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Universe Data Series

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Granta’s Universe Series offers data modules of unique quality, breadth, and completeness. They are constructed using Granta's design principles and Selector technology with a particular focus on enabling like-to-like comparisons across the whole spectrum of material and processing possibilities. Universe databases avoid the pitfalls of conventional data sources, such as 'holes in the data'.

Design and research engineers find Universe data ideal for analysis of material and process options at the conceptual and redesign stages of product development. “You just showed in 5 minutes what took us 3 weeks of conventional analysis” is a typical comment.

Materials specialists use them to research material and processing options outside their areas of specialist expertise and as a resource for in-house or external consulting.

Materials developers use them to map the world of existing materials, assess the prospects of new ones for specific engineering applications, and to communicate the benefits of new materials to customers and colleagues.

Universe series data modules are:

Data Module	Datasheets	Content Summary	Attributes and Properties
MaterialUniverse	3,500	Metals, ceramics, polymers, composites, and natural incl. woods. Broad coverage. Complete, normalized, generic datasheets allowing comparison.	Approx. 60 physical, cost, mechanical, thermal, electrical, optical, durability.
ProcessUniverse	220	Shaping, surface treatment, joining processes. Broad coverage. Complete, normalized, generic datasheets allowing comparison.	Approx. 20 physical, economic, shape, and other characteristics per process.
Eco MaterialUniverse	3,750	Version of Material & Process Universe with 25 additional eco-properties for each material.	Approx. 25 geo-economic, production energy and emissions, processing energy, end of life, bio-data and sustainability.
Polymer MaterialUniverse	700	Sub-set of Material & Process Universe, focused exclusively on plastics.	Approx. 60 physical, cost, mechanical, thermal, electrical, optical, durability.
Medical MaterialUniverse		Version of Material & Process Universe with additional properties relevant to medical and food contact applications	Additional information on approval status, sterilizability, durability to chemicals and more