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Engineering Materials (Fall 2008) |
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| Course code : | ME-MTR-U1 | ||
| ECTS Credits : | 5 | Status : | Compulsory |
| Revised : | 26/08 2008 | Written : | 26/08 2008 |
| Placement : | 1. semester | Hours per week : | 4 |
| Length : | 1 semester | Teaching Language : | English |
| Objective : | Whether we wish to choose a material to make bicycles, tennis rackets, contact lenses, or jet engines the important issue is always how material properties relate to both the application and the fabrication process. The purpose of this course is to present a broad and general knowledge of materials to the students. Furthermore the course will inspire some students to continue with further specialised studies within materials science and engineering. The course aims to give an understanding of what it is that makes each type of material behave as it does and how various materials can be used in different applications. The basis for such understanding is obtained by focusing on the relations between structure and properties of metals, polymers, ceramics and composite materials. A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to: • identify the main classes of materials • describe principal types of bonding for different materials classes • distinguish between the main types of polymers as related to an understanding of their response to temperature change • recognise and identify crystal types, unit cells and crystal lattices in metals and simple ceramics • interpret binary phase diagrams for metal alloys • calculate amounts of equilibrium phases present in binary alloys • differentiate between elastic, plastic and viscoelastic behaviour of metals, ceramics and polymers • identify and classify deformation and strengthening mechanisms and processes in materials • explain the relationship between internal deformation mechanisms and mechanical properties • propose appropriate materials for everyday products based on an understanding of material properties and materials fabrication processes |
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| Principal Content : | The course treats materials generally covering metals, polymers, ceramics and composites. We focus on similarities and differences in structure and properties of materials as well as processing and synthesis. Course contents are: i) Basics. Atomic and crystal structure, defects, amorphous and semi-crystalline materials. ii) Microstructure. Phase equlibria and phase diagrams, kinetics and structural transformations. iii) Mechanical Properties. | ||
| Teaching method : | The teaching is based on "learning by doing". There will be introductory and summing up lectures. Project work in small groups includes computer simulations, use of internet search engines and case studies. | ||
| Required prequisites : | - | ||
| Recommended prerequisites : | - | ||
| Relations : | - | ||
| Type of examination : | Oral examination | ||
| External examiner : | External | ||
| Marking : | 7 step scale | ||
| Remarks : | - | ||
| Teaching material : | Callister, William D. Jr.: Materials Science and Engineering, An Introduction, 7th edition, Wiley. ISBN-10: 0-471-73696-1. |
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| Responsible teacher : | Imad Abou-Hayt
, iabo@dtu.dk |
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