Other Search tools

Other search tools are available in Total Materia Horizon, they are spread across the different modules.

Many of the following searches allow you to either limit the search to materials with directly the data available or to include the material having the data available through its Cross-references.

Use the switch at the bottom of the search to choose the type of data availability that should be included in the results.

Note: the materials with data available through their Cross-references are marked with an asterisk (*) in the search results.

Extended Range

The searches in the Extended Range module are primarily designed to filter materials from lists according to the availability of specific data. In order to efficiently use these searches we recommend forwarding lists of materials to these searches. These searches can also be used to identify materials with data in a specific range as often materials tested in certain conditions are usable in these conditions, i.e. stress-strain in a specific temperature or strain-rate range.

Stress-Strain

The stress-strain search feature allows you to filter a list of materials or query Total Materia to find available stress-strain curves under given conditions for their simulation activities. The search functionality is divided into two main sections:

1. Left Section:

   • Designation: Specify material designation to narrow down the search.

   • SDO: Identify the material by the standards-developing organization that defines it.

   • Producer: Filter by the producer of the material.

   • Type: Select the type of material.

   • Material Group: Choose the material group to which it belongs.

2. Right Section:

   • Stress-Strain Curve Conditions:

     • Define the specific conditions under which the stress-strain curve was established.

     • This includes temperature, strain rate, type of test, testing conditions, and material condition.

Material Condition

Define the material condition by specifying details such as heat treatment and the form of the material to narrow down the search results to the correct material state.

Testing Conditions

Input the details regarding the testing conditions to ensure the results match the specific environment and parameters the materials were subjected to.

• Filter by Type of Test: Choose between static tensile, compression, or dynamic tensile tests to refine your search to the specific type of test performed on the materials.

• Filter by Temperature Ranges: Specify the temperature ranges to narrow down the search results to materials tested under specific thermal conditions.

• Filter by Strain Rate Ranges: Select the appropriate strain rate ranges to find materials that have been tested at desired deformation speeds.

Formability

In the realm of metal forming, the formability search is an invaluable tool for engineers. This search is specifically tailored to assist engineers in identifying crucial data necessary for effective designs and simulations.

Types of Data in Formability Search

The data types searchable through the formability search include:

• Bendability Tables: These tables provide comprehensive information on the bendability of different metals, essential for understanding material deformation limits.

• R-factors: This parameter reflects the material's deformation characteristics, crucial for analyzing how a metal may behave under different stress conditions and directions.

• Forming Limit Curves (FLCs): FLCs plot the strain limits of sheet metals, helping engineers predict potential failure points in the forming process.

• High-strain Stress-strain Curves: These curves are integral for understanding the behavior of metals under high strain, aiding in predicting material performance during extreme forming operations.

Comparing Formability Search to Stress-Strain Search

While the formability search is similar to the traditional stress-strain search, the primary distinction lies in the scope of data it encompasses. Unlike the stress-strain search which focuses solely on stress and strain relationships, the formability search broadens its horizons to include additional parameters essential for metal forming analysis.

Overall, the formability search empowers engineers with a deeper understanding of material properties, ensuring more accurate and effective design and simulation outcomes in metal forming processes.

Fatigue

Fatigue Search provides a comprehensive method to filter a list of materials or query the extensive Total Materia database to locate available fatigue records under specific conditions. This tool is essential for users involved in simulation activities who require accurate and detailed fatigue data. Similar to other advanced search functions, it facilitates the selection of various parameters such as the type of fatigue, mean stress, heat treatment, and delivery form. Users can tailor their searches to accommodate specific testing conditions, material forms, and processing techniques, ensuring they obtain the most relevant and precise data necessary for their analytical needs. This functionality streamlines the process of identifying suitable materials and understanding their fatigue behaviors under assorted conditions, which is critical for high-fidelity simulations and reliable material performance assessments.

Fracture Mechanics

Fracture Mechanics search on Total Materia Horizon enables users to locate materials by considering their Heat Treatment, form of delivery, and Kic values at specific temperatures. Kic, or the fracture toughness value, is a critical property that helps engineers predict how a material will behave under stress and complete accurate simulations. By finding materials with the appropriate Kic values, engineers can select the correct materials for applications requiring high resistance to crack propagation, ensuring safety and performance in their designs.

Creep Data

Creep data is essential for engineers working in fields where materials are subjected to prolonged stress at high temperatures. This data, which includes creep rupture stress, creep limit (1%), isochronous stress-strain, and allowable stress, helps engineers predict material behavior over time, ensuring safety, reliability, and performance in critical applications.

