Mechanical properties of materials
4 points * 24 lectures plus tutorials * Offered in both semesters * Clayton
Objectives The student is expected to acquire a basic understanding of testing of materials, the chemical structure of polymeric, ceramic and metallic materials, the concepts of elasticity, plasticity and fracture in materials and their relationship to structures.
Synopsis Introduction to materials, mechanical properties, bonding in solids, structure of crystalline solids, plastic deformation, the yield strength and strengthening mechanisms, polymers, metallic and ceramic materials, composites, brittle fracture.
Assessment Examinations: 70% * Mid-semester test: 15% * Practical reports: 15%
Recommended texts
Ashby M F and Jones D R H Engineering materials I Pergamon Press, 1980
Callister W C Jr Materials science and engineering Wiley, 1985
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