MME8102: Materials Selection and Design

An important part of the product development process is about selecting a suitable material. A large part of the course is therefore intended to give deeper skills in materials selection and knowledge about the methods needed to choose the most optimal material for a specific product or component. To do this, a thorough understanding about the demands a product and its application is imposing on the materials properties is needed. In the course, not only mechanical and physical material properties are treated but also tactile and visual properties. Product design and how the product will be manufactured also influence the materials selection, and therefore design tools are introduced. The course also includes discussions on how the choice of materials affects the environment from a sustainability perspective. After completing the course, the student shall 
 
Course objectives 

• Recognize and develop lists of independent and dependent parameters for an engineering design from which to develop quantitative measures of performance. 
• Develop optimization equations for selection of materials for defined design projects. 
• Use material property plots to identify the best performing materials for a given application. 
• Use materials property databases for identification of candidate materials. 

 
Learning Outcomes 
After completing the course, the student shall: 
 
Knowledge and understanding 

• Demonstrate knowledge about methods and strategies to perform different materials selection tasks 
• Demonstrate understanding of the material properties that are important in the design/dimensioning of products. 

 
Skills and abilities 

• Demonstrate ability to communicate issues regarding materials with different groups such as experts, suppliers, customers and users  
• Demonstrate ability to use different strategies to perform suitable materials selection 

 
Judgment and approach 

• Demonstrate insights about different materials and their influence on both humans and environment