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Granta provides support for materials related research though our range of materials information software. In particular, CES Selector™ is powerful PC software that offers graphical analysis of materials data, plus specialist eco design and modeling tools, in support of materials selection and substitution. We also offer comprehensive materials reference data, widely used in Industry, which can be used to support advanced teaching and academic research.
CES Selector is an enhanced version of the software provided with CES EduPack™, the leading resource for teaching materials and processes, used at over 800 universities worldwide. Designed for industry, it can also support advanced teaching (e.g., master's-level) and academic research. Academic Licenses provide cost-effective access, enabling:
Exploration of materials and process data—browse, plot, and compare engineering, cost, and eco data for the full range of engineering materials.
Rational selection—choose the right materials and processes for your application. Optimize performance, cost, and environmental properties.
Materials replacement and substitution—find replacements for materials that are obsolete or failing to meet performance objectives. Eco design—consider sustainability early in the design process, when changes matter most and cost least.
Develop and position materials and structures—visualize property space to guide development of new materials and communicate their benefits.
CES Selector:
Access advanced materials property data—steels, aerospace alloys, medical materials, composites, plastics...
Perform advanced eco audits
Predict the properties of hybrid materials (such as sandwich panels) and add your own Hybrid Synthesizer models
Access advanced selection tools, e.g., Performance Index Finder
Automatically generate reports and export them to Word or as a PDF
The Academic License: for advanced teaching
Compared to the CES EduPack software for undergraduate teaching, CES Selector includes advanced features, such as the 'Performance Index Finder' (pictured, here), which makes it quick and easy to specify complex objectives for a selection project. It comes with a range industrial databases providing in-depth property data on metals, plastics, composites, and ceramics (see below). As well as its core materials selection and charting tools, CES Selector comes with two add-on tools: Eco Audit Tool for eco design, and Hybrid Synthesizer (pictured below) for lightweight design. The license also enables students to use CES Selector on industrial projects linked to their advanced courses.
Performance indices define the optimal relationship between properties for a given design objective. In CES Selector, the Performance Index Finder (top image) helps you to identify the right index for your design scenario. You can then easily create property charts (lower image) to study the trade-off between different objectives.
CES Constructor:
Add and edit your own materials data, or build completely new research databases
Compare materials you are researching to materials already on the market
Share research data with colleagues
The Academic Research Licence: for research
The CES Academic Research Licence gives greater flexibility by providing the CES Selector software and data described above, together with CES Constructor for database creation and modification. CES Constructor is the database development toolkit for CES Selector. It allows you to customize the reference data available within CES Selector and to add and edit your own data. Some examples of such databases, covering areas such as amorphous materials, creep properties, and metal foams, are available via Granta's Teaching Resources Website.
The Hybrid Synthesizer predicts the performance of hybrid materials and structures (sandwich panels, foams, lattices, composites...) and compares them with other materials. You can investigate the benefits of hybrid materials, support rational materials design, and demonstrate the benefits of new materials. You can customize the predictions with your own models.
Industrial Data
| ASME BPV Code Materials data for power and process applications. |
ESDU European design-strength data on aerospace metallic materials. |
| CAMPUS Plastics 5,000 plastics grades measured to comparable ISO standards. |
StalhDat SX Property data for the complete register of European steels (the Stahl-Eisen-Liste). |
| IDES Plastics Nearly 80,000 plastics property datasheets from 725 suppliers. |
CMH-17 Test data for advanced composite materials (formerly Mil-Handbook-17). |
| MMPDS Alloy data for aerospace component design (previously Mil-Hdbk-5). |
Firehole Composites Data for continuous fiber reinforced polymer composites. |
| Medical MaterialUniverse MaterialUniverse plus medical and food grade data. | |
A selection of our Industrial Data: the complete list is available on the data products pages
Example Consortia members include:
- NASA,
- Boeing,
- Rolls-Royce,
- EADS Astrium,
- Honeywell,
- GE,
- Emerson Electric,
- TRW Automotive
Granta's Links with Research and Industry
Granta works closely with many internationally-renowned societies and academic / government research centers. Our collaborations include: providing access to data from these organizations via the CES Selector or GRANTA MI software; helping these institutions to publish their data online; and providing materials data management tools.
Examples include:
- ASM International (the US society for materials engineers)
- The Welding Institute (TWI), UK
- The National Institute of Materials Science (NIMS), Japan
- The UK National Physical Laboratory (NPL)
Granta also works closely with many of the world's leading engineering companies. These organizations use Granta software and data, and participate in three collaborative projects organized by Granta: The Material Data Management Consortium (MDMC), the Environmental Materials Information Technology Consortium (EMIT), and the Materials Strategy Software Consortium.
GRANTA MI materials data management
If your research group or department generates large quantities of materials data, for example, from materials testing or research analysis, you may be interested in GRANTA MI, the leading system for materials data management in engineering enterprises. Contact Granta for more information.