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
• Properties of materials, sources of material property data, standards for testing, relative property values for the major classes of materials
• Mechanical and physical properties of materials (metals, ceramics and polymers)
• Bonding and structure in materials (metals, ceramics and polymers), including defects and imperfections
• Atomic movement (diffusion) in crystalling solids
• Ceramics and ceramic-matrix composites
• Polymers and polymer-matrix composites