Latest Resources and Highlights

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Powerpoint Unit

Unit 1. The materials and process universe

Mike Ashby / Granta EN, PPT (10.1 MB)

Feb 2012

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An introduction to engineering materials and processes, and CES EduPack as a database of information.

All 22 lecture units now updated for 2012



Getting Started Guide

Getting Started Guide—English

Granta, EN, PDF (0.5 MB)

2012

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English

An introduction to the facilities offered by CES EduPack. Contains exercises designed to help you familiarise yourself with how CES EduPack functions.

Also available in Spanish, French, German and Japanese.



White
Paper

Materials and Processes in Mechanical Design

Arlindo Silva and Mike Ashby / Granta, EN, PDF (1MB)

2012

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Chairs White paper about the way in which the mechanical design process and materials and processes selection are connected. Keywords: Mechanical Design, Ideation, Performance, Selection.


Powerpoint

Unité 1: Le monde des Matériaux et des Procédés: Familles, Classes, Membres et Attributs

Mike Ashby, Traduction: Jean-Noël Chouard (Lycée V.Bérard) FR, PPT (10 MB)

2012

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Classification des Matériaux et comment trouver des informations dans le CES EduPack.
Mots clés : Matériaux, Classification, Propriétés, Données, CES EduPack.

New translations of many of the latest powerpoint units.



Powerpoint

Unidad 1: Selección de materiales

Mike Ashby / Granta, Translation ES, PPT (4 MB)

2011


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Explorando el mundo de los materiales. ¿Qué es el diseño? Historia: evolución de los materiales. Keywords: Materials, Classification, Properties, Data, CES EduPack.

New translations of many of the latest powerpoint units.



Project
File

Date First Used Project File

Mike Ashby / Granta, EN, .ZIP (24 KB)

2012

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Actuator

A project file with a series of charts showing materials and the dates they were first used. Fully labeled. Keywords: Date first used.

Other project files are also available - fully labeled and ready to be demonstrated to students.



Databases

Updated Databases
eco Various CES EduPack databases are available, from Cars to States of the world. They have been updated to make sure they work with CES EduPack 2012. Keywords: Data, Amorphous Metals, New and Emerging Materials, States of the World, Cars, Eco Costs.
Various EN, .gdb (Big files)

2012

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