Engineering Materials

Catalog description

The course offers knowledge of a broad-based knowledge of materials commonly used in mechanical engineering applications. It is equally divided among (i) microscope considerations (atomic and lattice structure, dislocations, strengthening mechanisms), (ii) macroscopic considerations (physical properties of materials, failure mechanisms under static, dynamics and fatigue loading conditions, environmental effects) and (iii) selection and classifications of materials to meet optimal design specifications. Although, polymers, ceramics, and composite materials are considered, an overwhelming emphasis of this course is metals and alloys as they continue to dominate mechanical engineering.