Exploring Critical Materials using Ansys Granta EduPack
The groups of materials of particularly high economic importance and supply risk are referred to as Critical Raw Materials (CRMs). Different countries have different lists of CRMs depending on access to domestic supply, geopolitics and economic strength nationally. There are different methods for criticality assessment, varied in goals and scopes, using different indicators. This lecture unit focuses on the concept of critical raw materials (CRMs). It provides a brief historical overview, explaining how this concept has appeared; describes importance of CRMs and provides a glimpse on criticality assessments. Ansys Granta EduPack visualises data on elements and CRMs, helping with presenting a bigger picture. Example of Cobalt shows high importance of CRMs and complex challenges in many instances.
Learning Outcomes
- Understanding of materials criticality concept and challenges with criticality assessment
- Ability to identify materials criticality and learn how to use Ansys Granta EduPack to help analysing this concept
- Insights into materials-related risk
Applicable Courses for Use
- Materials and Sustainability
- Intro to Sustainable Development
- Intro to Sustainability
- Industrial ecology
- Industrial Design Engineering
- Engineering for Sustainable Development
