Undergraduate - UnitMAE2400 - Engineering materials

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering
Organisational Unit	Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Offered	Clayton First semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	J-F Nie

Synopsis

This unit provides a broad foundation on engineering materials. It gives an introduction to the basic physical and mechanical properties of common materials (metals, composites and ceramics). It presents students with the basic knowledge of functional materials and devices. Material selection, materials performance and failure mechanisms will be discussed in application to selected components and modern devices in aerospace engineering and mechatronics.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:

Understand the materials classification and their atomic and molecular structure

Describe the features of a material which controls a given property

Understand the material properties and their relation to structure as a function of forming methods and heat treatment processes

Formulate design criteria based on material properties

Appreciate material compatibility requirements in the fabrication of devices from different classes of materials

Assessment

Two written assignments: 20%
Laboratory work: 15%
Examination (3 hours): 65%

Chief examiner(s)

Assoc Professor Nick Birbilis

Workload requirements

3 x 1 hour lecture, 1 hour of problem solving classes and 7 hours of private study per week. 3 x 3 hrs laboratory classes per semester.

Prohibitions

ENG1050, MSC2022, MTE2544, TRC3800