12/21/2024 9:07:22 AM	ENGR 45 Course Outline as of Fall 2021	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  ENGR 45	Title:  PROP OF MATERIALS
Full Title:  Properties of Materials
Last Reviewed:1/25/2021

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	4.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	4.00	Lab Scheduled	3.00		8 min.	Lab Scheduled	52.50
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	6.00			Contact Total	105.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 210.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:

Structure, properties, selection, utilization, and deterioration of engineering materials.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of PHYS 40 AND; Course Completion of CHEM 3A AND CHEM 3AL; OR CHEM 1A

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Structure, properties, selection, utilization, and deterioration of engineering materials.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of PHYS 40 AND; Course Completion of CHEM 3A AND CHEM 3AL; OR CHEM 1A
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Spring 1982	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Spring 1982	Inactive:
C-ID:
CID Descriptor: ENGR 140B	Materials Science and Engineering	SRJC Equivalent Course(s): ENGR45

Certificate/Major Applicable: Major Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1.  Describe classification, properties and theories related to the behaviors of various materials.

2.  Apply mechanical, thermal and electrical techniques to characterize and/or manipulate properties of materials.

 

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1.   Describe the fundamental concepts related to atomic theory, the periodic table and bonding types/forces.

2.   Apply various crystal systems, Miller Indices and x-ray diffraction methods to the evaluation of solids.

3.   Describe all types of defects in solids, determine their densities and explain their effects on the properties of materials.

4.   Explain different diffusion mechanisms.

5.   Apply various mechanical testing methods to different materials.

6.   Use the dislocation concept to explain the strengthening mechanism and heat treatment of materials.

7.   Identify various modes of failure, their mechanisms, and factors affecting their rate.

8.   Analyze binary phase diagrams of various alloys and Temperature Time Transition (TTT) diagram for steel and their application for processing of metals.

9.   Describe the properties of nonferrous metals, ceramics, polymers and composites.

10. Explain basic electrical, thermal, optical and magnetic properties of materials.

11. Explain the types of corrosion mechanisms, the factors affecting the rate of corrosion, and the methods of protection against corrosion.

Topics and Scope

1.   Classification of engineering materials

2.   Atomic structure and the periodic table

3.   Chemical bonding and intermolecular forces

4.   Space lattices and atomic arrangements

5.   Vacancies, impurities, and dislocations in atomic arrangement

6.   Diffusion in materials

7.   Mechanical properties of materials

8.   Deformation, work hardening, and annealing of materials

9.   Nucleation and grain growth and their effect on strength

10. Phase diagrams and TTT

11. Solid solution strengthening and dispersion strengthening

12. Heat treatment of materials

13. Ferrous alloys

14. Nonferrous alloys

15. Electrical properties of metals and semiconductors, including corrosions

16. Magnetism in materials and space

17. Composite materials

18. Preservation, deterioration, and failure of materials

 

Lab work includes:

1.   Control charts and measurement accuracy

2.   Crystal model building

3.   Strain gauge measurement of modulus of elasticity

4.   Determination of lattice constant by electron diffraction

5.   Precipitation hardening

6.   Hardening, tempering, and annealing of steel

7.   Galvanic corrosion of steel

8.   Cold working and annealing of brass

9.   Casting of thermoset polymers

10. Thermal shock in glass and ceramics

11. Stress in tempered and annealed glass

12. Introduction to finite element analysis

Assignments:

1. Read textbook, one chapter per week (approximately 40 pages)

2. Homework problem sets (10 - 16)

3. Laboratory experiments (8 - 16), including lab reports

4. Presentation(s) (0 - 2)

5. Quiz(zes) in lab or lecture (0 - 15)

6. Exams (3 - 5)

7. Final exam

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 15 - 25%
Lab experiments, reports, and quiz(zes)
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 10 - 20%
Homework problem sets and lecture quiz(zes)
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 10%
Presentation(s)
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 50 - 75%
Exams and Final
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction. 10th ed. Callister, William. Wiley. 2018

Instructor-prepared materials

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