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 Academic Year:
| 2013/4 |
| Owning Department/School:
| Department of Mechanical Engineering (administered by the Learning Partnerships Office) |
| Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
| Period: |
Semester 1 at Swindon College |
| Assessment:
| CW 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment: |
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
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| Description:
| Aims: The aims of this unit are to demonstrate a thorough understanding of materials testing and selection; gather, interpret and process information relating to engineering materials; analyse a material's ability to perform within given situations; justify material choices for given design briefs. In addition, investigate methods of forming, shaping, joining and material removal processes. Learning Outcomes: At the end of this unit students should be able to: * Select materials, conduct tests and record the performance for a range of engineering applications. * Produce engineering specifications by assessing a material's suitability for a given function and understand the requirements for setting the life cycle of engineering components. * Identify appropriate material casting, shaping, removal and joining processes. Skills: During this unit students should gain the following skills: Intellectual * gathering, processing and analysing technical information (F, A) * formulating outcomes (T, A) * analysing and justifying decisions (T, A) Professional * making written and verbal presentations (F, A) Practical * developing identification and observational skills to maintain records and contribute to reports (T,A) * practical testing of materials (T,A) * carrying out practical investigations of manufacturing systems (F,A) Key * writing reports (F, A) * identifying appropriate manufacturing processes (T, A) * applying numerical techniques (T, A). Content: This unit concentrates on: * the cost and availability of engineering materials * properties of engineering materials * fatigue failure of materials * the elastic moduli * bonding between atoms * the physical basis of Young's Modulus * the yield strength, tensile strength, hardness and ductility of engineering materials * fast fracture and toughness * creep and creep fracture, mechanisms of creep * oxidation of materials * corrosion of materials * friction and wear * materials in engineering design primary * casting processes * primary shaping processes * primary forming processes * material removal processes * welding processes * joining processes. |
| Programme availability: |
LP10508 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Programmes administered by the Learning Partnerships Office
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