MatSE 280(a): Introduction to Engineering Materials

  • Dallas Trinkle:
    Contact: dtrinkle, 4-6519, 202A MSEB
    Office hours: T 11:30-12:30pm
    Appointments: MTW 5:00-6:00pm or by arrangement
  • TA: Samantha Bender
    Contact: sbender2
    Office hours: M 3:30-4:30pm, T 4:00-5:00pm, MSEB 322
    Appointments: by arrangement
Date Topic Course materials/reading Due dates
W Jan. 21 Introduction Ch.1
 
M Jan. 26 Atomic structure and bonding Ch.2
 
W Jan. 28 Metal and Ceramic structures Ch.3: 3.1-3.9
HW1 due
M Feb. 2
W Feb. 4 		== canceled class ==
M Feb. 9 Metal and Ceramic structures Ch.3: 3.10-3.16
 
W Feb. 11 Metal and Ceramic structures Ch.3: 3.17-3.21
HW2 due
F Feb. 13 Polymer structure Ch.4: 4.1-4.5
Ch.14: 14.11
 
M Feb. 16
W Feb. 18 		== canceled class ==
M Feb. 23 Polymer structure Ch.4: 4.6-4.12
 
W Feb. 25 Exam 1: Ch.1, Ch.2, Ch.3, Ch.4:
F Feb. 27 Imperfections in solids Ch.5: 5.1-5.6
 
M Mar. 2 Imperfections in solids Ch.5: 5.7-5.13
 
W Mar. 4 Diffusion in solids Ch.6
HW3 due
F Mar. 6 Mechanical properties Ch.7: 7.1-7.10
 
M Mar. 9 Mechanical properties Ch.7: 7.11-7.15
 
W Mar. 11 Mechanical properties Ch.7: 7.16-7.20
HW4 due
M Mar. 16 Exam 2: Ch.5, Ch.6, Ch.7
W Mar. 18 Deformation and strengthening Ch.8: 8.1-8.11
 
M Mar. 23
W Mar. 25 		== spring break ==
M Mar. 30 Deformation and strengthening Ch.8: 8.12-8.19
 
W Apr. 1 Failure Ch.9: 9.1-9.8
HW5 due
F Apr. 3 Failure Ch.9: 9.9-9.19
 
M Apr. 6 Phase diagrams Ch.10: 10.1-10.13
 
W Apr. 8 Phase diagrams Ch.10: 10.14-10.21
HW6 due
M Apr. 13 Phase transformations Ch.11: 11.1-11.7
 
W Apr. 15 Exam 3: Ch.8, Ch.9, Ch.10
M Apr. 20 Phase transformations Ch.11: 11.8-11.17
 
W Apr. 22 Composites Ch.15: 15.1-15.7
 
M Apr. 27 Composites Ch.15: 15.8-15.15
 
W Apr. 29 Materials selection Ch.21: 21.1-21.6
HW7 due
M May 4 Materials selection Ch.21: 21.7-21.12
 
W May 6 Electronic properties Ch.12: 12.1-12.13, 12.15

ICES 		HW8 due
F May 8 Exam 4: Ch.11, Ch.15, Ch.21
(2:00-3:20pm)
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Scope

The course addresses the materials science and engineering of metals, ceramics, polymers, electronic materials, and composites. Topics include: atomic structure and bonding, imperfections, diffusion, mechanical properties, strengthening, failure, phase diagrams, and materials selection. This course is concerned with connecting material properties to material chemistry, structure, and processing, with the goal of controlling or coping with that behavior.

Objectives

Students will be able to explain how fundamental microscopic physical mechanisms produce macroscopic behavior of materials. This includes: for a given material class, identifying the bonding type, likely crystal structure, and expected mechanical response; using elastic and plastic deformation to predict loads for yielding, necking or fracture; identify common defects and affect on material properties; connect dislocations to plastic deformation in metals; identify phases and transformations in material processing, and types of microstructures; connect crack propagation to material failure; compute material indices for simple design problems to select optimal materials.