CES EduPack 2012 Release Notes

These Release Notes apply to CES EduPack 2012 and detail the enhancements made to CES EduPack compared with the previous release, CES EduPack 2011. CES EduPack is a trademark of Granta Design Limited.

What is new in CES EduPack 2012?

CES EduPack Software
1. New Eco Audit Summary Chart window launched automatically when a second Eco Audit is started or by using the Summary chart button in the report section, this provides a dynamic display of the life phase summary chart. Includes the following features: o o o o Option to display Energy (default) or CO2 Footprint Provides guidance on strategies for reducing the environmental impact of each phase (accessed by clicking on the life phase bars) Enables results of multiple audits to be compared Options to print chart or copy chart ready for pasting into other applications

Multiple products, or audits, can be compared using the new Compare with button. This enables the results of the existing product to be compared with a copy of itself, a new blank product, or a saved product. This creates a new eco audit project and adds a series to the summary chart. There is no limit on the number of products / audits that can be compared. The difference in total environmental impact is shown by the % Change bar next to the chart legend. This displays the change, relative to the first product, in first life Energy or CO2 footprint. Note, this does not include the contribution from the End of Life (EoL) potential phase. The product definition screen for each product can be accessed by clicking on either the tab for the product or the product name in the summary chart legend. Benefits: Clearly and easily demonstrate the influence of different product designs and life scenarios on environmental impact Get guidance on potential strategies for reducing the environmental impact of a product

2. New capability to flag / identify Favorite Records for example, commonly used engineering materials or materials currently under discussion. Add records to the favorites list using the Add to Favorites option in the right-click menu of the browse tree. Favorite records are identified with a star icon wherever the record name appears in the application (browse tree, results list, charts, etc.). Favorites can be readily identified on selection charts using the new Show Favorites button on the graph stage toolbar. Favorite lists can be exported, imported, cleared and assigned to a database using the Favorites options under Tools on the main toolbar. You can also create a custom subset based on your favorite records by selecting <Favorites> as the Initial subset in the Custom Subset dialog. Benefits: Focus demonstrations on materials of interest, or relevance, to your course Highlight the performance of your favorite materials compared to other materials Create a library of favorite records for use in project work or teaching Share your favorites list with colleagues and students

3. Hybrid Synthesizer the following developments have been made to the Hybrid Synthesizer models, introduced in CES EduPack 2011: o o o Sandwich panel model relative contribution of shear deflection in the core to the flexural stiffness has been added as a note to the flexural modulus values Sandwich panel model expected failure mode has been added to the in-plane yield strength value Composite (Simple Bounds) model added price calculation (based on the price of the material constituents)

Benefits: Get more information on the factors that limit performance of a sandwich panel by viewing the contribution of the skin and core materials to the overall panel performance Consider cost and demonstrate the performance vs. cost trade-off when teaching composite materials

4. Enhanced usability the following new features simplify use of the software: o o o o o Eco Audit button added to main application toolbar provides direct access to the tool Locate in Browse Tree added to all relevant right-click menus (search results, selection results, chart labels, datasheets) highlights record position in the browse tree New tooltip added to record labels on charts. This displays the range and average values for the plotted properties, providing direct access to the datasheet values Default name for Limit and Tree stage now lists the applied constraints particularly useful when multiple stages have been defined Limit and Tree stage tooltip now lists all applied constraints (properties and values), displayed on mouseover of stage name in stage list enables applied constraints to be viewed without having to open stages Settings for the selection project results list are now saved and recalled from project files Show user-defined records button added to the graph stage toolbar enables rapid identification of user-defined records on charts When editing user-defined records, all populated headers are now unrolled by default Default values have been added for compositional attributes (value = 0%). This enables databases to be filtered correctly on maximum composition values Default chart axis scales have been added to attributes to prevent materials with zero and negative values, which cannot be plotted on log scales, being excluded from charts. This has been set to linear for the Galvanic potential (see item 10), Date first used (see item 5) and Minimum service temperature attributes

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Benefits: Reduce the number of mouse clicks and enhance your user experience

