ME 321 - Materials Science

• Classify materials based on structure and bonding
• Be familiar with common mechanical properties of materials and testing methods
• Be familiar with the fundamental crystal structures and important crystallographic defects of various materials
• Be familiar with the fundamentals of atomic movement in solids, including how it occurs and the mathematical models
• Be familiar with typical properties and common engineering applications of broad categories of materials (metals, polymers, ceramics, composites)
• Be familiar with engineering literature/resources for material property information

• Introductory Solid State Chemistry
• Introductory Strength of Materials
• Differential/Integral Calculus

• Types of materials (metals, ceramics and polymers) and the structure-property-processing relationship (1 class)
• Properties of materials. Sources of material property data, standards for testing. Relative property values for the major classes of materials (2 classes)
• Mechanical and physical properties of materials (metals, ceramics and polymers) (6 classes)
• Bonding and structure in materials (metals, ceramics and polymers), including defects and imperfections (6 classes)
• Atomic movement (diffusion) in crystalling solids (3 classes)
• Ceramics and ceramic-matrix composites (3 classes)
• Polymers and polymer-matrix composites (4 classes)
• Exams (2 classes)