Economic & Environmental Issues in Materials Selection

Lecture Notes

LEC #	TOPICS	SUPPLEMENTAL FILES
1	Introduction (PDF)
Engineering Economics
2	Introduction, Time Value of Money, Single Payment Discounting (PDF)
3	Value, Multi-payment Discounting, Non-uniform Cash Flows (PDF)
4	Effective Interest Rates (PDF) Evaluating Alternatives, MARR, PW, AW, IRR
5	Uncertainty
6	Comparing Alternatives (PDF)
7	Dealing with Changing Prices (PDF)
8	Combining Concepts (PDF)	Class Examples (XLS)
9	Presentations and Review
10	Exam 1
Materials Selection
11	Concepts of Materials Indices, Software Introduction (Guest lecturer: Jeremy Gregory) (PDF - 1.5 MB)
12	Material and Shape Selection (Guest lecturer: Jeremy Gregory) (PDF)
13	Process Selection, In-class Examples (Guest lecturer: Jeremy Gregory) (PDF)
14	Presentations and Review
Cost Modeling
15	Using Cost Models: Concepts and Principles (PDF)
16	Tackling Variable Costs (PDF)	Pizza Model (XLS)
17	Modeling Fixed Costs (PDF)	Pizza Model (XLS)
18	Presentations and Review
19	Exam 2
LCA (Life Cycle Assessment)
20	Introduction: What is the Cost of Materials Usage? (PDF)
21	An Overview of Life Cycle Assessment (PDF)
22	Analysis Goal and Scope; Inventory Methods (PDF)
23	Impact Assessment (PDF)
24	Presentations and Wrap-up