Title: A review of plastic materials selection software

Authors: Alan T. Mumby, Alan Lewis, Robert Brown

Addresses: Design Engineering Research Centre, Cardiff Institute of Higher Education, Llandaff Centre, Western Avenue, Cardiff, Wales, CF5 2YB, UK. ' Design Engineering Research Centre, Cardiff Institute of Higher Education, Llandaff Centre, Western Avenue, Cardiff, Wales, CF5 2YB, UK. ' Design Engineering Research Centre, Cardiff Institute of Higher Education, Llandaff Centre, Western Avenue, Cardiff, Wales, CF5 2YB, UK

Abstract: The selection of the most appropriate plastic material for a given design application and/or manufacturing process is often problematical. A number of software products are currently available which claim to offer partial or complete solutions to this problem. This paper provides a review of three such products from the perspective of the design engineer. The review arises from a project at the Design Engineering Research Centre of Cardiff Institute of Higher Education to develop a plastic materials selection program. The project has been funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales|s Professional, Industrial and Commercial Updating (PICKUP).

Keywords: materials selection software; materials selection; plastic materials; plastics; design engineeing.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.1995.036451

International Journal of Materials and Product Technology, 1995 Vol.10 No.3/4/5/6, pp.195 - 207

Published online: 03 Nov 2010 *

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