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Introduces the fundamental physical properties of metals. Topics include: materials properties and limitations, materials processing techniques, treating materials, testing materials, and microstructural characteristics.
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Materials Properties and Limitations |
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Materials Processing Techniques |
D. Lab |
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Treating Materials |
P. Lab/O.B.I. |
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Testing Materials |
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4 | |
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Microstructural Characteristics |
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Prerequisite: |
ENG 101, MAT 104 | ||
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Course Guide |
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Competency |
After completing this
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D.Lab |
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MATERIALS PROPERTIES AND
LIMITATIONS |
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Properties |
Describe the chemical, physical, mechanical, and dimensional properties of materials. |
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Limitations |
Define stress, strain, hardness, and toughness. |
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MATERIALS PROCESSING TECHNIQUES |
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Metals |
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Plasticity |
Discuss plastic deformation, annealing, and hot working. |
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Ceramics |
Explain why ceramic materials are strong in compression, weak in tension, and brittle. |
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Specifications |
Interpret steel size, description, finish, property, and tolerance specifications. |
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TREATING MATERIALS |
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Processes |
Describe the heat treating processes of hardening, tempering, softening a hardened structure, recrystallization stress relief, hot working operations, and diffusion of alloying elements. |
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Discuss the benefits of surface and local hardening. |
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Equilibrium diagram |
Explain the meaning of an equilibrium diagram. |
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Wear and corrosion control |
Identify methods used to prevent and control wear and corrosion. |
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Explain how polymers are formed and fabricated. |
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Property comparison |
Compare the properties of aluminum alloys with copper alloys, steel, brass, and polymers. |
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TESTING MATERIALS |
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Corrosion |
Perform immersion corrosion test on various types of metals. |
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Hardenability |
Explain a jominy hardenability test on carbon steels. |
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Case hardness |
Case harden a low carbon steel sample by carbonization. |
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Use a hardness tester to evaluate steel samples that have been quench hardened. |
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Metallographic process |
Explain how metallographic samples are prepared to evaluate the change in creep rate with time. |
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MICROSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS |
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Chemistry of materials |
Explain the order of the periodic table. |
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Microstructure |
Explain the atomic and molecular structure of metals, polymers, and ceramics. |
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Bonding |
Describe covalent, ionic, Vander Wool, and metallic bonding. |
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FCC and BCC structures |
Explain the effect of FCC and BCC structures in determining the properties of steel. |
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Polymers |
Describe how polymers are strengthened by additives and specific polymerization plunomina. |
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Cast iron |
List the types of cast iron and describe their microstructure. |
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Ceramics |
Explain the effect of crystallinity in the properties of ceramics. |
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| Suggested Resources |
Brown, D. V. (1981). Basic metallurgy.
Albany, NY: Delmar.
Budinski, K. (1983). Engineering materials
properties and selection (2nd ed.). Reston, VA:
Reston.
Davis, H. E. (1982). The testing of
engineering materials (4th ed.). New York:
McGraw-Hill.
Doyle, L. E., et al. (1985). Manufacturing
processes and materials for engineers (3rd ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ:
Prentice Hall.
Jacobs, J., & Kilduff, T. (1985).
Engineering materials technology. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice
Hall.