The Creep Data search in Total Materia Horizon allows users to define their material with filters similar to those in Quick Search (Quick Search), complemented with additional specific filters. These include the selection of heat treatment conditions, the form of delivery, and crucially, the temperature and creep rupture strength range. This detailed search functionality enables a comprehensive selection process for materials subjected to long-term stress and high-temperature conditions.

Data Plus

The searches in Data Plus are oriented to search for different types of materials such as:

• Welding consumables

• Adhesives

• Coatings

• Lubricants

• Coolants

This search also enables the user to find dimensions or coating tables based on Standard Numbers or materials.

Joints

Joints can be defined either as a welded, brazed, or glued area connecting two parts. Choosing the right joining method requires engineers to consider aspects such as materials to assemble, the methods accessible internally or via suppliers but also the achievable joint mechanical properties. Joint search helps in this process by permitting the search of either the materials compatible with a given joining method or the materials used for the assembly (welding filler, brazing metal, or adherents).

The parameters are adapted for each joint type therefore this parameter is mandatory. The second parameter, the type of material searched - material to assemble or consumable, is not mandatory but important as well and helps define more clearly the search. The other parameters are similar to the ones used for Quick Search ( Quick Search).

Coatings

The coating search permits to find coatings by:

• Designation, this field

• Standard or standard number

• Producer

• Coating group/type

• Coating process: the deposition method

• the availability of a given coating Property. In order to search by property value it is recommended to use Advance Search (Advanced Search) and set, on the General Description page, the material Type to Coating.

Dimensions

Dimension tables concerning materials are typically defined by standards to ensure consistency, compatibility, and interoperability. These tables provide detailed information on the standard dimensions, tolerances, and measurements of materials, allowing for accurate specification and verification across various applications. This search allows the user to easily search for these tables either by material or by standard number.

Lubricants

This search permits the user to search for lubricants and coolants efficiently. The search combines several criteria:

• the Designation if you already know the exact designation or the product line of the lubricant/coolant that you are searching

• the SDO defining the lubricant/coolant or the Producer

• The Material Group if you are searching for a specific type of Lubricant (liquid, semi-liquid, or solid) or Coolant (mineral, natural or synthetic oils...)

• The application field if you are searching for a lubricant specifically designed for marine application or use in a gearbox.

• Additionally, ranges of values for five usual properties (density, kinetic viscosity, viscosity index, pour and flash point) can be set to further narrow down your selection.

Tribology

This search allows you to find materials having tribology data.

Enviro

In the same manner as Extended Range, the primary goal of the searches available in the Enviro module is to enable the user to filter material lists resulting either from an other search

Corrosion

Corrosion search lets you search for materials with corrosion data by medium and/or corrosion property type. Additionally, the fields on the left provide some additional filtering options by reproducing the Quick Search fields.

The corrosive medium is defined:

• by the medium itself, classified in a tree structure allowing to look for a very specific environment (i.e. "Tomato Juice") or to stay at a higher level by selecting a type (i.e. "Food and Beverages"). In most cases, it is recommended to select the corrosive medium to obtain relevant results; the "Salt Spray" test method being a fairly common exception.

• The concentration and temperature are optional environmental parameters but they will help narrow down the search to very specific cases.

It is very easy for non-experts to wrongly set the definition of the corrosion property that they are looking for, often the selection of one of the fields is sufficient to define the corrosion type or property the user is looking for, explore the drop-downs to select the most appropriate configure their request.

Ageing

Ageing search engines allow you to find materials with data on how the material properties are affected either by prolonged exposure to a certain temperature or to a given fluid. The first applies to most material groups while the second is mostly applicable to polymer materials.

While Time-Temperature ageing search lets you define the temperature range at which the ageing is to be evaluated, the fluid ageing search allows you to also define the fluid and the concentration.

Weatherability

Weatherability search allows users to find materials that have data on how they perform when exposed to weathering conditions. This includes exposure to atmospheric conditions, UV radiations, or pollutants (i.e. ozone). These parameters can significantly affect the durability, appearance, and mechanical properties of materials. The search can be refined by selecting specific environment temperatures to match the user's needs.

Irradiation

Irradiation search allows users to find data on how the materials and their properties are affected when exposed to radiations. Using the search parameters, the users can set the irradiation type and sub-type.