Granta Selector Release Notes

Ansys, Inc. Release 2024 R1

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Contents
i. Copyright and Trademark Information......................................................................ii
1: Granta Selector Release Notes 2024 R1...............................................................................................5
2: What's new......................................................................................................................................6
2.1. Updates to Sustainability data......................................................................................................................6
2.1.1. Environmental data attribute updates..........................................................................................6
2.1.2. Updates to Eco Audit attributes and calculations ........................................................................6
2.1.3. Export more data to Ansys Discovery.............................................................................................7
2.2. More options for material selection and design...........................................................................................7
2.2.1. Advanced AM Material Test data....................................................................................................7
2.3. Latest versions of specialist materials data..................................................................................................7
2.3.1. MaterialUniverse™...........................................................................................................................7
2.3.2. Global Polymers ..............................................................................................................................7
2.3.3. Electromagnetic Materials .............................................................................................................8
2.3.4. MMPDS-2023....................................................................................................................................9
2.3.5. High Temperature Alloys................................................................................................................9
2.3.6. ASM Medical Materials...................................................................................................................10
2.3.7. Senvol Database™..........................................................................................................................10
2.3.8. ESDU MMDH...................................................................................................................................11
2.4. Usability updates..........................................................................................................................................11
3: Feedback........................................................................................................................................12

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Updates to sustainability data Use updated sustainability data to carry out enhanced environmental assessment
of materials and products, whilst utilizing refinements to recycling attributes to
assess the environmental footprint of your components and products in the Eco
Audit Tool.
More options for material Explore our new Advanced AM Material Test Data table, focusing on commercially
selection and design additively manufactured nickel-based and titanium-based alloys and the machines
they are used with.

Latest versions of specialist Access the latest data for material selection, simulation and reference in the latest
materials data versions of MaterialUniverse™, Global Polymers and MMPDS-2023, plus expanded
coverage in several other key databases.
Usability updates Enjoy updates to the User Interface in Granta Selector, with improvements to themes,
icons, and typography providing an enhanced user experience.

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2: What's new

2.1. Updates to Sustainability data

Use updated sustainability data to carry out enhanced environmental assessment of materials and products, whilst
utilizing refinements to recycling attributes to assess the environmental footprint of your components and products
in the Eco Audit Tool.

2.1.1. Environmental data attribute updates

As part of a review of our sustainability data, there have been some updates to data values and attribute names,
including:
• CO2 footprint, primary production (virgin grade) - renamed to Climate change (CO2-eq), primary production (virgin
grade), and a reference data review
• CO2 footprint, primary production (typical grade) - renamed to Climate change (CO2-eq), primary production (typical
grade), and a reference data review
• Embodied energy, primary production (virgin grade) - reference data review
• Embodied energy, primary production (typical grade) - reference data review
The following attributes have been renamed, data values updated, and definitions modified, to align with shifts in
industry terminology:

Previous name New name Definition

Recycle Functional recycle Can be recycled into the same grade.
Downcycle Recycle New definition: Can be recycled in some way, shape or form, but
not necessarily into the same grade.

2.1.2. Updates to Eco Audit attributes and calculations

Calculations used by the Eco Audit tool have been updated to use the new sustainability attributes data values,
ensuring you have access to the latest data for recycled content and end of life potential of materials. Continue to
confidently assess the environmental footprint of your components and products using these updates.
As a result of the updates, some Eco Audit product files created in previous versions of the software may not be
compatible with the new definitions and calculations. To avoid any errors, certain data values will not be displayed
if older project files are opened in Granta Selector 2024 R1 - if affected you will be alerted in the software and directed
to an appropriate Help page for assistance in understanding the changes.

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2.1.3. Export more data to Ansys Discovery

Material data export from MaterialUniverseTM to Ansys Discovery format has been updated for this release. Exported
material cards now include the following attributes:
• Embodied energy, primary production (typical grade)
• Climate change (CO2-eq), primary production (typical grade)
• Recycle
Ansys Discovery users can utilize this information to estimate the environmental footprint of their design, and
estimate what % of their design is made from recyclable material. Discovery users can also live monitor changes to
the overall material environment footprint as both part shape and selected material are updated.

2.2. More options for material selection and design

Explore our new Advanced AM Material Test Data table, focusing on commercially additively manufactured
nickel-based and titanium-based alloys and the machines they are used with.

