(Metallurgy and Materials Engineering courses were formerly offered
under the MTGY department abbreviation using the same course numbers.)
| 201. Materials
Science and Engineering I
Both semesters. Three credits. Prerequisite: CHEM 127Q or 129Q. Open
to sophomores or higher. Not open to students who have passed MMAT 243.
Relation of crystalline structure to chemical, physical, and mechanical
properties of metals and alloys. Testing, heat treating, and engineering
applications of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys. |
| 202. Materials
Science and Engineering Lab
Both semesters. One credit. One 3-hour laboratory period. Prerequisite:
MMAT
201, which may be taken concurrently.
Experiments will illustrate the relationships between processing, properties
and microstructure for common industrial materials. Topics include sample
preparation techniques, quantitative metallography, x-ray diffraction,
light and electron microscopy, tensile and fatigue testing, phase transformations,
heat treatment, corrosion. |
| 207. Failure Analysis
Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: MMAT 201 or 243.
Methods for determining the nature and cause of materials failure in
structures and other mechanical devices. Analysis of case histories. |
| 219. Materials Joining
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: MMAT 201 or 243.
Kattamis
Basic materials principles applied to fusion and solid phase welding,
brazing and other joining processes. Effects of joining process and
process variable values on microstructure, soundness and mechanical properties
of as-processed joints. Treatment and properties of joints and joined assemblies.
Joining defects and quality control. |
| 229. Physical Ceramics
Semester and hours by arrangement. Three credits. Prerequisite: CHEM
128 or 130 and PHYS 152. Kattamis
Microstructure of crystalline ceramics and glasses and role of thermodynamics
and kinetics on its establishment. Effect of process variables on microstructure
and ultimately on mechanical, chemical and physical properties. |
| 230. Introduction
to Composite Materials
Either semester by arrangement. Three credits. Prerequisite: MMAT 266.
Principles and applications of manufacturing and mechanics of polymer-matrix,
and ceramic-matrix composites. Processing and properties of fibers. Interface
characteristics. Design of components using composite materials. |
| 232.
Introduction to High Temperature Materials
Semester by arrangement. Three credits. Prerequisite: MMAT 201 or 243.
Plastic deformation of metals and other solid materials at elevated
temperatures. Dislocation mechanisms; creep processes; oxidation. Strengthening
mechanism, including ordering and precipitation hardening. |
| 234. Materials Protection
Semester by arrangement. Three credits. Not open for credit to students
who have passed MMAT 343. Greene
Corrosion and materials protection designed for engineering students.
Principles of materials degradation, extensive case histories and practical
applications. Selection of metals, alloys, ceramics and polymers for atmospheric,
soil, marine and chemical environments. Evaluation methods, protective
measures and the techniques of failure analysis. |
| 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 those initially listed will be arranged. Prerequisite: MMAT 201 or 243.
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. |
| 236W. Materials Characterization
Prerequisite: MMAT 201 or 243;
ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or
250. |
| 238. Alloy Casting Processes
Second semester by arrangement. Three credits. Prerequisite: MMAT 255
and MMAT 265.
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. Three credits. Prerequisite: CHEM 127Q or 129Q. Not
open to students who have passed MMAT 201. Open to sophomores or
higher.
Bonding in materials, the crystal structure of metals and ceramics,
and defects in materials will be introduced. Basic principles of phase
diagrams and phase transformations will be given with particular emphasis
on microstructural evolution and the effect of microstructure on the mechanical
properties of metals and alloys. Introductory level knowledge of mechanical
properties, testing methods, strengthening mechanisms, and fracture mechanics
will be provided. |
| 244.
Introduction to Structure, Properties, and Processing of Materials II
Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: MMAT 243 or MMAT 201.
Open to sophomores or higher.
Structures, properties, and processing of ceramics; structure, properties
and processing of polymers and composites; electrical, thermal, magnetic
and optical properties of solids; and corrosion. |
| 255.
Transport Phenomena in Materials Processing
First semester. Four credits. Prerequisite: MMAT 265 and MATH 210Q,
both of which may be taken concurrently.
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. Four credits. Prerequisite: MMAT 201 or 243.
Thermodynamic principles will be applied to the behavior and processing
of materials. Topics covered will include thermodynamic properties, solution
thermodynamics, phase equilibria, phase diagram prediction, gas-solid reactions
and electrochemistry. |
| 265.
Phase Transformation and Kinetics and Applications
First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: MMAT 243 or 201.
Principles and applications of phase transformations to control microstructure
and materials properties. In depth, quantitative coverage will include
vacancies, solid solutions, phase diagrams, diffusion, solidification of
metals, nucleation and growth kinetics, and thermal treatments to control
microstructure. |
| 266. Mechanical
Behavior of Materials
Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: MMAT 243 or 201.
Elements of elastic plastic deformation of materials and the role of
crystal structure. Strengthening and toughening mechanisms. Fracture; including
fatigue, stress corrosion and creep rupture. Test methods. |
| 267.
Electromagnetic and Environmental Properties
First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: PHYS 152Q and MMAT 243;
or MMAT 201.
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.
Thermal/Mechanical Processing of Materials
Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: MMAT 255, 265, and 266.
Corequisite:
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.
Processing of Materials in the Liquid and Vapor State
First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: MMAT 255 and 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. |
| 284.
Materials Characterization and Processing Laboratory
Second semester. One credit. Prerequisite: MMAT 244, which may be taken
concurrently. One 3-hour laboratory period. Open to sophomores or higher.
Not open to students who have passed MMAT 283.
Principles of materials properties, processing and microstructure will
be illustrated by experiments with qualitative and quantitative microscopy,
mechanical testing, thermal processing, plastic deformation and corrosion.
Materials design and selection criteria will be introduced by studying
case histories from industry and reverse engineering analyses. |
| 285. Mechanical
Behavior Laboratory
First semester. One credit. Prerequisite: MMAT 266, may be taken concurrently.
Three hour 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 Processing and Microstructures Laboratory
Second semester. One credit. Prerequisite: MMAT 284. Corequisite:MMAT
265. One 3-hour laboratory period.
Illustrative processing, microstructural characterization and control.
As-cast, wrought, and solutionized non-ferrous alloys, dendritic, non-dendritic,
and eutectic microstructures. Heat-treated ferrous alloys. Composites.
Powder metallurgy-processed, and weld microstructures. |