Material Selections by a Hybrid Multi-Criteria Approach [Paperback]

This Brief presents a new method that is based on the author and his students shared experience in applying a structured procedure that has as its main goal the creation of a material selection technique that uses language and employs a platform that is not restricted to engineers. Based on a hybrid approach that exploits both traditional and semi-quantitative concepts, it moves forward step-by step, and uses a platform based on a Quality Function Deployment matrix?framework. Candidate materials are screened out ?and finally assessed by two user-friendly graphic analysis tools, one based on the value curve of the product and the other on an original Bubble Maps tool. The Brief is written for all those whose aim is for a better understanding of how to integrate and speed up the entire product development process from the initial product concept and engineering design phases to design specs, manufacturability and product marketing with optimal choice of materials.Chapter 1 The Material Selection StrategyIntroductionScope of the Material SelectionMaterial Selection methodologies: an overviewThe free-search by Ashby approachThe expert survey strategy, an implicit methodRevolutionary design and material design by analogyDatabases and expert systems software: computer aided material selection toolsNew computer aided approaches for optimal geometry in briefChapter 2- Multi-objective optimization in engineering designSingle objective and multiple constraint optimization by the explicit approachDecision-making in problems with multiple conflicting objectives using the explicit approachOrigin and scope in briefThe penalty and trade-off curves as a graphic method for the explicit approach to material selectionThe implicit approach using the Quality Function Deployment matrixWhich method  explicit or implicit  is to be preferred in material selection strategy?Chapter 3 - The total explicit-implicit approach: the special QFD matrix for material selectionOrgaló½