Course detail

Materials Selection and Performance

FSI-WUV-AAcad. year: 2025/2026

Student will be introduced to the problems of material selection. Student will interact with the philosophy of material selection and difficulties with decision in material selection. Student will learn about different methods of material selection and he will also use them practically in practice lessons. During a subject, student will be confronted with the multiple goals strategies, estimation of cost, ecological problems etc. Practice lessons are held in the computer lab equipped with the world-wide used software CES EduPack created by M. Ashby.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Václav Pouchlý, Ph.D., Ing.Paed.IGIP

Department

Institute of Materials Science and Engineering (ÚMVI)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Entry knowledge

The course completes the studies of materials engineering and is built up on the knowledge obtained by students in this specialization. A prerequisite of taking this course is therefore a very good knowledge of materials sciences in particular context between materials, technology, performance and structure.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Course-unit credit requirements: active attendance at exercises and successful presentation of the semestral work.
Examination: Written part verifies theory and oral part verifies practice students knowledge.

Attendance at exercises. Absence is made up for by writing a report on an assigned task.

Aims

The goal of the subject is to introduce the students the methodology of material selection.
Student will be able to estimate the necessary material properties for the proper material selection.
Student will be acquainted about different material selection methods and will be able to select the proper one.
Student will be able to select proper technology for ensuring the right performance of given engineering part and will be able to estimate the price of this part.
Student will be able to work with the material database suitable for material selection.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

ASHBY, M. F., JOHNSON, K. Materials and design: The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design. Elsevier: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006, 336 s. ISBN 0-7506-5554-2. (EN)
ASHBY, M. F. Materials Selection in Mechanical Design 2. část: Materials and Process Selection Charts. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1995, 57 s. ISBN 0-7506-2727-1. (EN)
ASM INTERNATIONAL. ASM handbook. Volume 20, Material Selection and Design. Materials Park, ASM International, 1997, 958 s. ISBN 978-0-87170-386-6 (EN)

Recommended reading

Ashby, M.F.: Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, , 0
Macek K., Zuna P.: Materials science (course book in Czech), , 0
Ptáček et al.: Materials science (course book in Czech), , 0

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-ENG-A Master's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
  • Programme N-MTI-P Master's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Václav Pouchlý, Ph.D., Ing.Paed.IGIP

Syllabus

1. Philosophy and metodology of the material selection
2. Expertise method for material selection
3. Tools for material selection (unweighted matrix)
4. Tools for material selection (weighted matrix)
5. Tools for material selection (graphical methods)
6. Tools for material selection (Ashby principe)
7. Tools for material selection (advanced Ashby principe)
8. Eco-design in material selection (eco audit, recyclation)
9. Multiple choices, varibales in conflict
10. Seletion of technology (algoritms, tools)
11. Cost in materiál selection
12. Inversion methods in material selection
13. Case studies

Laboratory exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Václav Pouchlý, Ph.D., Ing.Paed.IGIP

Syllabus

1. Introduction to CES software, assigning the semestral work
2. Practices with CES software for materials selection ,materials selection by expertise method
3. Pugh decision matrix for materials selection
4. Application of weighted matrix for material selection
5. Graphical methods (Polygon and Dominic) for materials selection
6. Selection at the conceptual stage -the Ashby procedure (maps and indicis)
7. Other Ashby indexes and creation of own indicies
8. ECO audit tool for environmental aspects in materials selection
9. Multiple constrains and goals in materials selection
10. Cost management
11. Inversion material selection and risk analysis
12. Discussion about case studies
13. Presentation of semestral work with feedback