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Materials and Process Selection - A Systematic Approach

Introduction

Materials limit the performance of various engineering designs. To-date an estimated 80,000 materials are available to any design engineer to fabricate a component. Material and process selection should be considered at all the stages (conceptual, embodiment and detailed) of engineering design/analysis with different levels of precision. The material choice could change depending upon the application even for the same function (for example common riding bicycles are made of aluminum, steel framed cycles for mountaineering and GFRP bi-cycles for racing applications). The manufacturing process that needs to be adopted depends upon the material and the component shape for certain loadings.

Materials and the processing technology play a dominant role in the cost of the product and its impact on the environment. Consumers are quite conscious about the cost of any product. In the fields of mechanical & civil engineering, material costs often exceed 50% of the product cost and the volume of material used is quite large. The cost of materials in the microelectronics industry comprise less than about 1-2% of the product cost (but it requires a high-purity material).

Materials create opportunities for innovation in the design of new applications and/or for the improved design of an existing product. This short course is all about choosing the right material for a given function and also processing route to be adopted. Special topics such as composites materials, metallic foams and biomaterials will be covered in this course

Course Objectives

• Understand different material properties useful for design
• Manufacturing processes selection
• Develop formal selection strategies using property limits and material performance indices
• Understand the attributes for process selection
• Multiple constraint, multiple objective problems
• Design for creep, fatigue, wear and corrosion
• Case studies on material and process selection

Course Outline

• Review of material properties and manufacturing processes
• Introduction to material and process selection charts
• Developing prescription for material selection and process selection
• Influence of component shape on material selection
• Techniques for multiple constraint, compound objective problems
• Industrial case studies

Trainer(s)

Assistant Professor Idapalapati, Sridhar

Dr. I. Sridhar is currently an Assistant Professor at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU). He is a Cambridge Nehru Scholar and holds a Ph.D. in mechanics of solids from the University of Cambridge and a First-class Honours (with Distinction) degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), India. He also holds a Master of Technology degree from Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT) Kanpur, India specializing in mechanics of solids & design. Prior to joining NTU, Dr. I. Sridhar worked as a Visiting Scientist at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA. and prior to that as a Research Associate at Cambridge University Engineering Department, UK. Dr. I. Sridhar has researched in areas such as thin films, ultrasonic NDT, manufacturing processes, sandwich panel design, nano-tribology and cellular solids.

Who Should Attend

The course is targeted at practicing engineers in the industry, researchers, professional engineers (PEs), designers, manufacturers and technical specialists with a wide spectrum of interests centered on the problems and challenges associated with materials selection in design.

Course Details

Date:

23 to 24 November 2009

Time:

9:00am to 5:00pm

Venue:

NTU@one-north campus, Executive Centre

Closing Date:

9 November 2009

Fee:

Standard: SGD$780 Alumni: SGD$624 Group (3 & Above): SGD$702

Registration fees inclusive of:

Course materials
Light refreshments
Lunch
Complimentary parking (1 entry/day) - applicable at NTU@one-north campus only.
Prevailing GST

Online Registration

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Methods of Payment

1. Credit Card (Visa and Mastercard only)

2. Cheque made payable to Nanyang Technological University

3. Invoice to Company (for Company Sponsored Participants)

4. E-invoice (for Government Organizations)

Cancellation & Refund Policy

Written notification to cce@ntu.edu.sg or fax: (+65) 6774 2911 at least 10 days before course commencement	No cancellation charges (Full refund)
Written notification within 4 – 9 days before course commencement	50% of course fees (50% refund)
Written notification within 3 days before course commencement	100% of course fees (No refund)