Engineering Design has evolved over the years, the pressure on manufacturers and designers to downsize components has never been more apparent. With the approaching legislation deadlines, the challenge is for engineers to develop sustainable designs using advanced materials and manufacturing technology.
This module aims to equip students with advanced, comprehensive knowledge of materials science and related state-of-the-art new emerging manufacturing technologies.
You will understand material characterization, focusing on properties and applications of advanced materials groups which include but are not limited to:
1. Bioengineering materials
2. Composite & Ceramics materials
3. Nano Materials and Bonding
4. Smart Materials
5. Eco Smart materials
As the student you will develop transferable advanced practical skills and knowledge that will improve your career aspirations such as advanced data analysis, problem solving and critical evaluation of advanced materials and manufacturing technologies and their implementation into engineering designs in terms of their sustainability and practicality.

This module will enable students to gain understanding, apply knowledge, analyse and evaluate problems and create solutions through a variety of activities, including:
• Lectures and Seminars
• Tutorial/Problem classes
• Laboratory sessions
• Practical application of module knowledge to real life case studies
• Critical reflection and problem solving individually and in groups
• Independent study which improve individual's research skills

• Material Selection in Mechanical Design Michael F Ashby 3rd ed. 2014 Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann Composite Materials: Engineering and Science, F.L. Matthews, R.D. Rawlings (1999) Woodhead
• Fundamentals of Ceramics: M.Barsoum, M.W Barasoum (2003),Taylor &Francis Group.

• Material selection software e.g. GRANTA CES , CoDA
• Material testing Equipment
• MatWeb

1. Demonstrate in-depth knowledge and comprehensive understanding of advanced materials & properties to investigate new emerging technologies that support advanced sustainable engineering designs (AHEP 3: EL11M, EA5m, P12M, G1)

2. Be able to model, simulate and predict the properties of composite materials' using mathematical and software tools considering a range of commercial and industrial constraints (AHEP 3: EA6M, G1)

3. Ability to apply advanced material selection strategies and techniques to select or model advanced materials applicable to sustainable engineering designs (AHEP 3: EL9M, P9m, P10m, EA6M)

4. Demonstrate in-depth knowledge and critique of the role advanced materials to the lifecycle and the Quality of products (AHEP 3: EL9M, EL11M, P12M)

Unseen examination (2 hours) which will assess Learning Outcomes 1, 3 and 4. (50%) Meeting AHEP 3 Outcomes EL9M, EL11M, EA5m, EA6M, P9m, P10m, P12M, G1.

Individual advanced material selection assignment which will assess Learning Outcome 2,3 & 4. (50%) Meeting AHEP 3 Outcomes EA6M, EL9M, EL11M, P9m, P10m, P12M, G1.

Practice formative class tests will be undertaken during the module and formative guidance and feedback will be provided in tutorial sessions within the class.