| 236. Materials Characterization
Semester by arrangement. Three credits. Two class
periods and, every other week, a 3-hour laboratory period. Laboratory
sections in addition to that listed in Directory of Classes will be
arranged.
Principles and experimental methods of optical,
electron, and x-ray examination of engineering materials. Emphasis on use
of x-ray analysis, with introduction to electron microscopy, Auger
spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and
microanalysis. |
| 238.
Alloy Casting Processes
Second semester by arrangement. Three credits.
Prerequisites: MMAT 203 or MMAT 265 and MMAT 255 or
equivalent.
Principles of alloy solidification are discussed
and applied in the context of sand, investment, and die casting;
continuous and direct chill casting; electroslag and vacuum arc remelting,
crystal growth, rapid solidification, and laser coating. |
| 243. Introduction to Structure, Properties, and Processing
of Materials I
First semester. Two credits. Co-requisites: CHEM
128 and MATH 116. Not open for credit to students who have passed MMAT
201. Open to sophomores.
Principles underlying the selection of materials
and the characterization of micro- and atomic structure will be
introduced, with emphasis on atomic and molecular structure,
crystallography, solid solutions, binary phase diagrams, mass transport,
cross linking, entanglement, and the relation of microstructure to
properties. |
| 244. Introduction to Structure, Properties, and Processing
of Materials II
Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisites: MMAT
243 or MMAT 201. Open to sophomores.
Principles underlying the selection of materials
and the control of microstructure through processing will be introduced,
with emphasis on injection molding, extrusion, casting, particulate
processing, electrochemistry, corrosion, refining, vapor processing,
processing-property relations. |
| 255. Transport Phenomena in Materials Processing
First semester. Four credits. Three hours lecture
and two hours laboratory. Co-requisites: MMAT 265 and MATH
210Q.
Mechanisms and quantitative treatment of mass,
energy, and momentum transfer will be applied to design and analysis of
materials processing. Increasingly complex and open-ended engineering
design projects will be used to illustrate principles of diffusion; heat
conduction, convection, and radiation, and fluid flow. |
| 256. Applied Thermodynamics of Materials
Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisites: ME
233 and MMAT 265.
Thermodynamic principles will be applied to the
behavior and processing of materials. Topics covered will include solution
thermodynamics: activity and activity coefficients; phase equilibrium;
electrochemistry; slag metal and gas metal reactions. |
| 265. Structure-Property Relations I: Phase Transformation
Kinetics and Applications
First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: PHYS
152Q. Corequisite: MMAT 243 or MMAT 201.
Principles and applications of phase
transformations to control microstructure and materials properties. In
depth, quantitative coverage will include atomic and molecular
arrangements; lattices; point, line, and surface defects; cross links,
entanglements, glasses, diffusion; kinetics of nucleation and growth; and
thermal treatments to control microstructure. |
| 266. Structure-Property Relations II: Strengthening and
Toughening Mechanisms
Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: MMAT
265.
Principles and applications of strengthening and
toughening mechanisms will be treated quantitatively with emphasis on line
defects, microplasticity, displacive and diffusional transformations,
fillers, sintering, creep, and creep rupture. |
| 267. Structure-Property Relations III: Electromagnetic and
Environmental
First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: MMAT
266.
Principles underlying electrical, magnetic, and
chemical behavior will be applied to the selection and
design of materials. Topics covered will include:
thermoelectricity, photoelectricity, conductors, semiconductors,
dielectrics, superconductors, magnetism, corrosion, and
oxidation. |
| 276. Materials Processing I: Thermal Mechanical
Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: MMAT
255 and MMAT 265. Co-requisite: MMAT 256.
Fundamental principles of materials processing and
their quantitative application to process design will be illustrated for
deformation processes: forging, rolling, drawing, extrusion, injection
molding, powder compaction and sintering. |
| 277. Materials Processing II: Thermal Fluid
First semester. Three credits. Prerequisites: MMAT
255 and MMAT 265. Co-requisite: MMAT 256.
Fundamental principles of materials processing and
their quantitative application to process design will be illustrated for
materials processes involving liquids and gasses: crystal growth, zone
refining, shape casting, continuous casting, refining, welding, and vapor
deposition. |
| 283. Materials Characterization Laboratory I
First semester. Three credits. Co-requisite: MMAT
243. Not open for credit to students who have passed MMAT 202. One 3-hour
laboratory period. Open to sophomores.
Principles of materials characterization and
materials selection illustrated by hands-on experience with microscopy,
testing, and analysis of design criteria for selection of materials for
engineering systems (reverse engineering). |
| 284. Materials Processing Laboratory
Second semester. Three credits. Co-requisite: MMAT
244. One 3-hour laboratory period. Open to sophomores.
Principles of materials processing will be
illustrated by hands-on experience with qualitative and quantitative
microscopy, testing, and reverse engineering, with experiments on polymer
extrusion and injection molding, alloy casting, elutriation, particle
compaction, sintering, forging, welding, and
electrodeposition. |
| 285. Mechanical Behavior Laboratory
First semester. One credit. Co-requisite: MMAT 265.
Three hours laboratory.
Characterization of mechanical properties of
materials and fundamentals of materials deformation and fracture processes
will be experienced through hands-on projects with tensile, rheological,
cyclic, and high temperature testing; drawing; forging; extrusion;
rolling; and hot pressing. |
| 286. Materials Characterization Laboratory II
Second semester. One credit. Prerequisite: MMAT
265. One 3-hour laboratory period.
Hands-on experience with materials characterization
will be gained through work shops on X-ray fluorescence and diffraction,
scanning electron microscopy, electronic and magnetic property
measurement, and failure analysis. |