Key New Features Level 2 subsets are now arranged by material family to provide consistency with Level 3. Material family overviews are available by clicking on the family envelopes on charts. Hovering over a material on the chart gives you its name. See item 1. New Learn button in the main toolbar gives students easy access to an array of learning resources. See item 1. New introductory Level 2 Sustainability database, and workshop packages with templates and worked solutions, to help introduce Sustainability concepts. See items 20 21. The Eco Audit Tool can now help you assess how reusing components affects the product cost and CO 2 footprint; and alert you when using critical elements or restricted substances. See items 5 6. CNC Machining added to the Part Cost Estimator enables the cost of machining to be considered alongside net-shape processes. See item 7. Updated versions of MaterialUniverse and the specialist data modules (e.g. Prospector Plastics, MMPDS, etc.) access the latest materials property data. o Images of manufacturing processes have been added to Levels 1 & 2 of the Process Universe to engage students. See item 1. o Electronic properties added to the Elements database. See item 18. o New Restricted Substance Risk indicators added to MaterialUniverse. These allow you to consider REACH and the SIN List (Substitute It Now) when selecting and comparing materials. See item 11. o Enhanced metal selection new Machining speed, Weldability and Stress corrosion cracking properties added to MaterialUniverse for metals, providing greater differentiation between similar alloys and better selection capability. See item 12. Extra databases available for students and educators to download at no cost are available from the choose database screen. The first of these is the new Products Materials and Processes Database. See item 2. Image of Kasimir the Hedgehog Cheese grater courtesy of Kozoil. www.koziol.de 2017 Granta Design Ltd 1
What s New? Detailed Descriptions Introductory Level Resources 1. A number of developments have been made to the navigation of the software, and to the Level 1 and 2 databases: New Learn button on the toolbar for quick access to learning resources for students. Further resources are available in Learn Online. Material family subsets introduced into Level 2 databases browse more information about each subset on the database homepage, and use specific subsets in Level 2 selection projects. New material family summary records in Level 1 and 2 databases these are accessed from the browse tree, or by double-clicking the material family label on a chart. 2017 Granta Design Ltd 2
Click here to open Materials Family Summary On a chart, hover over a bubble to see the record name. New images of manufacturing processes and the products made with them have been added to ProcessUniverse Level 1 and 2 records, to engage students and help them understand more about processes. Example images from ProcessUniverse. The top left image of friction welding courtesy of The Welding Institute, TWI Ltd. The 3D printing image Mr. Zabej at Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) To engage students in the topic, and to help them use the software quickly. Extra Databases Products, Materials, and Processes Database 2. Extra databases available to download from Granta's Education Hub, at no extra cost, starting with the Products, Materials, and Processes Database. As well as the standard Materials and Process data tables, it also includes 170 Products with links to the materials and processes that made them. Extra databases can be downloaded from: teachingresources.grantadesign.com/extra-databases The new database will inspire designers and engineering students to learn more about materials. 2017 Granta Design Ltd 3
Enhanced usability 3. A number of developments have been made to simplify the use of the software, and to help students using the software to quickly engage with a topic: A default subset is selected in the Select From list when you create a new Selection Project, to speed up selection. Disabled stages are shown with a red cross on the stage tab, making it clearer to recognize whether a stage is enabled/disabled before opening. Limit stage headers can now be opened by clicking anywhere on the header section, making it easier to open and close property groups. Select all has been added to all lists in Limit stages making it easier to specify criteria when most options are valid. New help links added to Limit stages and Tree stages provides direct access to new help content on how, and when, to use these core tools. Stage status shown in tab Link to new help topic Click anywhere in header to open section Added to all lists Overview of changes made to limit stage The software is easier to use and easier to learn from. 2017 Granta Design Ltd 4
Charting Add arrows Examples of chart annotations used to highlight trends and communicate results 4. New capability to add arrows to charts. You can highlight trends and communicate results using the new arrow tool on the chart toolbar. Capability includes: Customize line style, color, width, and end styles. Set default style for arrows. Add and edit points. Copy and paste annotations. Annotate charts to emphasize key points in reports and presentations. Add trade-off curves and highlight trends on charts. Eco Audit Tool 5. Critical materials are flagged with a warning symbol ( ) in the bill of materials. In the Eco Audit Plus (available in advanced eco databases), a warning symbol also appears when you are using a restricted substance (, ). Further information about these warnings is available in the tooltip, in the science notes, and in the Help. Students are made aware of issues of risk to the supply chain. 2017 Granta Design Ltd 5
