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Economic & Environmental Issues in Materials Selection

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States3.080
Free, no sign-up neededFall 2005English
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Choice of material has implications throughout the life-cycle of a product, influencing many aspects of economic and environmental performance. This course will provide a survey of methods for evaluating those implications. Lectures will cover topics in material choice concepts, fundamentals of engineering economics, manufacturing economics modeling methods, and life-cycle environmental evaluation.

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