Engineering Materials

Course aim

To provide students with an introduction to the relationship between microstructure, properties and processing of engineering materials. The course will also introduce students to appropriate selection of materials for engineering applications.

Course content

The course will introduce students to the properties of engineering materials, and provide them with an understanding of how these properties are measured. Mechanical, electrical, magnetic, physical and surface properties will be examined. The primary failure modes of engineering materials, corrosion, fatigue and wear will be studied. The structure of materials will be studied at the atomic scale,
the micro scale and the macro scale. The four main classes of materials will be included in the course: ceramics, polymers, metals, and composites.

Textbook(s)

William D. Callister and David G. Rethwisch 2018, Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction, 10th, John Wiley & Sons, New York USA

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment, Continuous assessment, Examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.