EDUCATION RESOURCES © 2021 ANSYS, Inc. Claes Fredriksson1 , Markus Hantschmann1 , and Markus Dumschat2 1 Ansys Materials Education Division, Cambridge 2 Ravensburg-Weingarten University of Applied Sciences Level 2 Industrial Case Study Chainsaw Blade First published: 2019GRANTA EDUPACK © 2021 ANSYS, Inc. 2 1. Material Selection in Design For many products, mechanical performance is important and must be considered during their design. Some applications are dependent on high specific strength or specific stiffness, traditionally provided by metal alloys of some kind. Metals also have attractive fracture toughness and service temperature properties. For certain applications, it might be possible to find polymers that are more competitive, particularly in terms of cost, weight and

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