6. Our advice
You can apply the steps described in step 2 in any order that suits the nature of your project.
You can also use the tools provided by value analysis to clearly define your product requirements.
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M. F. Ashby , K. Johnson, Materials and Design: The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design , Butterworth-Heinemann, 2009
Y. Bréchet, M. F. Ashby, F. Louchet, M. Dupeux, Choix et usage des matériaux , Techniques de l'Ingénieur, Génie Industriel, 1996
E. Maine, D. Probert, M. Ashby, Investing in new materials: a tool...
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www.granta.co.uk CES 4 (2012), The Cambridge Engineering Selector , Granta Design, Cambridge, UK (materials and process selection software containing a database of materials, their properties and associated processes)
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