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CAE Starter Database

An introductory data module for users of computer-aided engineering (CAE) applications. It provides sample materials property information on sixty typical engineering materials, allowing these engineers to get started in constructing and using materials models.

Starter database details

The CAE Starter database contains data on 60 of the most common engineering materials, including metals, polymers, ceramics, glasses, composites, and natural materials. Each record contains a full set of data suitable for thermal or linear static mechanical analysis. The properties covered include:

• density
  
  
• moduli
  
  
• strengths
  
  
• thermal conductivity
  
  
• thermal expansion
  
  
• specific heat
  
  
• electrical conductivity

This data is a sample from Granta's comprehensive MaterialUniverse data module and shares its same pedigree of completeness and quality.

All of this data is available in an easy-to-use tree structure. The inclusion of alternative common names and designations allows the correct material to be found quickly.