Manufacturing Materials

Catalog description

The course introduces students to current manufacturing materials (polymers, metals, ceramics, and composites) under the lens of Material Science concepts. Focus is placed on the relation between material structure, properties, processing, and performance, with students exploring the fundamentals of atomic bonding, crystalline structures, phase diagrams, and kinetics in relation to material selection, design considerations, and applications of industrial materials. Components: Class, Laboratory Prereqs/Coreqs: P: or C: AETM 1830 and AETM 3050 Typically Offered: Fall