ANSYS GRANTA EduPack 2024 R1

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

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:


Science Notes supporting sustainability attributes have also been updated in Level 1 and Level 2 English, French, Spanish and Portuguese databases.

Following a review of the Legislation and Regulations Table in the Level 2 Sustainability database, the following records for legislations that are no longer in force have been removed:

- SAVE Directive
- The EU Plant Health Directive (2000)
- Volatile Organic Compounds Directive (VOCs)

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 EduPack 2024 R1 - if affected you will be alerted in the software and directed to an appropriate Help page for assistance in understanding the changes.


Export more data to Ansys Discovery
Available in Level 3 databases of Granta EduPack

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

Latest versions of specialist materials data
Access the latest pricing data in MaterialUniverse, as well as the latest versions of Global Polymers Plastics and MMPDS-2023.

MaterialUniverse
The core of all databases in EduPack

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

Global Polymers Plastics
Included in the Level 3 Polymer database

New attributes and data have been introduced to the Global Polymers Plastics database:

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. New data from specific producers including:
- Kuraray:
. Genestar: G1300H, G1301A, G1500A
. KURARITY: LE7285, LE7285B, LE7285C
. SEPTONTM Q-series: QB1, QB2
. Vectran: HT
3. 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 Plastics 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
4. 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

MMPDS-2023
Included in the Level 3 Aerospace database

This database now includes the latest version of the Metallic Materials Properties Development & Standardization Handbook. The MMPDS-2023 table includes:

- All the latest changes and updates to the MMPDS dataset including:
. New data FCP graphs for 2024 Aluminum Flat Sheet Plate.
. New elongation data on AM-350 Sheet.
. New attributes (thickness and area of fully aged) – populated for a few materials (incl. Custom 465 and Ferrium M54).
. 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.

Usability updates
Get the most out of Granta EduPack with our updated User Interface, which includes:
- Updated color scheme and themes, aligning Granta EduPack 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.


New Web-based Licensing option
Use our new Shared Web Licensing solution to distribute Granta EduPack to users within your institution.

Your users can now simultaneously share a pool of cloud-based licenses when they are away from campus, as well as taking advantage of roaming capabilities offered by the ability to check out licenses for offline use.

Shared Web Licensing features easy administration from the Ansys Licensing Portal, detailed usage information, and convenient access via Ansys ID Single Sign-On (SSO).

Shared Web Licensing is a new licensing option from Ansys which must be purchased for use. Only licenses bought as Shared Web licenses can be used in this way.


More localized teaching support
Enhanced teaching support is now available in French, German, Spanish and Portuguese, as our Getting Started exercises have been translated into all four languages for this release.