1 Laboratory report 1500 words (40%) which will assess Learning Outcomes 1 and 5.
A written report on case studies in material selection 1500 words (60%) which will assess Learning Outcomes 1,2,3 and 4.

bonding in materials, atomic and molecular structure
relationship between structure, properties and process route
classes of engineering materials - metals ceramics, glasses polymers and composites
mechanical properties - tensile properties, hardness, toughness, creep and fatigue behaviour
thermal properties - conductivity expansion and specific heat
fracture and failure of materials including corrosion
electrical properties - resistivity and dielectric properties
materials selection in the design process
material or merit indices
graphical and computerised techniques for selection
forces for change - environmental and scientific change

The course is delivered by lectures (24 hours) accompanied by tutorials, laboratories and case studies (12 hours), some of which are computer based.

This module may be delivered full-time on a block delivery basis by West Cheshire College.

Material property testing equipment (tensile properties, hardness, Charpy impact test)
CES material selection software.

Materials Science and Engineering - An introduction, W.D Callister, 7th Edition (2007), John Wiley & Sons (WIE); ISBN: 978-0-471-73696-7

Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, M.F. Ashby, 3rd Edition (2005), Elsevier, ISBN: 978-0-7506-6168-3