ME 521 - Science of Engineering Materials

• Be familiar with typical properties and common engineering applications of broad categories of materials (metals, polymers, ceramics, composites)
• Identify needed material property data for various applications
• Understand the underlying principles involved in the processing/heat treatment of several materials
• Understand the role of diffusion in the processing and use of engineering materials

• Introductory Solid State Chemistry
• Basic mechanical principles

• Classification of Materials (1 hour)
• Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Materials (3 hours)
• Bonding and Structure in materials (metals, ceramics and polymers), including defects and imperfections (3 hours)
• Atomic movement (diffusion) in crystalline solids (2 hours)
• Polymer based materials: composition, structure, properties (3 hours)
• Ceramic materials, composition and properties (3 hours)
• Laboratory Demonstration (microscopy, tensile testing) (2 hours)
• Strengthening methods for metals (4 hours)
• Phase diagrams in metals (2 hours)
• Precipitation strengthening in Aluminum alloys (2 hours)
• Properties and heat treating of steel (3 hours)
• Review and Exam (2 hours)