Engineering Materials

Catalog description

Structure of materials, including atoms, perfect and imperfect crystals and phases. Diffusion mechanisms. Mechanical properties, dislocations and strengthening mechanisms. Failure theory. Phase diagrams and phase transformations in metals, including development of microstructure and alteration of mechanical properties. Applications and processing of metal alloys, ceramics, polymers and composites. Prerequisites: MATH 123 and CHEM 112 .