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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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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Engineering (Volume 4 page 113)
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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