6. New option to select a reused component in the Recycled content column. Benefits Students learn how reusing components reduces the environmental impact and the cost of a product. Synthesizer Tool - Part Cost Estimator 7. CNC machining added as a secondary shaping process utilizes the new Machining speed property in MaterialUniverse to differentiate between different metal alloys. 2.4kg Al component Consider the cost of machining on part cost particularly important for the production of lowvolume metal components. Compare the cost of machining against near net shape forming processes, and establish the production volumes where it becomes more economic to use a net shape forming process. 8. Tree displayed in process dialogs updated to show only processes that can be used for primary or secondary shaping processes, rather than both. Easier to find and specify primary and secondary shaping processes, and avoid inappropriate allocation of processes. Data Modules MaterialUniverse data 9. Updated Material prices. New prices are available for all 3,900+ materials in MaterialUniverse. These have been generated using Granta s price model, based on data from world commodity markets. Use up-to-date prices, reflecting current differences between material types and classes. Accurate cost reduction initiatives. Accurate trade-off studies, e.g., cost vs mass; plastic vs metal. 2017 Granta Design Ltd 6
10. New Price per unit volume property added for all materials in Level 3 important for selecting materials with a fixed design. Account for differences in material density when comparing material prices. Quickly generate cost performance charts for designs with a fixed volume. 11. New Critical Materials Risk properties added to Level 2 and 3 databases, based on the EU and US critical material lists. Level 3 records are flagged if 5 wt% of elements in the material composition are on either the EU and US critical material lists. Level 2 records represent material groups. The flag here indicates whether a material group is likely to be impacted by critical elements, based on data in the Level 3 records for this material group. Note: Silicon was treated as a critical element in Metals, where high purity is needed, and not in Ceramics, where sand can be used in the production process. Level 2 Level 3 Students will be made aware of this topic and will be able to consider criticality when selecting materials. Students will learn that criticality depends on your production location and the timescales you are operating on. 12. New Machining speed and Weldability properties added for all metals and alloys in Level 3. Machining speed provides relative machining speeds for metals in their specified condition. 2017 Granta Design Ltd 7
Weldability provides a suitability rating of the material for joining by welding. The rating applies to welding a metal to a component of the same alloy. New science notes provide context. Consider machinability and weldability in the selection of metals, and understand the trade-off between performance and processability. 13. New Stress Corrosion Cracking property (SCC) added for all metals in Level 3. Listed on all metal datasheets and available for selection in the Metals subset. Ranks a metal s susceptability to Stress Corrosion Cracking on a four point scale, from Not susceptible to Highly susceptible. The design note details the environment used for the quoted rating and lists additional environments where the material is also susceptible. Use for preliminary screening and comparison of materials for applications where the component is subjected to both stress and a corrosive environment. 14. Condition added to record name for all metal alloys in Level 3 details the basic heat treatment applied to the alloy. Further information is provided in the Condition field on the datasheet. Understand the differences between heat treatment of alloys in the results list and search results without having to open the datasheet. Increased efficiency when searching for materials. 2017 Granta Design Ltd 8
15. Revised and updated Standards with similar compositions property in Level 3. Updated content, and new display format where the standards are grouped by country: Increased coverage of standards and designations Easier to identify standards with similar composition based on country 16. New Cell type property added for foams and honeycombs in Level 3. Listed on datasheets under Physical properties and available for selection in the Foams and Core materials subsets. Specifies whether the material is open-cell or closed-cell. Filter foams and honeycombs based on this important characteristic. 17. Coverage extended to include the following alloys and polymers in Level 3: Non-ferrous alloys - Aluminum, 6066, T6 - Aluminum, 6070, T6 - Aluminum, 6156, T62, clad - Aluminum, 6262, T9 - Aluminum, 6262, T6 - Bronze, C67500, hard (manganese bronze) - Bronze, C67500, soft (manganese bronze) - Nickel-Fe-Cr alloy, Incoloy 800H, annealed Ferrous alloys - High alloy steel, Kovar, annealed - Stainless steel, martensitic, AISI 416, annealed - Stainless steel, martensitic, AISI 416, cold worked - Stainless steel, martensitic, FV535, hardened & tempered - Stainless steel, precipitation hardening, FV520, hardened at 450 C (BS S145) - Stainless steel, precipitation hardening, FV520, primary and secondary hardened at 450 C (BS S144) - Stainless steel, precipitation hardening, FV520, primary and secondary hardened at 540 C (BS S143) Polymers - AES (flame retarded) - AES (high-impact) - PA410 (impact modified) 2017 Granta Design Ltd 9
