| CODE | MME3215 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Advanced Materials for Technology | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Metallurgy and Materials Engineering | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This unit describes the structures and properties of ceramics, composites and advanced materials. This unit provides the learner with the opportunity to discuss product design with such materials in addition to the knowledge accumulated in other units about wood, metals, plastics and textiles. Some materials covered in this unit are the following: porcelain, clay, glass, fiberglass, carbon-fibre reinforced polymer, smart materials, nano-engineered materials. Applications of such materials include those for engineering, sports, artistic, domestic, health care or medical purposes. Study-Unit Aims: 1. To provide students with familiarity and appreciation of different advanced materials; 2. To advance the knowledge of materials, their structure, properties and applications; 3. To provide a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between the bahaviour of materials and the resultant properties. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Describe the different types of ceramics, composites and advanced materials; 2. Understand the properties of the different types of ceramics, composites and advanced materials and link these to their bahaviour; 3. Analyse and explain the use of a particular material within an existing technological product; 4. Apply the knowledge about a material to critique or design a product; 5. Analyse materials section requirements in engineering design. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Design and manufacture products using some of the materials mentioned; 2. Explain the predicted behaviour under simple loading of ceramics and composite materials; 3. Define the function of the component for which the selection of a material is required. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - CALLISTER, W. D. & RETHWISCH, D. G. 2010. Materials Science and Engineering, Wiley. Supplementary Readings: - ASHBY, M. F. & JOHNSON, K. 2014. Materials and Design: The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design, Butterworth-Heinemann. - SHACKELFORD, J. F. 2008. Introduction to Materials Science for Engineers, Prentice Hall. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Study-units: TET1006; TET1010. An aspect of this study-unit will take place using the Granta EduPack Software. Please note that a pass in the Examination component is obligatory for an overall pass mark to be awarded. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Tutorial, Practical & Independent Study | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Sophie Briffa |
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