Undergraduate Course: Materials Science and Engineering 2 (SCEE08005)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | School (School of Engineering) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/teaching/ |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | To provide a broad introduction to the materials used in engineering, their properties and structures. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Class Delivery Information |
W 0900-0950 F 0900-0950 |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 4,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
71 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
80 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
20 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 1:30 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 1:30 | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completing the module, students should:
1. Be familiar with the major classes of engineering materials.
2. Be familiar with the mechanical, thermal and chemical properties of engineering materials, their definition, measurement and specification.
3. Be familiar with the main electrical and optical properties of materials.
4. Be able to locate material property data.
5. Understand in qualitative terms the physical basis of material structure and the physical basis of the principal engineering properties of materials.
6. Be familiar with elementary concepts of metallurgy, in particular microstructure-property relationships in metals and alloys, with reference to iron-carbon; ferrous alloys, Al, Ti, Mg, Cu, and refractory metals.
7. Be familiar with the major polymeric materials and their use as solid polymers, coatings, foams and adhesives.
8. Be familiar with the main types of ceramics and glasses in engineering.
9. Be familiar with the concepts durability and in particular of electrochemical corrosion.
10. Be acquainted with the main materials processing operations. |
Assessment Information
Examination 80%;
Laboratories 20% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Outline of lecture course:
Introduction to materials science and engineering
1. Materials Classification
metals, polymers, ceramics, glass, composites
2. Properties
Mechanical, thermal, chemical, optical, electrical
Definition, units, measurement
How to locate property data
3. Structures
Structure on different scales
Atoms, bonding, crystal structures, microstructures
4. Material classes
4.1 Metals & alloys
4.2 Polymers
4.3 Ceramics & glass
4.4 Composites
5. New horizons for materials
6. Durability and corrosion
7. Deformation and fracture of materials
Ductile/brittle behaviour, fracture toughness, creep, fatigue
8. Materials Selection
semester 2
Lectures 18 hours (Sanderson LT1, Monday & Thursday 9-9.50)
Practicals 3 hours
Tutorials 4 hours (begin week 3) |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
ALL AVAILABLE ONLINE FROM THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
Engineering Materials, Volume 1: Properties and Applications,
MF Ashby & DRH Jones, 1996, Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann
Engineering Materials, Volume 2: An Introduction to Microstructures, Processing and Design (Second Edition),
MF Ashby & DRH Jones, 1998; Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann
Materials Selection in Mechanical Design,
MF Ashby, 2005, Elsevier Science & Technology
Other Sources
Fundamentals of Materials (Chapt 1), Engineering properties of materials (Chapt 2) ICE Manual of Construction Materials, 2009, Institution of Civil Engineers (C. Hall).
Overview No. 80 On the engineering properties of materials, MF Ashby, 1989, Acta Metall, 37 (5), 1173-1293.
Civil engineering materials (Jackson and Dhir, eds.), fifth edition, 1996, MacMillan Press Ltd. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Jane Blackford
Tel: (0131 6)50 5677
Email: jane.blackford@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lucy Davie
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: Lucy.Davie@ed.ac.uk |
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