Distance Course- Materials Selection

Fees: C$ 850 (8 weeks period)
Dates: (upon request)
Max No of Participants: 15
Location: Training can be also provided at a location of your choice anywhere in Canada.

PEC-Met 0053 Materials Selection

Course Description

In This course, some information on material properties is essential to engineering design is given. The breadth and precision of the data that the designer requires depend on the stage the design has reached: at the start (the ‘conceptual’ stage), low level data for all materials; at the finish (the ‘detailed design’ stage), data at a high level of precision for one or a few materials. In this course, a procedure for materials selection in mechanical design is described which allows the identification, from among the full range of materials available to the engineer, the subset most likely to perform best in a given application.

Course Contents

Principles & practice of materials selection in mechanical design, Influence of shape on selection, Economic aspects, Use of data sources, Material indices, Generation & use of material selection charts, Selection of fabrication method, Concurrent and compound objectives, Selection of materials for a practical application (selection of material for aircraft parts).

Who can get Benefits from this course?

Materials Engineers, Metallurgical Engineers, Mining Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Engineering Enthusiasts, Engineering Professionals, Preparation for Standardized Tests, Career Changers, Engineering Technicians.

Recommended Textbooks:

  • Ashby, Michael and D.R.H. Jones, Engineering Materials 1: An Introduction to Properties, Applications and Design, latest edition. Butterworth-Heinemann.
  • Ashby, Michael and D.R.H. Jones, Engineering Materials 2: An Introduction to Microstructures, Processing and Design, latest edition. Butterworth-Heinemann.

The distance education program works as follows:


• Each course is 8 weeks in duration.
• You will receive a set of notes each week covering the course material via the internet. In addition, you will receive practice problems and assignments very similar to the associations’ past exams.
• A one-hour conference meeting session will be conducted by your instructor each week. The objective of this session is to assist in solving the assignments as well as answer student questions that should be sent to the instructor early enough prior to the meeting time. In addition, by being able to communicate with the instructor, you will also be able to communicate with other students in the same class and watch their questions answered as well.
• Each set of assignments must be completed and submitted by the indicated date and your completed assignment will be marked and returned by your instructor.
• Upon completion of the assignments, you will be sent a final exam. It is recommended that you try to simulate the actual exam conditions (i.e., no aids and a time limit) when writing it. You will then submit this final exam for review and marking.
Please note that CMC Inc. offers technical exam preparation courses for the following association examinations: APEGGA. APEGBC, APEGM, APEGNB, PEGNL, APENS. NAPEG, PEO, APEPEI. OIQ, APEGS and APEY.
Also, note all of our courses provided by CMC Inc. are based on the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers (CCPE) Engineers Canada curriculum