Introduction to Materials Selection

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In this course we follow the design-led approach to evaluate possible materials. In this approach, we start with a property (or combination of properties) which are relevant to a particular design, and then consider what classes of materials and what specific materials meet the design criteria. The logical path is hence from application to material. We shall give attention to materials fundamentals (such as grains and bonding) where these are relevant and useful to understanding differences between different materials - such as why the elastic modulus of steel cannot be changed by heat treatment or alloying, whereas the strength can be changed a great deal.