A review of plastic materials selection software. (4th August 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mumby, Alan T.; Lewis, Alan; Brown, Robert
• Is Part Of: International journal of material & product technology. Volume 10:Number 3-6(1995)
• Page Start: 195
• Page End: 207
• Publication Date: 2014-08-04
• Subjects: materials selection software -- materials selection -- plastic materials -- plastics -- design engineeing; Manufacturing processes -- Periodicals; Materials -- Testing -- Periodicals; 620.11
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0268-1900

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).