Module overview
Linked modules
Pre-requisite: ELEC1203
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Calculate the extent of diffusion-driven composition changes and to predict the equilibrium microstructure of a material from the phase diagram
- Understand the terminology of thermodynamics and be able to communicate with other engineers. Know the different forms of energy and understand what is meant by work and heat
- Outline the fundamental behaviour of fluids
- Specify an appropriate heat treatment to improve alloy’s mechanical properties given the phase diagram for that alloy
- Recommend methods for prevention of metallic corrosion
- Design composite materials to meet particular mechanical requirements
- Relate the microstructure and composition of materials to their mechanical properties and B8. Select materials for different applications based on the constraints of the given applications
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Use fundamental knowledge to identify pertinent information for analysis
- Demonstrate study and time management skills
- Study and learn independently
- Solve mathematically based problems for engineering applications
- Solve numerical problems
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Make general predictions about the ability of the given material to resist failure
- The molecular characteristics of polymers and the application of thermodynamic principles to explain aspects of the behaviour of polymers
- Understand the laws of thermodynamics, the Energy Equation and the importance of entropy
- Solve common fluid mechanics design problems, including examples of conservation of mass, momentum and energy analysis
- The underlying principles governing Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics
- Failure mechanisms of modern engineering materials: metal alloys, polymers, ceramics, composites
- The mechanical behaviour of fluids, polymers, viscoelastic materials, semicrystalline polymers, crystalline structures and composites
- Techniques used to determine the structure and mechanical properties of materials
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Explain the failure mechanism for given sample
- Interpret micrographs in relation to mechanical properties
- Identify the appropriate model for fluid mechanical problems and determine a solution
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Type | Hours |
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Wider reading or practice | 49 |
Completion of assessment task | 11 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 18 |
Follow-up work | 18 |
Lecture | 36 |
Tutorial | 8 |
Revision | 10 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
D. Hull and T.W. Clyne (1996). An Introduction to Composite Materials. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Cengel Y A (1997). Introduction to Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer. McGraw-Hill.
W.D. Callister. Materials Science and Engineering, an Introduction. New York: Willey.
P.A. Lovell and R.J. