Aeman Mohammed Hassan Eyed Ahmed

Jun 2013

Introduction

(Aeman) Definition of materials (Aeman) Material's Specifications (AemanMohammed-Hassan) Environment (Eyad) Conclusion (Ahmed)

Definition of Material Selection

Is a step in the process of designing any physical object. In context of product design.

Samples

Wood

Aluminium

Plastic Glass Stainless steels

Specifications
Hardwoods come from broad leave, deciduous, trees such as oak, ash, elm, sycamore, mahogany. Advantage
Easy to Build Structurally Strong Long Lifespan Can be Installed in Almost Any Weather Environmentally Friendly Easy to Finish

Disadvantage
The surface can be damaged by sharp objects. coloured liquids are spilt and not cleaned properly. Wood gets darker with time. flammable

Typical uses

table chair Furniture & decoration

Flooring & stairways

Window

doors

Specifications
Aluminum
Aluminums (or aluminum) is a chemical element in the boron group with symbol Al and atomic number 13 It is a silvery white, soft, ductile metal Aluminum is remarkable for the metals low density and for its ability to resist corrosion due to the phenomenon of passivation. Advantage Aluminum as a resource is 100% recyclable Aluminum structures are very durable. Very good thermal insulation provided by a complex structure Disadvantage Difficult to weld. Far more expensive that steel.

Specifications
Typical uses Aircraft Bicycles Car engines "Space frame" car bodies Drinks cans Window frames

Specifications
Stainless steels
It is has percentage of iron in which not less than50%, and the proportion of chromium does not exceed 30%, and the proportion of carbon a minimum of 11.5%, in addition to some of the elements that represent about 8.5%, such as nickel.

Advantage High strength with good toughness High stiffness Quite easy to shape Quite easy to weld, but not as easy as for carbon steels. Easy to recycle

Disadvantage High density. Poor electrical and thermal conductivity.

Specifications
Typical uses
Bearings Pressure

vessels chemical plant Cutlery Surgical instruments

Glass

Specifications
Glasses are amorphous solids based on silicon oxide (the same as sand).

Advantage

Disadvantage

Transparent, or easily coloured Low tensile strength High resistance to corrosion Low toughness Easy to shape

Specifications
Typical Products

Plastic

Specifications

A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids that are moldable.

Advantage Plastic is light, strong and cheap to produce. Recyclable. It's light-weight and odourless

Disadvantage low strength. Out toxic gases when combustion.

Specifications
Typical Products

Environment
Martials we always see in our life such as :
Plastic Glass Wood Aluminum

Recycle Materials

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Competition

What kind of materials that door made ?

Glass Wood Plastic Steel

Competition

What is the advantage of the wood ?

not breakable

Easy to Finish
it is see-through

low strength

Competition

What is the Disadvantage of the wood ?

flammable
Difficult to weld
Out toxic gases when combustion

expensive

Competition

The easiest materials to shape from the below is

Plastic wood
steel

Glass

Competition

One of the main dis advantages of aluminium is

hard to machine
expensive

Hard to weld
All above

Competition

The spoon in the picture made by

glass aluminium
wood

Stainless steels