1959). Engineering Materials
and Processes. UK: TBS The Book Service Ltd.
2.Callister Jr., William D. (2001). Fundamentals of Material
Science and Engineering. NY: John Wiley & sons
3.Askeland, Donald, R. 3rd ed (1993). The Science and
Engineering of Materials. USA: Brooks and Cole
4.Ashby, Michael F. 4th ed. (2007). Materials: Engineering,
Science, processing and Design. Butterworth-Heinemann.

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MATERIAL SELECTION
Important aspect of design for aerospace, mechanical,
electrical, thermal, chemical or other applications is
selection of best materials
Systematic selection of best material for a given
application usually depends on 2 aspects:
Properties
Cost
A few examples:
•Thermal blanket must have poor thermal conductivity
in order to minimize heat transfer for a given
temperature difference

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A few examples:
•Large amounts of copper in superconducting
magnets: copper needed for low resistance path for
large currents in case superconductivity lost
•Samarium-Cobalt Permanent Magnets on DS-1
•SR-71 structure: 85% titanium and 15% composite
•Hummer armor – should it be stiff or deflect against
a bomb blast
 The Materials Selection Process

1. Pick Application ------- Determine required Properties

Properties: mechanical, electrical, thermal, magnetic,
optical, deteriorative.
2. Properties ----------- > Identify candidate Material(s)
Material: structure, composition.
3. Material --------- > Identify required Processing
Processing: changes Processing: changes structure and
overall and overall shape
ex: casting, sintering, vapor deposition, doping forming,
joining, annealing.
 STRENGTH VS.
MAXIMUM SERVICE
TEMPERATURE
Photovoltaics and the role of
materials
 The Materials Selection Process

1. Seatwork – Multiple Choices

2. Problem solving
3. Exercises

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