Materials Engineering Design I. 4 credits, 6 contact hours

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Prerequisites: MATH 333 , MTEN 311 , MTEN 395 . This course covers the processing/structure/property/performance relations of a wide range of materials, including metals, ceramics, polymers, and their composites. Students will learn about the relationship between engineering design parameters and material properties and use a materials selection software package to develop their own understanding of this link. Case studies in material selection, rational design, optimizing selection with multiple constraints, and applications will be presented and discussed. The design challenges will include computational and/or experimental studies based on open-ended projects with realistic constraints associated with environmental protection, material degradation and failure, cost, health/safety concerns, etc. Design challenges will be carried out in teams in collaboration with faculty and/or industry mentors/sponsors.