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MTE5881

Faculty of Engineering

18 September 2017 25 April 2024

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Monash University

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Postgraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Engineering

Organisational Unit

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Coordinator(s)

Associate Professor Philip Nakashima

Offered

Clayton

  • Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

Fundamental knowledge of materials properties can only be gained from the correct interrogation of materials using appropriate characterisation techniques. The unit will be taught as a series of modules covering essential knowledge in each of a range of materials characterisation techniques (X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, various spectroscopies, other microscopies, sample preparation etc.).

Outcomes

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

  • judge the characterisation technique best suited to answer particular material property questions
  • recognise the limitations of what can ben learnt from different techniques based on specimen and instrumental limitations
  • design experiments to enhance the characterisation of a material
  • appraise the current state-of-the-art of emerging characterisation techniques
  • devise strategies to combine techniques to obtain optimum information about material properties
  • formulate ways to optimally prepare specimen for each characterisation technique.

Assessment

Continuous assessment: 50%
Examination (3 hours): 50%

Students are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component and at least 45% in the final examination component and an overall mark of 50% to achieve a pass grade in the unit. Students failing to achieve this requirement will be given a maximum of 45% in the unit.

Workload requirements

4 hours of lectures/tutorials, 2 hours lab and 6 hours of private study per week.

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Chief examiner(s)

Professor Nick Birbilis

Prerequisites

None

Co-requisites

None

Prohibitions

None