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MTE3541 - Materials durability

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Engineering

Organisational Unit

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Coordinator(s)

Professor George Simon

Offered

Clayton

First semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

Corrosion of surfaces, chemical and electrochemical properties of interfaces, localized corrosion, protection of surfaces, techniques of protection, organic and inorganic surface treatments, bonding at surfaces, thermodynamics of surfaces and interfaces, adhesion and mechanical properties.

Outcomes

To attain an understanding of the corrosion processes and the factors influencing them

To be able to choose appropriate methods for detecting and mitigating corrosion

To understand the nature of interaction of surfaces and the factors which cause adhesion

To be able to control features relating to adhesion such as surface pretreatments and adhesive choice and design, so as to lead to improved adhesion

To understand the tests required for adhesive testing and appropriately interpret them

To gain an understanding of the principles and practice of techniques for improving the properties of surfaces for engineering applications.

Assessment

Examination (3 hours): 55%
Practical classes: 15%
Assignments: 30%

Workload requirements

48 lecture/tutorials and 3 x 3 hour laboratory experiments per semester and seven hours of private study per week

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Nick Birbilis

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Materials science

Prerequisites

ENG1050 or MSC2011 or MTE2541

Prohibitions

MTE3510 or MSC3111