Materials Design and Applications

Catalog description

Engineering design considerations for materials selection, organization of property trends of materials families, materials design strategies and property compatibility. ENGR 450 Materials Design and Applications (3) ENGR 450 introduces students to the process of materials organization and selection for application needs. Students select materials for applications based on desired properties, materials compatibility, and economic factors and learn how to design materials (composites) to fulfill critical materials requirement of an engineering application. The course facilitates students with the understanding of the engineering design process to make educated decisions on the materials selection and/or design for industry application needs. Students learn to understand trends in property characteristics associated within given families of materials, i.e. metals, ceramics and polymers, and to balance engineering needs and economic considerations with the application design process.