{"id":37,"date":"2026-09-19T19:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T16:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jitmelt.com\/index.php\/en\/knowledge\/material-selection\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T19:45:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T16:45:01","slug":"material-selection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.jitmelt.com\/index.php\/en\/knowledge\/material-selection\/","title":{"rendered":"Start material selection with the application."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<article class=\"guide\"><header class=\"guide-header wrap\"><a class=\"eyebrow breadcrumb-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jitmelt.com\/index.php\/en\/knowledge\/\">Knowledge<\/a><h1>Start material selection with the application.<\/h1><p class=\"guide-deck\">The first question is how the part will actually be used.<\/p><p class=\"guide-byline\">JITMELT IQ <span>\u00b7<\/span> Engineering notes<\/p><\/header><div class=\"guide-cover wrap\"><img class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jitmelt.com\/wp-content\/themes\/jitmelt-iq\/assets\/images\/hero.webp\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Engineered structural polymer component and resin granules, conceptual image\" fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div><div class=\"prose wrap\"><p>Define loads, temperature, chemical exposure, environment, service-life expectations and appearance. These requirements provide a framework for narrowing the material family.<\/p><p>Next, review geometry and the manufacturing method. Wall thickness, dimensional requirements, joining methods and machine conditions should be considered alongside the material.<\/p><p>Finally, consider supply, variability and validation. Define application-relevant tests and acceptance criteria for candidate materials, and record the remaining uncertainties.<\/p><div class=\"article-end\"><a class=\"text-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jitmelt.com\/index.php\/en\/solutions\/materials\/\">Materials<\/a><a class=\"text-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jitmelt.com\/index.php\/en\/contact\/\">Discuss Your Project<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n        <section class=\"contact-band\"><div class=\"wrap\"><span class=\"eyebrow\">Worldwide<\/span><h2>Let\u2019s think through<br \/>\nyour next product.<\/h2><p>Share your requirements. Explore materials and the manufacturing route together.<\/p><a class=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jitmelt.com\/index.php\/en\/contact\/\">Discuss Your Project<\/a><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first question is how the part will actually be used.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":26,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-37","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jitmelt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jitmelt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jitmelt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jitmelt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jitmelt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.jitmelt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101,"href":"http:\/\/www.jitmelt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions\/101"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jitmelt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jitmelt.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}