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Polymer MaterialUniverse

	Analyzing Polymer MaterialUniverse data using CES Polymer Selector. The selection chart covers a set of thermoplastic elastomers: Tear strength vs Price per unit strength. Materials of Shore A >90 and Compression set >35% are greyed out (Click for larger image).

The Polymer MaterialUniverse is a separately available subset of Granta's Material and ProcessUniverse data modules covering plastic, elastomer, and polymer composite materials and processes.

Universe data is compiled from leading reference sources and designed to enable like-for-like comparisons across the whole spectrum of material and processing possibilities. Features that enable this use include broad coverage through the use of generic records describing materials types, and the fact that all records are complete - missing data are estimated using Granta property models.

For more on this approach see information on the Universe Data Series: MaterialUniverse, ProcessUniverse.

A typical polymer record can be seen here.

Find out more about applying this data to polymer selection on CES Polymer Selector pages. Polymer MaterialUniverse data is typically used during initial screening and selection exercises, with final selection drawing on the more detailed information about specific polymer grades available in Plastics Data Series modules such as CAMPUS and IDES.

Using the data

The wide-ranging data in Polymer MaterialUniverse enables study of any problem in which the choice or processing of plastics or elastomers is relevant. Granta has applied the module to many applications and classes of plastics, and has optimized and added data to help in a number of specific areas.

Here are some important uses:

• Elastomers - Polymer MaterialUniverse provides a comprehensive coverage of rubbers and thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs). More...
  
  
• Medical polymers - these are covered within the Medical MaterialUniverse data module. More...
  
  
• Transparent plastics are important for both functional and aesthetic reasons, but their use has some specific problems. Polymer MaterialUniverse helps. More...
  
  
• Cost optimization and materials rationalization - the module includes up-to-date information on materials prices, helping users to make design decisions based on their business impact.