Module Descriptors
ENGINEERED MATERIALS
MECH50385
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Peter Barnes
Email: P.Barnes@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
  • ASSIGNMENT weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
Materials Performance
- Young's modulus, yield stress, hardness, thermal mass, expansivity, conductivity
- Applications examples
Materials failure
- Fracture, fatigue, creep, thermal shock
Materials classes
- Monoliths, composites and coatings
Materials optimisation
- Heat treatment, microstructural engineering
Materials selection
- Strategies, tools and case studies
Module Additional Assessment Details
End examination 2 hours weighted at 50% which will assess Learning Outcome 1.
Written assignment with group and individual components weighted at 50% which will assess Learning Outcomes 2 and 3.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
CE00433-1 Mechanical Principles or equivalent
Module Texts
Materials Science and Engineering, an Introduction, 6th Edition, D Callister, John Wiley, 2002, ISBN: 047122471-5
Materials Selection and Mechanical Design, 2nd Edition, M F Ashby, Butterworth & Heinmann, 2001, ISBN: 0750643579
Module Resources
Materials Testing Facilities - Mechanical Testers, Impact, Hardness, Metallographic Microscope, Materials Selection Software, CES.
Module Learning Strategies
Lectures (2 hours per week) x 10
Practical laboratory work and problem classes (1 hour per week) x 12
Laboratory session (2 hours) x 2
Computer based material selection exercises
Student centred learning