MECH2250
10 units
2000 level
Course handbook
Description
This course provides students with an integrated foundation for understanding the engineering properties of materials and how these properties result from basic chemical bonding and structure.
Availability2020 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 2 - 2020
PSB Singapore
- Trimester 3 - 2020 (Singapore)
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Select materials for engineering devices
2. Demonstrate the possibilities and limitations of materials in engineering situations
3. Provide a foundation for training in the specialisation of Materials Science/Engineering
4. Explain 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.
Assumed knowledge
HSC level knowledge of Physics or Chemistry is assumed.
Assessment items
Written Assignment: Assignment 1
Written Assignment: Assignment 2
Quiz: Quiz 1
Quiz: Quiz 2
Contact hours
Callaghan and PSB Singapore
Lecture
Face to Face On Campus 4 hour(s) per Week for Full Term
Tutorial
Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term
Two tutorials (one hour each) per week for the full term.