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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Engineering : Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

436-325 Microstructures and Processing of Materials

Credit Points:

7.1

Coordinator:

Ms S. Maj

Prerequisite/s:

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

Timetable:

Semester 2

Contact:

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

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 5000 words or equivalent. One two-hour written end-of-year examination.

Prescribed Texts:

  • Ashby, M. F. and Jones, D. R. H., Engineering Materials 2, Pergamon Press, 1986.
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