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2010/1 Module Catalogue
 Module Code: ENG3103 Module Title: MATERIALS FOR ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS
Module Provider: Mechanical, Medical & Aero Engineering Short Name: SE3346
Level: HE3 Module Co-ordinator: YEOMANS JA Prof (M, M & A Eng)
Number of credits: 10 Number of ECTS credits: 5
 
Module Availability
Autumn Semester
Assessment Pattern

Unit(s) of Assessment

 

 

Weighting Towards Module Mark (%)

 

 

Unseen examination

 

 

70

 

 

Ceramics and Composites assignment

 

 

30

 

 

Qualifying Condition(s) 

 

 

An overall mark of 40% is required to pass the module.

 

 

Module Overview
This module introduces a range of materials and processes used in a variety of engineering applications, with examples from taken from aerospace, mechanical and medical engineering. 
Prerequisites/Co-requisites

Normal entry requirements for level 3 of the degree programme.

Module Aims

To provide students with:

 

  • an introduction to ceramics, composites, polymers and surface engineered materials.

     

  • a knowledge of the major material types, processing routes, key properties and the methods by which these are evaluated, and the principal application areas, within each sub-group.

     

  • where appropriate, a quantitative framework for the evaluation of key aspects of materials processing and/or performance

     

 

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the module, you will  be able to:

 

 

·         identify the materials and processes that are used in a range of engineering applications,

 

 

·         provide a rationale for their use, with reference to the underlying processing -structure – property relationships, and

 

 

  • where appropriate, use quantitative data to support your reasoning.
Module Content

Ceramic Materials

 

Introduction – categories of ceramics, overview of structures and properties

 

Processing – powders, green bodies and sintering

 

Mechanical and thermomechanical properties – including the statistical nature of strength

 

Brief introduction to ceramic matrix composites (CMCs)

 

Overview of applications.

 

 

Composite Materials

 

Introduction: examples of composite applications; fibre architecture; essentials of polymer matrix composite fabrication; specific strength, specific stiffness.

 

Fundamentals of laminated plate theory; relation to carpet plots

 

Damage in composite materials - detection and consequences

 

Special considerations for composite materials: extension/shear coupling; definitions of failure; joining; moisture.

 

Optical systems for strain and damage monitoring in composite structures; examples of applications

 

Shape-memory alloys - basic properties; some applications

 

 

Polymeric Materials

 

Polymers for advanced engineering applications, principally thermosets and thermoplastics.

 

Properties

 

Applications

 

Manufacturing

 

 

Surface Engineering

 

Fundamentals of corrosion and high temperature oxidation 

 

Fundamentals of wear, thermal diffusion processes (e.g. nitriding)

 

 Plasmas, PVD processes (e.g. sputtering, plasma spraying)

 

 CVD, coating fundamentals (e.g. adhesion, density, structure, purity)

 

 Modern coating architectures + applications

 

 

Methods of Teaching/Learning
   

22 hrs lectures, 12 hrs tutorials, 20 hrs assignment work, 2 hrs examination and 44 hrs independent learning.

Total student learning time 100 hours.    
Selected Texts/Journals

Recommended reading

 

 

Required reading

 

Module notes

 

 

Recommended background reading

 

Richerson DW, Modern Ceramic Engineering: properties, processes and use in design  (any one of the three editions is suitable)

 

ISBNs 0824718437, 0824786343, 1574446932

 

 

 

Hull D and Clyne TW, An Introduction to Composite Materials  (any edition)

 

ISBN 0521381908

 

  

 

Gissler W & Jehn HA  (eds.), Advanced Techniques for Surface Engineering

 

ISBN 0792320069

 

 

 

Brydson JA, Plastics Materials, 6th ed

 

IBSN 0750618647

 

 

 

 

Last Updated

1 october 2010