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436-325 Microstructures and Processing of Materials

Credit points: 7.1

Coordinator: Mrs S. Maj

Prerequisite: 436-222 Engineering Design and Materials 1B - Introduction to Engineering Materials

Contact: 24 hours of lectures, 9 hours of tutorials and 6 hours of laboratory work

Timetable: Second semester

Objectives:

On completion students should understand the influence of microstructures and processing on the properties of fabricated metals, ceramics and polymers

Content:

Metals: structure, phase diagrams, transformation kinetics, steels, light alloys.

Ceramics: structure, mechanical properties, statistics of brittle fracture.

Polymers: structure, mechanical behaviour. Production, forming and joining of polymers.

Assessment:

Laboratory, tutorial work, assignments of up to 5,000 words or equivalent. One two-hour written end-of-year examination.

Prescribed texts:


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