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2010/1 Module Catalogue
 Module Code: ENGM098 Module Title: INTRODUCTION TO MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Module Provider: Mechanical, Medical & Aero Engineering Short Name: SE3M11
Level: M Module Co-ordinator: YEOMANS JA Prof (M, M & A Eng)
Number of credits: 15 Number of ECTS credits: 7.5
 
Module Availability
Semester 1
Assessment Pattern

 

Unit(s) of Assessment

 
Weighting Towards Module Mark( %)

 

Post-short course assessment package comprising:

 

 

Short answer questions

 

50

 

Essay-based question

 

25

 

Applications-based question

 

25

 

 

 

Qualifying Condition(s) 

 

A mark of 50% is required to pass the module

 

 

Module Overview

This module provides a general introduction to the field of materials science and engineering.
Prerequisites/Co-requisites
Normal entry requirements for a level M degree programme
Module Aims

This course aims to provide students with:

 

 

  • a systematic understanding of the different classes of engineering materials, their key properties and their principal application areas

     

 

  • a knowledge of the major techniques used to characterise materials and evaluate their properties, including the quantitative treatment of data where appropriate.

     

 

  • an appreciation of the importance of processing-microstructure-property relationships through the use of illustrative examples

     
Learning Outcomes

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

 

 

 

  • describe and account for the structure, processing routes and key properties of the main classes of materials

     

 

  • explain how materials are characterised

     

 

  • construct processing-structure-property relationships for existing and potential materials.

     

 

  • assess the suitability of a material for a given purpose, using quantitative analyses where appropriate

     
Module Content

Introduction

 

Crystal Structures

 

Defects

 

Fundamental Properties of Materials

 

Functional Properties of Materials

 

Structural Properties of Materials

 

Surfaces and Interfaces

 

Phase Equilibria

 

Steels

 

Light Metals

 

Structure and Properties of Ceramics

 

Structure and Properties of Polymers

 

Processability of Polymers

 

Composites

 

Corrosion

 

Structural Analysis (Diffraction)

 

Structural Analysis (Imaging)

 

Introduction to Scanning probe Microscopy

 

Surface Engineering

 

Joining

 

Introduction to Modelling

 

Materials for Biomedical Applications

 

 
Methods of Teaching/Learning

Intensive five day teaching period including lectures, tutorials and problem solving sessions, followed by assessment package of a nominal 120 hours work, to be submitted within six months (part-time) or six weeks (full-time) of the end of the course week.

 

Total student learning time 150 hours.
Selected Texts/Journals

 

Required reading

 

Two textbooks are supplied along with extensive course notes. 

 

 

The books are:

 

Ashby MF and Jones DRH,

 

Engineering Materials 1: An Introduction to their Properties and Applications,

 

2nd ed, Butterworth-Heinemann, 1996. (ISBN 07506 30817)

 

 

Ashby MF and Jones DRH,

 

Engineering Materials 2: An Introduction to Microstructures, Processing and Design,

 

2nd ed, Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998. (ISBN 07506 40197)

 

 

Recommended background reading

 

The library has a wide range of textbooks that support the Materials Science and Engineering curriculum, including:

 

 

Callister WD Jr,

 

Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction,

 

7th ed, John Wiley & Sons, 2007 (ISBN 0471 73696 1)

 

 

Callister, WD and Rethwisch, DG

 

Materials Science and Engineering
8th ed, John Wiley & Sons, 2011 (ISBN 978-0-470-50586-1)

 

 

 

Last Updated

09 May 2011