- PA410 (molding and extrusion) - PE-MD (molding and extrusion) Extends coverage to incorporate these widely-used metal alloys and polymers. The Elements Database 18. The Elements database was updated with the new agreed names of four elements. The following new electronic attributes have been added: Electronic structure Valence First ionization energy Second ionization energy Electronegativity (Pauling) New data is useful when teaching about semiconductor materials. Eco Design, Sustainability and the Built Environment, and Sustainable Development Editions 19. Two new Restricted Substances Risk Indicators added for all materials, based on data in Granta s proprietary Restricted Substance solution. Indicates whether a material may contain substances listed on the REACH Candidate list or the SIN list (Substitute It Now). Implemented as follows: Rates the risk that a material may contain a restricted substance on a scale of 0 to 1, where; 0 = no risk, and 1 = high risk The notes field details which constituent(s) may be responsible (e.g. stabilizer, flame retardant, etc.) and indicates the level of use (wt%). The design note, accessed by clicking icon next to the property, details what the rating represents and how it should be applied. Designed to be used in conjunction with the RoHS rating, which now lists which elements are responsible for non-compliance. 2017 Granta Design Ltd 10
Quickly establish whether materials may contain a restricted substance and identify the constituents responsible. Filter out materials that may be impacted by restricted substances. For products with a long design life, avoid materials that may become restricted in the future. Sustainable Development Edition 20. New Level 2 Sustainability database for intermediate-level teaching. It has a similar structure to Level 3 Sustainability advanced-level database, but with fewer materials. Educators can introduce sustainability concepts to students on lower levels of study. Educators can use the database to teach sustainability on interdisciplinary courses, such as economics or business majors. 21. Updated data tables with new properties and links the Legislation and Regulations data table has been updated with new data and links, and the Nations of the World data table has been updated with the following new properties: Inflation rate Economic Growth Rate ISO Code The Good Country Index Access the latest data, and use a wider range of properties in selection projects. Bioengineering Edition 22. The Synthesizer Tool has been added to the Bioengineering Edition. This will enable Bioengineering students to model the properties of porous materials and foams. 23. In the Bio Level 3 database, revised and updated MRI Safe property renamed Guidance for MRI Safety and listed under a new Healthcare & food header (formerly called Bio-data). Uses a new four-point scale, from No Interaction MR safe to Caution Strong Interaction. Clearer definition of what the property and rating means. 2017 Granta Design Ltd 11
Aerospace Edition 24. Aerospace subset has been extended to include a wider set of metals and ceramics used in aerospace applications. The subset has been increased by 40% to 670 materials. Consider a wider range of materials when selecting materials for aerospace materials. 25. Latest version of MMPDS-10 The Metallic Materials Properties Development and Standardization (MMPDS) handbook (formerly known as MIL-HDBK-5) is the preeminent U.S. source for aerospace component design allowables relating to alloys and fasteners. MMPDS contains over 2,300 records of statistically derived design data for aerospace alloys in various forms, thicknesses, and heat treatments. Get access to the most up-to-date version of this critical source of design allowables for the global aerospace sector. Polymer Edition 26. Latest version of Prospector Plastics (formerly IDES Plastics) a global library of plastic and elastomer datasheets from UL Prospector. Includes the latest data for around 95,000 grades from over 800 manufacturers and specialty compounders. The latest version includes the following enhancements: Record names have been updated to include the polymer type, making it easier to identify the resin type in the results list and on charts. New Manufacturer/Supplier property added, enabling the dataset to be filtered by supplier. A default value (= 0) has been added to the filler by weight property. This enables better filtering capability, so that datasheets for unfilled materials are not excluded due to no value being quoted. Access the most up-to-date version of this comprehensive source of plastics data. Search for polymers based on supplier. 27. Latest version of CAMPUS and M-Base Plastics includes the full dataset from the M-Base Material Data Center and CAMPUS (Computer Aided Material Properties to Uniform Standards). Get access to the most up-to-date version of this comprehensive source of data on plastics and elastomers. Search for polymers based on application, special characteristics, or property profile. 2017 Granta Design Ltd 12
In-software Help 28. New Help topics covering the use of commonly-used areas of the software, with direct links from the software. New How to use a tree stage link in Tree stages explains how to filter based on the tree hierarchy, links to records in other data tables, and how to use the tree to group records on a chart axis. New Can t find the property you are looking for? link in Limit stages explains how selection properties are determined by the selection subset and how to change the properties that appear in a project. Helps the students use the software more effectively. Installation and Granta Education Hub 29. New Granta Education Hub, from which you can download CES EduPack (educators and IT administrators only) and access teaching resources (educators only) and learning resources (educators and Students). Sign in using your My Granta account. Educators can also access Monthly Online Training, Short Course and Workshop Options, and 350+ teaching resources. Students can log in to access learning resources. 30. Updated CES EduPack installer use the installer to either install the software, or create a package from a chosen edition to distribute to students and colleagues. Easier for IT administrators to install and distribute the software to licensed users. Feedback Granta Design would welcome your feedback on any improvements you would like to see in CES EduPack and our supporting resources. Please send your ideas using the Feature Request button on the main toolbar. Alternatively, you can email your suggestions to support@grantadesign.com. 2017 Granta Design Ltd 13