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ECHE 719 B

TOPICS in THERMODYNAMICS: DESIGN of ENGINEERING MATERIALS

Spring 2001

MWF 10:10 -11:00am, SWR 2A22

 

Course Syllabus (MS Word)

 

 

Instructor: Office: Phone: Fax: E-Mail: Office Hours:	Dr. Perla B. Balbuena 2A01D Swearingen Engineering Center (803)-777-8022 (803)-777-8265 balbuena@engr.sc.edu 2-3pm Fridays, or by appointment (e-mail, voice-mail).	ANNOUNCEMENTS NOTE: You must use Internet Explorer + your "engr" account info to access the following files (HW#: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Teaching Assistant Tao Li, SWR 2A01G Phone: 777-1655 lit@engr.sc.edu.   Office hours: Wednesdays 4-5pm.

 

 

Textbook

"The science and design of engineering materials," by Schaffer, Saxena, Antolovich, Sanders, and Warner, Mc Graw Hill, 2000, 3^rd. edition.

 

Reference books

"Interfaces in Materials", by J. M. Howe, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1997.

"Materials Science and Engineering", by W. D. Callister, 3^rd. edition, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1994.

 

Grading

Homework                                                                                20%

Discussion/Presentation of a research article                               25%

Discussion/Presentation of a research article                               25%

Final Exam                                                                                30%

 

Course Objectives

1)      understand the theoretical aspects of materials science and engineering

2)      learn how to address real life problems related to these aspects

3)      improve your research skills

4)      improve your presentation skills

 

Contents

• Fundamentals: atomic and crystal structures.  Vacancies, impurities, and diffusion in metals, crystals, and polymers.  Linear, planar, and volume defects.  Noncrystalline and semicrystalline materials.

• Kinetics of structural transformations.  Crystal growth.  Nucleation.  Transformations in steels, alloy formation, sintering.

• Mechanical, electrical, optical, dielectric, magnetic and thermal properties.

• Composite materials: metal-matrix, polymer-matrix, ceramic-matrix, carbon-matrix.

• Materials-environment interactions: dissolution, corrosion, atmospheric attack, friction and wear.

• Materials processing: casting, powder processing, semiconductor processing, fiber manufacturing.

 

 

Holidays: March 11-18 Spring Break. April 16, Easter Holiday.

Final Exam: May 9, 9am.

 

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