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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Engineering : Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

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

Credit Points:

7.1

Coordinator:

Ms S. Maj

Prerequisite/s:

436-103 Engineering Mechanics or 421-103 Engineering Statics

Corequisite/s:

436-220 EDM 1A

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

24 hours of lectures, 7 hours of tutorials and 8 hours of laboratory work

Objectives:

Upon completion students will have developed an elementary understanding of the nature and behaviour of engineering materials, during their processing and in-service use.

Content:

Engineering materials and their properties: elasticity, yield strength, hardness, ductility; fast fracture, toughness and fatigue; creep deformation and fracture; oxidation and corrosion; friction, abrasion and wear.

Assessment:

Practical work and problem sheets not exceeding 20 pages; a two-hour examination.

Prescribed Texts:

  • Ashby, M. F. and Jones, D. R. H., Engineering Materials, Pergamon, 1980.
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