Module Descriptors
MATERIAL PROPERTIES AND SELECTION
XXAT50353
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 5
15 credits
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- REPORT weighted at 40%
- REPORT -SECOND REPORT weighted at 60%
Module Details
Module Resources
Material property testing equipment (tensile properties, hardness, Charpy impact test)
CES material selection software
CES material selection software
Module Learning Strategies
The course is delivered by lectures (24 hours) accompanied by tutorials, laboratories and case studies (12 hours), some of which are computer based.
Module Indicative Content
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
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
Module Additional Assessment Details
1 Laboratory report (40%) which will assess Learning Outcome 5.
A written report on case studies in material selection (60%) which will assess Learning Outcomes 1,2,3 and 4.
A written report on case studies in material selection (60%) which will assess Learning Outcomes 1,2,3 and 4.
Module Texts
Materials Science and Engineering - An introduction, W.D Callister, 6th Edition (20 August 2002), John Wiley & Sons (WIE); ISBN: 0471224715
Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, M.F. Ashby, 2nd Edition (4 June 1999), Butterworth-Heinemann; ISBN: 0750643579
Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, M.F. Ashby, 2nd Edition (4 June 1999), Butterworth-Heinemann; ISBN: 0750643579
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None