CSiMaterials vs mechanical design engine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CSiMaterials
Access a comprehensive library of construction materials for structural design. Search and sort materials by various properties like strength and strain to find optimal options for your projects.
- Comprehensive material library
- Search and sort by material properties
- View material properties
- Includes tendons, cold formed steel, and aluminum
- Filter by strength and strain
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CSiMaterials is an app that contains construction materials for structural designs. It allows searching, sorting and viewing of materials based on various material properties. Application/Usage: • View construction materials for structural designs • Search and sort material properties based on user selection criteria Target Users: • Site engineers and contractors looking for alternative material properties based on regional availability, or construction constraints • Structural and civil engineers looking for optimum materials and their properties for structural modelling and analysis • Teachers and students searching for materials in member designs and projects Key Features: • Comprehensive list of materials including tendons, cold formed steel and aluminum • Search and sort for materials based on many parameters, including strength and strain properties Key Input: • Material library • Material type, name, or properties Key Ouput: • Material type, name, or properties
mechanical design engine
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* To calculate basic thickness of cylindrical/rectangular pressure vessel including heads if input data such as pressure, temperature, inner diameter and material information. * flange data can be easily searched. * Profile steel information such as pipe, H, W, I and U-Beam. * Raw material information, that is chemical composition and mechanical properties, for example, ASTM A240 316L, EN10297-1, SUS316L and so on. * Size and shape information of every thread(iso/unf/pf/pt) and shackles(bow/d-type) * To calculate force and moment of solid mechanics according to support type.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CSiMaterials at 9.0 against mechanical design engine's 13.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | CSiMaterials | mechanical design engine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Computers and Structures, Inc. | gan dae choi |
In-app purchases
CSiMaterials
No in-app purchases
mechanical design engine
No in-app purchases
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