CES EduPack Information Resources

Level 1&2 databases (English, French, German and Spanish)
5. Enhancements to Level 1&2 databases the following updates have been made to these introductory databases: o o o o New records for Gold and Silver added to Levels 1 and 2 New Date first used attribute added to Level 2 Environmental data updated and more electrical components added see item 6 for details Images of example usage updated for the following materials o Silicon Flexible Polymer foam (VLD) Rigid Polymer Foam (HD) Hardwood: oak, across grain Softwood: pine, across grain Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) Polyethylene (PE) Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) Phenolics Polyester

Hybrids: composites, foams, natural materials folder color changed to yellow, from green provides consistency with Level 3 tree structure

Benefits: Demonstrate how the number of available materials and their performance have evolved over time Introduce students to materials through an accessible information resource covering wellknown and commonly used materials now with added data Support the teaching of Eco Design and Green Engineering

Level 3 databases
6. Enhancements to Environmental Dataa comprehensive review and update has been carried out on the following environmental data: o o o o Primary material production: Embodied energy and CO2 equivalence values Recycling: Embodied energy and CO2 equivalence values Water Usage values Number of Electrical components increased from 22 to 43: Benefits: Apply enhanced data in the standard and enhanced versions of the Eco Audit Tool Get more comprehensive coverage of standard electrical components simplifies specification of electrical products in the Eco Audit Tool Support the teaching of Eco Design and Green Engineering 2 new types of battery (rechargeable Li-ion and NiMH for laptops) 7 new components (capacitor, diode, resistor, transistor, plug) 8 new subsystems (fan, mouse, keyboard, printed wiring board) 2 new systems (laptop, printer)

7. Updated Material prices new prices for all 3,750+ materials in the MaterialUniverse, generated using an enhanced version of Grantas price model. Details of the material form represented by the quoted prices have been added to the Price Design note. Benefits: Use up-to-date prices, reflecting current differences between material types and classes Get greater clarity on the material form represented by the quoted price Demonstrate the performance vs. price trade-off for different materials

8. Cast steel and cast aluminum grades have been revised and updated. o o o 9 new cast steel records added 40 new cast aluminum records added 25 cast aluminum records withdrawn or superseded

Benefits: Get enhanced coverage of cast metal alloys

9. New similar designations added for: carbon steels, alloy steels, tool steels, cast irons and stainless steels lists similar and approximate designations (based on composition) to the primary designation. Covers the following standard systems: ACI, AISI, ASM, ASTM, BS, BS EN, EN, GB, ISO, JIS, SAE and UNS. Benefits: Improve searching for ferrous materials based on standards and designations Support teaching and project work with increased coverage of ferrous materials

10. A new Galvanic potential attribute has been added for all conductive materials. This quotes the open-circuit potential for the material in salt water (3.5% sodium chloride) relative to a saturated calomel reference electrode. Benefits: Support the teaching of galvanic corrosion and the study of corrosive environments

11. Datasheets for polyamide-based records have been updated to represent the conditioned state. Density, mechanical and electrical properties have been updated to represent material conditioned at 50% relative humidity and 23C. Other properties remain as the dry as-molded condition. Benefits: Select and compare polyamides using data that is more representative of the materials inuse performance Compare in-service performance of polyamides relative to other less moisture-sensitive polymers

12. The food contact attribute (available in the Eco Design edition) has been updated and coverage has been extended to more materials. There is a new 3-point rating scale: Yes, Conditional and No. This rating is based on the materials compliance with a number of protocols and directives relating to food contact use (listed in the food contact design note). In cases where a material is flagged as Conditional a note is included on the datasheet that explains the conditions. Benefits: Support projects to study applications where food contact (or related health/safety issues) are relevant

13. Other Miscellaneous enhancements to MaterialUniverse: o Composition detail section has been split into two categories: o o o Composition detail (metals, ceramics and glasses), categorized by elements, oxides etc. Composition detail (polymers and natural materials), categorized by base material, additives and fillers

Default values have been added for all composition attributes (value = 0) enables database to be correctly filtered on maximum compositional content Trace compositional content is represented by 1e-9% (changed from 0) Updated folder names for wrought aluminum alloys now include main alloying elements. For example, 7000 series (Zn-alloyed)

