Lab on Design-based Materials Selection

Objectives
The Laboratory provides the main tools for the selection of materials and relevant processing routes, which better satisfy specific engineering design requirements. The design process is regarded as strictly related to the choice of the best candidate materials, whose specific properties will be therefore considered, together with the relevant processing routes. At the end of the Laboratory, students will be able to select the best material candidates for designing and manufacturing structures and products, using suitable processing technologies.

Topics
Design driven materials selection
Design structure and strategy:
Applications to Multifunctional Metamaterials: case studies.
Assignments

Required Skills
Foundations of Materials Science
Introduction to Multi‐Functional Metamaterials
Design of Periodic and Quasi‐periodic Metastructures
Smart and Nano Metamaterials

Course Modality and Verification of Learning
- During the onsite classes students will be introduced to the materials selection strategy using specific software tools, e.g., Granta Edupack.
- Exam: at the end of the course each student will submit a materials selection project that will be discussed during the oral exam.