Ashby Materials Selection Charts
Ashby Materials Selection Charts
Ashby Materials Selection Charts
Modulus-Density
Youngs Modulus E (G '" 3E/8; K"'E.)
MFA:88·91
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0.1
10
30
10000~~~~~~~--------~-'----'---~~~~~-r~------~--~ 2. Strength-Density
Metal and Polymers: Yield Strength Ceramics and Glasses: Compressive Strength Elastomers: Tensile Tear Strength Composites: Tensile Failure
p=C
0.1 0.1
of13/
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1
"
j,=C
P 3
1/2/
10
30
Density p(Mg/m3)
3. Fracture Toughness-Density
Data for K,c Vali~ Below 10 MPa mV2 Above 10 MPa nf2 for Ranking Only
MFA:BB-91
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Engineering Ceramics
0.01L-__ 0.1
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0.3
L....--:~....1--'-....1-J-..I_!.;~---.--~ 3 10
30
Density p (Mg/m3)
425
100
/
/ /
at =10-3 E
'J--.....,j,--O.--_+--~
0.01 0.1
10 Strength
a,
100 (MPa)
1000
10000
l000r-----------~--__----._~~~~r_-r~~~~~~~~~
5. Specific Modulus-Specific Strength
Metals and Polymers: Yield Strength Ceramics and Glasses: Compressive Strength Elastomers: Tear Strength Composites: Tensile Strength
/
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I
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~= 10-3
Oi
0.1
0.01
0.1
10
100
1000
10000
429
Ktc? G,c"'y
/
MFA:88·91
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/ / / /
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10
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0.1
..~~--~-.~~ 100
1000
100e-
r-
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10
100
1000
10000
Strength at (MPa)
8. Loss Coefficient-Modulus
'1 = 1/0 = O/2rrU = tan (,
MFA: 88-91
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b--==~~=====----l--\:
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Glasses
10-1
10
,-
"
,-
,-/'
"
0.1
Elastomers
,-
,-
"
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"
10-5
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10-3
Thermal
Diffusivity,
a (m2/s)
437
10. Expansion-Conductivity
Contours: ~a (W/m)
MFA:88·91
~(W/m)
'103
/
;' ;' ;' ;' ;' ;'
/
;'
104
/
;' ;' ;' ;'
;'
105
1000 I
I
.-..
;;;0
T""
En!i!ineering Polymers
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/
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CD
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100
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0
·0
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10
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a. ><
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;' ;'
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104
;'
;'
;'
;'
;'
/ 105
106
0.1 0.01
0.1
11 . Expansion-Modulus
Contours: Thermal Stress/"K (MPalK)
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MFA:88·91
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1.0
, ,
, ,
10
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, ,
, , ,
, ,
Engineering' Polymers
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til 0. X
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til OJ
c: :::i
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=
Invar
aE (MPalK)
0.01
-,
0.1~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
0.01 0.1
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100
-,
,,
,
1000
1.0
10
10
12: Strength-Expansion
Metals and Polymers: Ultimate Strength Ceramics: Modulus of Rupture Composites: Tensile Strength Contours: Thermal Shock Resistance Parameter (See Text) MFA:88-91
Bl1T=10000°C
/ / / /
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100°C
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s: ....
10-1
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en
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1000
10000
Temperature (C)
10000~~~
13. Strength-Temperature
__ TO~=-
Metals and Polymers: Yield Strength at Temp. Ceramics: Compression Strength. Composites: Tensile Strength at Temperature. MFA:88-91
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(J) ._
C? n,
100
0 .....
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Q.
(J)
s:
C/)
CO
10
c
(J) ._
0)
0.1 200
300
400
600
800
1000
1400
2000
Temperature T (K)
t_~==~~~~~~~==::~~i!~~~:: __
r
14. Modulus-Relative
Youngs Modulus E
Cost
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I I I
I I
,
I
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t/
1/ 1/ 1/ /
I/ II I/
0.01~~~~~~~~--~~.u~~~~~~~--~~~~~--~~-u~ 0.1 10
100
1000
10000
447
Enqineering
MFA
ompoSltes:
'li
ens I e
'I F 'I
al ure
1000 1----------------------..
Glasses
-=-l.
::_!:
,lI.lIoys
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~:-_:=;;~;;~~~~:
I I
/
Composites
- 1001----.
I
I
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Q) ._
8!.
C
0,
U5
/1/
I I // 11/ II
II
/1
I /
II
/I
CR P (Mg/m3)
449
10
___
10-
11
,,:-----------:--r-------------1---------------r--------------I
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kaH=10-4
CII
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.s
o
Q)
10
-13
c:
Q)
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~
10
-14
III
II)
c:
c:
III
10
-15
III
3:
-17
10
~-------------+------------~~--------------+_------------~
Hardness H (MPa)
451
a..
!1S
lU
10
ui
:;
"C
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c: 1.0 ::::I
10
.. ~~~_.~~ 100
.. ~~~~~~~~ 1000
10000
453
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