Strength and material selection consist of: 1. Cross section properties, 2. Normal- and shear stresses, and 3. Metal and non-metal selection.

The student will gain knowledge about:
• the practice of the profession and the subject area as well as key applied theory and methods, including:
o (2) surface and heat treatment of various materials
o (2) choice of materials in a sustainability perspective
o (2) materials testing.
• practice and key applied theories and methods as well as the profession’s use of theories and methods, including:
o (2) material properties and their implications for a product development process

The student will gain knowledge about: • the practice of the profession and the subject area as well as key applied theory and methods, including:
o (2) commonly used machine elements and concepts
o (2) 3D models and basic FEM analysis (Finite Element Method)
o (2) risk analysis
• practice and key applied theories and methods as well as the profession’s use of theories and methods, including:
o (2) product dimensioning and its influence on other decision-making in a development process
o (2) tolerancing and its impact on manufacturing processes, the price and use of a product.

The student will get the skills to:
• assess practice-orientated issues and suggest and select possible solutions, including:
o (2) identification of relevant material properties in relation to the function of a product and subsequent assessment and selection of suitable materials
o (2) assessment of the relationship between materials, manufacturing processes and sustainability
o (2) assessment of materials and manufacturing process from an environmental perspective
o (2) recommendation of manufacturing processes based on realisability.
• communicate practice-orientated issues and solutions to partners and users in relation to materials and manufacturing processes.

The student will get the skills to:
• apply the key methodologies and tools of the subject area as well as the skills associated with employment in the industry, including:
o (2) identification of critical points in a construction, strength calculation and dimensioning of a construction.
• assess practice-orientated issues and suggest and select possible solutions, including:
o (2) demonstration of a practical sense of the design of physical products in relation to material strength
o (2) incorporation of standard solutions in construction design
o (2) calculation and determination of relevant tolerances for a given construction.
• communicate practice-orientated issues and solutions to partners and users, including:
o (2) a well-structured account of dimensioning and construction solutions
o (2) application of commonly used IT tools for the acquisition of knowledge, data processing, documentation and presentation.

The student will learn to: • manage development-orientated situations, including:
o (2) contributing to the choice of materials and manufacturing processes based on a holistic understanding of the realisable manufacture of the product/service.
• participate in academic and interdisciplinary cooperation based on a professional approach, including:
o (2) interdisciplinary cooperation on the selection of materials and manufacturing processes taking into account the framework provided by the other core areas.
• acquire new knowledge, skills and competencies

The student will learn to:
• manage development-orientated situations, including:
o (2) incorporation of inputs from and outputs to the other subject areas in their work, taking into account in particular:
• the choice of material
• producibility
• assembly
• function(ality).
• participate in academic and interdisciplinary cooperation based on a professional approach, including:
o (2) engaging in interdisciplinary cooperation on the dimensioning of simple statically determined constructions.
• acquire new knowledge, skills and competencies in relation to the profession in a structured context.