
Posters and Charts
Here you will find PDF versions of posters and charts. If you would like to get fully annotated charts as CES EduPack project files click here.
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Download high resolution PDF files that allow you to print your own copy of Granta's Materials Wall Charts.
Note, these charts remain © Granta Design Limited and you may not share these files with colleagues who are not CES EduPack customers.
Download the wall charts—high resolution, A1 size (594mm x 841mm or 23.4in x 33.1 in):
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Mechanical Design |
Mike Ashby / Granta, EN, PDF (8.6MB) |
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High resolution PDF file for printing. Mechanical Design theme. Keywords: Mechanical, Engineering, Design, Strength, Density, Young's Modulus, Bubble Charts, Ashby Diagrams. | |||
Industrial Design |
Mike Ashby / Granta, EN, PDF (8.4MB) |
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High resolution PDF file for printing. Industrial Design theme. Keywords: Industrial, Design, Materials, Properties, Aesthetics, Bubble Charts, Ashby Diagrams. | |||
Eco Design |
Mike Ashby / Granta, EN, PDF (8.5MB) |
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High resolution PDF file for printing. Eco Design theme. Keywords: Eco, Design, Sustainability, Materials, Properties, Carbon Footprint, Embodied Energy, Ashby Diagrams | |||
Natural Materials |
Mike Ashby / Granta, EN, PDF (9.1MB) |
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High resolution PDF file for printing. Natural Materials theme. Keywords: Bio, Natural, Woods, Materials, Properties, Density, Strength, Bubble Charts, Ashby Diagrams. | |||
The Evolution of Materials |
Mike Ashby / Granta, EN, PDF (2.9MB) |
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High resolution PDF file for printing. Development of materials over time. Keywords: History, Evolution, 50,000 BC, Materials, Properties, Density, Strength, Bubble Charts, Ashby Diagrams. | |||
27 Material and Process Property Charts |
Mike Ashby / Granta, EN, PDF (3.6MB) |
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A set of 27 property charts. They are not appropriate for detailed design calculations. You can easily create your own charts using the CES EduPack.Keywords: Materials, Processes, Cost Per Unit Mass and Volume, Coefficient of Friction, Strength, Modulus, Density, Production Energy, Thermal Conductivity, Thermal Expansion, Wear Rate Hardness, Economic Batch Size, Surface roughness, Tolerance. | |||
4 Free Charts |
Mike Ashby / Granta, EN, PDF (3MB) |
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These four charts are available to download free of charge for teaching and learning purposes. Keywords: Materials, Processes, Termal Expansion Coefficient, Thermal Conductivity, Fracture Toughness, Modulus, Strength, Density, Bubble Charts, Ashby Diagrams. | |||
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The following selection charts are in PDF format and approximately 400-500kb. The charts are provided here with permission of the copyright owner Mike Ashby. Users of this site are authorized to download, print, and make unlimited copies of these charts, and to reproduce these for teaching and learning purposes only, but not for publication, with proper reference to their ownership and source. |
Individual Material Charts | |
Coefficient of friction |
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Cost per unit mass and volume |
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Fracture toughness Modulus |
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Fracture toughness Strength |
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Loss coefficient Modulus |
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Modulus Density |
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Modulus Production energy |
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Modulus Relative cost |
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Modulus Strength |
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Production energy per unit weight and volume |
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Specific modulus Specific strength |
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Strength Density |
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Strength Maximum service temperature |
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Strength Production energy |
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| Strength v Relative Cost | Download |
Thermal conductivity Thermal diffusivity |
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Thermal expansion Modulus |
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Thermal expansion Thermal conductivity |
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Thermal conductivity Resistivity |
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Wear rate Hardness |
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Individual Process Charts |
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Process Economic batch size chart |
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Process Mass chart |
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Process Material matrix |
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Process Section thickness chart |
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Process Shape matrix |
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Process Surface roughness chart |
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Process Tolerance chart |
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