Materials Science and Engineering 2 (U01103)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : EEL-2-ETMAT

To provide a broad introduction to the materials used in engineering, their properties and structures

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Engineering 1 or Mechanical Engineering 1 or Civil Engineering 1 or Chemical Engineering 1 or Physics 1 or Chemistry 1 or equivalent

Subject Areas

Home subject area

School (School of Engineering and Electronics), (School of Engineering and Electronics, Schedule M)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 2nd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
07/01/2008	09:00	09:50	Lecture Theatre 1, Eng Sanderson Building	KB

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	09:00	09:50	KB
Lecture	Thursday	09:00	09:50	KB

? Additional Class Information : W 0900-0950 F 0900-0950

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

On completing the module, students should:
1. Be familiar with the major classes of engineering materials
2. Be familiar with the mechanical, thermal and chemical properties of engineering materials, their definition, measurement and specification
3. Be familiar with the main electrical and optical properties of materials
4. Be able to locate material property data
5. Understand in qualitative terms the physical basis of material structure and the physical basis of the principal engineering properties of materials
6. Be familiar with elementary concepts of metallurgy, in particular microstructure-property relationships in metals and alloys, with reference to iron-carbon; ferrous alloys, Al, Ti, Mg, Cu, and refractory metals.
7. Be familiar with the major polymeric materials and their use as solid polymers, coatings, foams and adhesives
8. Be familiar with the main types of ceramics and glasses in engineering
9. Be familiar with the concepts durability and in particular of electrochemical corrosion
10. Be acquainted with the main materials processing operations