📐 Ashby Materials Selection Chart

Interactive log–log materials-selection chart (the classic Ashby method). Compare ~38 real engineering materials across seven families, switch between property pairs, and drag the material-index guideline to find the best material for a given design goal.

Material families

Material index guideline

Pick a structural element, then drag the dashed line up or down on the chart. Materials that lie above the line have a higher (better) index than the line's current value — those are your best candidates.

Selected material

Click any point on the chart to see its properties here.

Best for this index

Materials above the guideline will be ranked here.