Engineering Materials MFGG 370

Credit (3-2-4) Three hours of lecture and one two-hour lab

Prerequisites: CHEM 135/136 - Principles of Chemistry, MATH 102- Calculus II, MFGG 135- Manufacturing Processing

Course Description

Students will learn how to specify suitable materials for a given application based on mechanical properties determined from experimental data. The selection of alternative metals, ceramics, polymers and composites, and the management of materials properties to satisfy design requirements will be discussed. Students will see how processing changes structure and how this change in structure affects the mechanical properties of materials. Students will be expected to communicate their findings in oral, written and visual form.

Textbook: Magonon: The Principles of Materials Selection for Engineering Design; Prentice Hall (1999)

References: Metals Handbook ASM

Coordinators: Mark A. Palmer - Assistant Professor of Manufacturing Engineering

Charles V. White - Professor of Manufacturing Engineering

Trevor Harding - Associate Professor of Manufacturing Engineering

Course Learning Objectives

1) Specify suitable materials for a given application using the relationship between mechanical properties, processing and material structure.

2) Describe how processing affects microstructure and thus material properties.

3) Communicate the above knowledge in written, oral and visual form.

Prerequisites by Topic

From CHEM 135/136- All topics listed in catalog.

From MECH 210 - Calculus (pre-req), Static Equilibrium, Shear, Bending and Deflection

From MFGG 135- Familiarity with manufacturing processes and tensile test.

Topics Covered

1) Atomic and Molecular Structure of Metals, Ceramics and Polymers

2) Equilibrium and Non-equilibrium Microstructure of Materials.

3) Kinetics of Phase Transformations.

4) Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Thermal Treatments

5) Use of Thermal and Mechanical Treatment to Change Material Properties.

6) Elasticity and Brittle Fracture.

7) Plastic Deformation of Materials.

8) Temperature Dependent Mechanical Properties.

9) Time Dependent Mechanical Failure.

10) Strengthening of Materials.

11) Effective Communication of Subject Matter.

Schedule: Two or three lecture periods totaling 90-105 minutes, one weekly lab section for 120 minutes.

Computer Usage: Students are expected to use standard personal computer software as appropriate to complete assignments.

Laboratory Projects: 1) Sample Preparation to Identify Microstructure.

2) Structure Processing Property Correlation

3) Alteration of Structure due to Processing

4) Mechanical Properties of Metals, Polymers and Ceramics

5) Strengthening Mechanisms.