2.2.1. Advanced AM Material Test data

Part of the Advanced Materials – Additive Manufacturing data bundle
Our new Additive Manufacturing data table includes new data from Siemens Energy containing 12 unique material,
machine and layer thickness combinations.
The test data on commercially additively manufactured nickel-based and titanium-based alloys, includes tensile,
physical, creep, fatigue and fracture data as well as information on general process and feedstock information. All
material data is presented in combination with the machine used for additive manufacturing.

2.3. Latest versions of specialist materials data

Access the latest pricing data in MaterialUniverse™, as well as the latest versions of Global Polymers and MMPDS-2023
on page 9, plus expanded coverage in several other key databases. .

2.3.1. MaterialUniverse™
Part of the Core Materials data (always available in Granta Selector)
In addition to the sustainability data updates, there has also been an update to Price data at this release, with 2778
MaterialUniverse™ records updated.
Notable changes in price were observed in pure metals from the periodic table - with approximately 55% of records
having an increase in price, and natural materials - with 60% of records having a price decrease.

2.3.2. Global Polymers

Part of the Advanced Materials – Polymers data bundle
New attributes and data have been introduced to the Global Polymers database:

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1. The Global Polymers Plastics data table has been updated with the latest records and data from UL Prospector.
This includes several new polymer datasheets and updates to existing datasheets, bringing the total number of
grades to over 107,000.
2. The Global Polymers Additives data table has been updated with the latest records and data from UL Prospector,
including several new additive datasheets and updates to existing datasheets, bringing the total number of
additives to over 15,000.
3. New data from specific producers including:
• Kuraray:
• Genestar™: G1300H, G1301A, G1500A
• KURARITY™: LE7285, LE7285B, LE7285C
• SEPTONTM Q-series: QB1, QB2
• Vectran™: HT

4. New data from Ansys materials testing for stress relaxation behavior. Both raw test data and simulation ready
data for this behavior is now available in Global Polymers for the following records:
• PARAPET™ GH 1000S | PMMA
• TEDUR® L 9107-1 | PPS
• ALTECH® PA66 A 2040/100.01 GF40 | Nylon 66 (Conditioned)
• ALTECH® PA6 A 2015/109 GF15 | Nylon 6 (Conditioned)
• ALTECH® NXT PP-H A 2035/450.02 GF35 CP | PP Homopolymer
• ALCOM® PC 740/4 UV CC1323-08LG | PC
• ALCOM® AWL 109/15 WT1217-11LB | PC+ABS
5. New non-linear data for some key attributes:
• Tensile Modulus vs. Temperature
• Tensile Strength vs. Temperature
• Tensile Stress vs. Strain and Tensile Stress vs. Strain at different orientations
• Compressive Stress vs. Strain
• Shear Stress vs. Shear Strain
• Coefficient of Thermal Expansion vs. Temperature
• Specific Heat Capacity vs. Temperature
• Thermal Conductivity vs. Temperature
• Relaxation Stress vs. Time
• Shear Relaxation Modulus vs. Time
• Prony Shear Relaxation
• Dielectric Constant vs. Frequency
• Dissipation Factor vs. Frequency
• Refractive Index vs. Wavelength
• Absorption Coefficient vs. Wavelength

2.3.3. Electromagnetic Materials

Part of the Advanced Materials – Electromagnetics data bundle
Data provided from Z-Zero has been updated to include the latest data for PCBs, as well as data provided by producers
brings the total number of records from 7677 to 9453 records. This update includes:
• 17 new soft magnet records from Toda Kogyo. These are Ferrite core materials with magnetic permeability and
magnetic loss tangent vs frequency. There is also data for Df, Dk between 0.1 and 1 GHz (linear).

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• 111 new soft magnet records from Magnetics, as well as updated 22 existing Magnetics records. These are Alloy
powder core materials with initial magnetization B-H curves and core loss curves.
• 16 new polymer records from SABIC, a new producer.
º New temperature-dependent functional attributes for density, Young’s modulus, thermal conductivity, thermal
expansion coefficient, specific heat, which are populated for some of these records. Exporter support has also
been added for these new attributes.
º The dielectric constant and loss tangent vs frequency curves for these extend to 5G frequencies (12 new records
has curves that extend to 60 GHz or above)
• The first solder-resist material in the database from Resonac, a new producer from Z-zero:
º Resonac (Hitachi) | SR-F, Solder Resist, 0.787 mil
• 1631 new PCB laminate and Prepreg records from Z-zero.
New features and maintenance including:
• There are more dielectric constant and loss tangent vs frequency curves at higher frequencies, above the usual
10 GHz maximum.
• The producer "Showa Denko" has been renamed to "Resonac (Hitachi)"
• A new "estimation note" attribute has been added to improve the visibility of attributes that have been estimated,
as well as exporter work to support this new attribute.