Benefits: Simplify searching and selecting materials based on composition

Advanced Level 3 databases

14. Updated Low Carbon Power Edition merged with the Level 3 Nuclear Power Edition and expanded to include Energy Storage Systems. This edition now incorporates three Power Systems tables (Energy storage, Low carbon and Nuclear). Main updates include: o New Energy Storage Systems table containing 16 records o Electro-chemical batteries (6) Electro-magnetic energy (2) Hydrogen storage (2) Mechanical storage: compressed air, flywheels, springs (5) Thermal storage (1) Description of storage system Capital intensity Area intensity Material intensity Energy & CO2 intensity Specific energy Energy density Specific power Economic energy storage capacity Economic power capacity Cycle efficiency Cycle life Operating cost Adaptable for mobile systems Current installed capacity Growth rate
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Records include information on the following:

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Links to material records in the MaterialUniverse database Updated Low carbon power systems table 4 new records added (2 fuel cells, 2 solar cells) Records categorized into main technology types (e.g. Conventional coal and gas, fuel cells, geothermal, hydro, ) Expanded to include all material records in the standard editions New Usage in power systems attributes enables materials to be filtered based on their usage in one of the power systems (i.e. energy storage, low carbon power and nuclear power systems)

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In depth information on this edition is provided in the Materials for Low Carbon Power, Materials for Energy Storage Systems and Materials for Nuclear Power Systems white papers available in CES Help

Benefits: Support courses considering the development of low carbon power generation systems Investigate the benefits and limitations of the various power systems illustrate their impact on material supply/resources, land usage, delivery cost (price, energy and CO2), etc.

15. Updated Polymer Edition includes the following: o New MaterialUniverse links to equivalent grades in the CAMPUS Plastics and IDES Plastics datasets simplifies the identification of specific commercial grades and suppliers for polymers Updated CAMPUS Plastics data module contains the latest CAMPUS ISO comparable standards information. Includes information on around 5,700 resins from 20 leading vendors Updated IDES Plastics data module includes around 86,000 datasheets for specific resin grades from around 780 suppliers worldwide, around 66,000 ASTM and 38,000 ISO datasheets and hyperlinks to ASTM datasheets on the IDES website

Benefits: Get direct access to individual grade data from the latest versions of the CAMPUS and IDES databases

16. Updated Aerospace Edition MMPDS-04CN1 dataset updated to MMPDS-05 providing access to the latest aerospace design data. Incorporates the following updates: o 6 new Aluminum grades: 2196-T8511-Extrusion, 2198-T8-Sheet, 7075-T73-Extruded bar/rod/shape, 7075-T73510-Extruded bar/rod/shape, 7075-T73511-Extruded bar/rod/shape, 7136-T76511-Extrusion 3 Aluminum grades withdrawn: 7075-T76-Extruded bar/rod/shape, 7075-T76510Extruded bar/rod/shape, 7075-T76511-Extruded bar/rod/shape 1 new stainless steel: AM-355 SCT 850, sheet AISI 303 records withdrawn Heat treatments for AISI 316, 321, 247 updated (15 withdrawn, 3 new)

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Benefits: Access the latest design allowable for aerospace alloys and fasteners

Teaching Resources
17. The Teaching Resources have been updated as follows: o o Updated PowerPoint lectures, available on the teaching resources website Updated Getting Started Guides (English, French, German and Spanish)

The teaching resources website can be accessed at www.grantadesign.com/education/ by selecting Teaching Resources from the left hand menu. You will need to input your user email address and password (supplied to authorized users with the CES EduPack license agreement) when requested. If you need a reminder of your password, or your access to the site has lapsed, please contact info@grantadesign.com. Benefits: Get updated teaching resources compatible with the latest features in CES EduPack helps you to make the most of CES EduPack and saves time in updating existing courses and setting up new exercises Use resources that are easier to browse and search

Feedback
The Education Team at Granta Design would welcome your feedback on any improvements you would like to see in CES EduPack, its data or documentation. Please send your ideas by using the Feature Request button on the main CES EduPack menu. Alternatively, email: support@grantadesign.com
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