MFGG 375 Materials and Process Selection

Summer Term 2001

 

2001 Catalog Data:             Credit (3-2-4)  Three hours of lecture and one two-hour lab

                                                Prerequisites:  MFGG-370 Engineering Materials

 

This course focuses on the selection of materials and processing routes to satisfy specific product design criteria.  A basic understanding of materials properties and behavior will be required.  Familiarity with various materials processing methods will also be necessary.  Short duration, self-contained design projects will give students an opportunity to apply these concepts to the development of a real product. Students will be introduced to the ideas of design for manufacturing and failure prevention.  Economic decision making and quality assurance concepts will also be introduced in the context of materials and process selection.  Laboratory projects will reinforce materials and process selection concepts discussed in class.

 

Textbook(s):                         G.E. Dieter, “Engineering Design: A Materials and Process Approach”, 3rd

Edition, New York: McGraw-Hill, 1991.

 

E.S. Rubin, "Introduction to Engineering and the Environment", New York: McGraw-Hill, 2001.

 

References:                          None

 

Coordinator:                         Trevor Harding, Assistant Professor of Manufacturing Engineering

 

Course Learning Objectives:

1.        Apply an understanding of material properties and behavior to an open-ended materials selection problem (Program Outcomes: A, E, K, L)

2.        Make appropriate processing method selections based on material, design and economic criteria (Program Outcomes: A, E, K, L)

3.        Demonstrate a knowledge of life cycle engineering and the design process as they apply to materials and their processing (Program Outcomes: H, J)

4.        Conduct experiments to determine the effect of processing conditions on various materials (Program Outcomes: B, K, P)

5.        Demonstrate the knowledge of basic procedures for ensuring a safe and reliable products (Program Outcomes: K)

6.        Use interpersonal and communication skills to develop a complete conceptual design for a product within a team environment (Program Outcomes: C, D, G, H, J, K)

 

Prerequisites by topic:      

 

1.  Mechanical properties of materials

2.  Concepts of stress and strain

3.  Manufacturing processes for metal and polymers

4.  Word processing and spread sheet graphing

 

Topics Covered:

1.        Unified life-cycle engineering of materials processes;

2.        Fundamentals of the design process;

3.        Materials selection methods;

4.        Process selection;

5.        Economic decision making;

6.        Risk assessment and product liability;

 

Schedule:                              Three weekly lecture sessions for 60 minutes and one weekly lab session for 120 minutes

Computer Usage:                 Students will be expected to complete design projects and lab write-ups using

word processing, spreadsheet and graphics software packages.  In addition, students will be expected to use a material/process selection database in conjunction with open-ended process design problems.

 

Laboratory Projects:          1. Life cycle analysis of an engineered component with a goal of reducing the

product's environmental impact.

2. Diffusive heat treatment (carburizing/nitriding) of steel for gears

 

Relationships to professional component: Three credits of engineering topics and one credit of engineering design

 

Prepared by:         Trevor Harding                                                     Date:       April 8, 2003