Course Objectives

Anticipated general outcome:

1. Physical understanding of material behaviors

2. Ability to optimize material selection and properties to satisfy single or multifunctional engineering           applications. 

Specific  objectives:

1. Predict approximate physical and mechanical behavior of a material based on the type of bonding present (covalent, ionic, metallic, and/or van der Waals) and the presence of any of the several types of defects common in condensed matter.

2. Use knowledge of the crystal structure (BCC, FCC, and HCP) of a metal to make general predictions about the metal’s ability to plastically deform.

3. Calculate the extent of diffusion-driven composition changes based upon composition, time, and temperature.

4. Predict the equilibrium microstructure of a material comprised of two constituents (e.g., Fe and C or Al and Cu) given the binary phase diagram and thermal history of the material.

5. Use and alloy time-temperature-transformation diagram to specify a suitable heat treatment to produce any of the possible major microstructures.

6. Specify an appropriate heat treatment to precipitation harden a binary alloy given the phase diagram for that alloy.

7. Select materials for different applications based on the constraints of the given applications.

8. Recognize the basic causes of metallic corrosion and recommend methods of prevention.

Disclaimer

The information provided is believed to be correct at the time of writing. Changes may however be necessary due to unforeseen circumstances. 

The web-based lecture notes of Prof. Joshua Otaigbe, Material Sciences and Engineering Department, ISU, and the digital lecture notes of Prof. Brian Gleeson, Material Sciences and Engineering Department, ISU, are used with permission to create the current web-based lecture notes. Neither full or part of it is allowed to be distributed, used without written permission from Profs. Otaigbe and Gleeson.