Year
2013
Units
4.5
Contact
1 x 3-hour lecture weekly
2 x 2-hour laboratories per semester
1 x 2-hour on-line exercises weekly
2 x 2-hour laboratories per semester
1 x 2-hour on-line exercises weekly
Enrolment not permitted
ENGR8752 has been successfully completed
Assumed knowledge
Year 11 Mathematics and Phyics
Topic description
Engineering Materials: Atomic structure, inter-molecular forces and their implications for the strength of materials, imperfections in solids, diffusion in solids, mechanical properties of metals, dislocations and strengthening mechanisms, failure mechanisms. Phase diagrams and phase transitions in metals, alloys and structures. Corrosion and degradation of materials. Characteristics, applications and processing of polymers.
Educational aims
This topic aims to provide students with a basic understanding of the underlying science and the engineering performance of materials used in engineering applications.
Expected learning outcomes
At the completion of this topic, students are expected to be able to:
- Understand the chemical properties of matter at an atomic level and the way in which this manifests itself at a macro level
- Understand basic chemical processes associated with engineering including strength, diffusion and failure
- Understand the mechanical properties of metals with regards to elastic and plastic dermformation and the techniques used to measure them
- Carry out standard metal testing procedures to measure specific material properties
- Understand phase transitions and have an awareness of issues relating to metals and allloys
- Understand the material properties of polymers and polymer processing
Key dates and timetable
Timetable details for 2013 are no longer published.
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