MECH2250

Materials Science and Engineering 1

Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment School of Engineering

10 Units 2000 Level Course

Available in 2014

Callaghan Campus	Semester 1
UoN Singapore	Trimester 2

Previously offered in 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004

Provides an integrated foundation for understanding the engineering properties of materials and how these properties result from basic chemical bonding and structure.

Objectives

To provide a foundation for selecting materials for engineering devices
To provide an understanding of the possibilities and limitations of materials in engineering situations
To provide a foundation for training in the specialization of Materials Science/Engineering
To provide an understanding of the science from which engineering materials are based.

Content

The course is concerned with the engineering properties of materials and the supporting science. The following topics are covered: Atomic structure and bonding; states of matter, gases (ideal/real, mixtures, hydrocarbon combustion, green house gases, ozone destruction); liquids (aqueous solutions, solubility, acids/bases), solids (crystal structures, phase diagrams, diffusion, mechanical, electrical and corrosion properties). Engineering materials (metals/alloys, ceramics, polymers, composites). Electroplating and batteries. Coal, petroleum, petrol, soaps and lubricants.

Replacing Course(s)

Transition

Industrial Experience

Assumed Knowledge

HSC level knowledge of Physics or Chemistry is assumed.

Modes of Delivery

Internal Mode

Teaching Methods

Lecture
Tutorial

Assessment Items

Essays / Written Assignments	Two written assignments.
Examination: Formal	* Note, any modification to the above assessment arrangement will appear on the course outline normally issued in week 1.

Contact Hours

Lecture: for 4 hour(s) per Week for Full Term
Tutorial: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term

Timetables