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Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. List the five basic types of engineering materials, explain the
fundamental differences between them, and explain the unique
engineering potentials of each.
2. Explain the structure of atoms, quantum numbers, and the build up of
the periodic table.
3. Explain how the periodic table can be used to correlate and predict
many of the bulk properties of elemental materials.
4. Distinguish quantitatively a metallic material from a non-metallic
material, and explain the differences between them qualitatively.
5. List the seven crystal systems and the 14 Bravais lattices.
6. Understand how to work with unit cells--determination of the atomic
radius from x-ray measurements of the lattice parameter and the cell
type, how to count atoms per cell, how to determine the coordination
number of atoms within a cell, and how to determine the theoretical
density of a solid from a knowledge of its unit cell.
7. Determine & specify positions, directions, & planes within a unit cell
8. Work with Miller indices of planes and directions in cubic structures.
9. Understand the nature of allotropic transformations.
10. Identify interstitial & substitutional sites within unit cells.
11. Understand the relationship between the orientation of close-packed
planes, the direction of the applied force, & slip in crystals.
12. Identify the CsCl, NaCl, Zinc Blende, Fluorite, Wurtzite, & diamond
cubic structures in non-metallic materials.
13. Identify an edge dislocation and a screw dislocation.
14. Explain how dislocation can affect the mechanical properties of
various materials.
15. Understand the nature of the 6 different types of point defects in
crystal lattices, & their effects on mechanical, electrical, and
optical properties.
16. Explain the effects of grain size & grain boundaries on the mechanical
properties of materials.
17. Calculate the ASTM grain size number from a photomicrograph.
18. Explain the nature of strain hardening, solid solution strengthening,
grain size strengthening, and dispersion strengthening.
19. Use Fick's first & second laws in the solution of diffusion problems.
20. Explain the nature of such diffusion problems as grain growth,
diffusion bonding, and sintering.
21. Interpret a stress-strain diagram for a given material & tell what
material properties & design parammeters can be obtained from it.
22. Explain the factors which determine whether a material will behave
in a ductile or a brittle manner.
23. Explain the procedure for carrying out (a) a tensile test, (b) a
impact test, (c) a fatigue test, (d) a creep test, & (e) a hardness
test, & what basic information & design parameters can be obtained
from each.
24. Explain the effect of cold work on the microstructure of various
materials.
25. Explain the importance of annealing on material processing.
26. Explain the difference between hot work & cold work, & the pros & cons
of each on the processing of various materials.
27. Explain the nature of nucleation & grain growth in various materials
under various conditions.
28. Explain the nature of various solidification & casting defects &
what steps can be taken to control them.
29. Interpret binary phase diagrams & make phase diagram calculations.
30. Explain the nature of segregation & other non-equilibrium processes.
31. Use Gibbs' phase rule in phase diagram analysis.
32. Identify monotectic, eutectic, & peritectic reactions in binary
systems.
33. Do simple binary phase diagram calculations.
34. Use time-temperature-transformation diagrams.
35. Explain what can be done to produce certain desired changes in a
particular TTT diagram.
36. Determine the type & carbon content of a common steel by its AISI-SAE
designation.
37. Explain what can be done to produce certain desired changes in a
particular TTT diagram.
38. Explain the martensite reaction in steel.
39. Explain the 4 most important processes for the heat treatment of steel
40. Explain the concept of hardenability, the Jominy hardenability test,
& the use of hardenability curves.
41. Carry out the diffusion calculations required for carburizing &
nitriding surface treatments.
42. Distinguish between ferritic, austenitic, & martensitic stainless
steels.
43. Explain how the 5 most important types of cast iron differ from one
another, & be able to sketch the microstructure of each.
44. Explain the most important heat treatment processes for aluminum
alloys.
45. Demonstrate a familiarity with the structures & nomenclature of the
most important non-ferrous metals & alloys.
46. Demonstrate a familiarity with the structures & properties of several
crystalline & glassy ceramic materials of current engineering interest
47. Explain Griffith crack theory & various methods of toughening glasses
& ceramics.
48. Explain the phenomenon of the glass transition temperature.
49. Understand how to read both binary & ternary ceramic diagrams.
50. Explain the techniques used to form, fabricate, & heat treat glasses
& crystalline ceramic products.
51. Explain the composition, fabrication, & applications of (1) clay
products, (2) refractories, (3) electrical & magnetic ceramics, (4)
glasses, (5) glass-ceramics, & (6) glazes.
52. Discuss electrical properties of metals & electrical properties of
semiconductors
53. Discuss energy band theory.
54. Discuss temperature properties of semiconductors.
55. Explain ferroelectricy and piezoelectricity
56. Explain magnetic properties & discuss various magnetic phenomenon
57. Explain soft and hard magnetic materials & hysteresis
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Topics covered include:
1. Classification of engineering materials.
2. Atomic structure and the periodic table.
3. Bonding between atoms and molecules.
4. Space lattices and atomic arrangements.
5. Vacancies, impurities, and dislocations in the 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 grain size strengthening.
10. Phase diagrams.
11. Solid solution strengthening and dispersion strengthening.
12. Heat treatment of materials.
13. Ferrous alloys.
14. Nonferrous alloys.
15. Electrical propertieis of metals and semiconductors.
16. Magnetism in materials & space
17. Composite materials.
18. Preservation, deterioration, and failure of materials.
Lab work includes:
1. Mechanical testing of materials.
2. Crystal model building.
3. Use of an electrical strain gage to measure modulus of elasticity.
4. Determination of lattice constant of macroscopic pseudocrystal by
microwave spectrometry.
5. Determination of lattice constant by electron diffraction.
6. Phase diagram
7. Precipitation hardening.
8. Hardening, tempering, and annealing of steel.
9. Jominy hardenability test.
10. Cold working and annealing of brass
11. Introduction to finite element analysis.