2.3.4. MMPDS-2023
Part of the Advanced Materials – Aerospace data bundle
The latest version of the Metallic Materials Properties Development & Standardization (MMPDS) Handbook.
MMPDS-2023 includes:
• All the latest changes and updates to the MMPDS dataset including:
º New data FCP graphs for 2024 Aluminum Flat Sheet Plate.
º New elongation data on AM-350 Sheet.
º New attributes (thickness and area of fully aged) – populated for a few materials (incl. Custom 465 and Ferrium
M54).
º Fixed order of 7000 aluminum alloy series (now sorted ascending).
• The AMS 4916 specification was stabilized and six corresponding Ti-8Al-1Mo-1V records were removed from the
database.

2.3.5. High Temperature Alloys

Part of the Advanced Materials – High Temperature Alloys data bundle
Simulation-ready data has been added for existing fatigue crack growth rate curves and fatigue S-N curves (for high
cycle fatigue), as follows:
1. Fatigue crack growth rate parameters:
Paris Law parameters have been added for 33 records comprising 20 steels (14 stainless steels), 3 cast irons, 3
Cobalt alloys and 4 Nickel alloys. These can be readily used in simulations of fatigue crack growth within the
Paris Law regime.
2. Fatigue S-N curve parameters:
The Basquin’s Law parameters, Strength coefficient and Strength exponent, have been added for 3 materials:

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• Austenitic stainless steel, AISI 304LHN

• Cast iron, Nodular
• Iron-base superalloy, GTD-333
These can be readily used for high cycle fatigue simulations requiring S-N curve parameters.

2.3.6. ASM Medical Materials

Part of the Advanced Materials – Medical data bundle. Online subscription accessible through links in relevant
MaterialUniverse™ records.
Updates this release include the addition of 122 new medical devices regulated by the Center for Biologics Evaluation
and Research (CBER), covering devices associated with blood collection and cellular therapies. These devices sit
alongside existing 510(k) and PMA devices enabling materials approved for use in these similar devices to be analyzed.
The database has also been updated with the latest FDA approved devices (510(k) and PMA) with links to associated
materials, coatings and drugs:

Medical Device type 510(k) Approvals PMA Approvals PMA Supplements

Cardiovascular 321 7 1032
General & Plastic Surgery 552 1 97
Neurological 190 1 138
Orthopaedic 513 0 115
Urological 147 1 98
Dental 214 0 0
Anesthesiology 18 1 2

In addition, the following information has been added:

• Producers – 31 new medical device producers
• Recalls – 258 recalls related to the medical device modules covered
• Guidance documents – 52 of the latest FDA guidance documents

2.3.7. Senvol Database™

Part of the Advanced Materials – Additive Manufacturing data bundle
Highlights include:
• Data added for 335 new materials processed by additive manufacturing – increasing the dataset to over 4200 AM
materials.
• 9 new material types added: Copper alloy C96400, PA66, PA66,6 with glass fiber, PBT with carbon fiber, PBT with
glass fiber, PBT with glass, PEKK with glass fiber, Resin-Carbon, TPU with glass fiber.
• 7 new conventional material records added for comparison: Copper alloy C96400, PA66,6 with glass fiber, PBT
with carbon fiber, PBT with glass fiber, PBT with glass, PEKK with glass fiber, TPU with glass fiber.
• Data added for 119 new industrial AM machines – increasing the dataset to over 1800 AM machines. Updates to
existing machines, including 4 being discontinued.

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2.3.8. ESDU MMDH

Part of the Advanced Materials – ESDU MMDH data bundle
The ESDU MMDH database has been updated from version 47 to version 50 of the Metallic Materials Data Handbook.
This update incorporates over 50 new specifications, of which 25 are for aluminum alloys, 12 for steels, 8 for heat
resistant alloys, and 4 for titanium alloys. As a result, the number of records in the database has increased from over
2,700 to over 3,000. In addition, 29 specifications have been revised by ESDU which results in around 500 changes
to individual data values.

2.4. Usability updates

Get the most out of Granta Selector with our updated User Interface, which includes:
• Updated color scheme and themes, aligning Granta Selector with the Ansys family of products. Enjoy a more
consistent user experience as you move between your Ansys products.
• A refresh of fonts, making datasheets and selection stages more attractive and engaging.
• New and improved Chart Stage icons, providing a more intuitive user experience to enhance your materials
selection.

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documentation.
Please send us your suggestions at ansys.com or email [email protected].