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 Academic Year: | 2016/7 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 100% |
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| Description:
| Aims: * To appreciate the importance of materials in engineering design * To review the broad spectrum of engineering materials in terms of properties such as strength, stiffness, toughness, thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, embodied energy and CO2 footprint. * To characterise and compare the properties of these materials. * To present case studies which examine the selection and application of materials in engineering design applications. Learning Outcomes: After successfully completing this unit the student will be able to: * describe various types of engineering materials * describe the overall process of engineering design, and the place in it of materials selection; * deduce from standard test results the materials information required for design * analyse materials requirements and propose solutions to the selection problem in specified design situations. Skills: Facilitated - intellectual, and analytical. Key skills: presentation skills, report writing skills. Content: * Introduction to engineering materials and their use in the design process * Design aspects of material properties: Stress and strain, elasticity and viscoelasticity; time, temperature and frequency dependent responses; optical, thermal and electrical properties; * The materials spectrum: materials resources, classification in terms of mechanical, thermal and electrical properties * Formalised procedures for materials selection and the limits of such procedures * Case studies on selected products and materials. |
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ME50350 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Mechanical Engineering
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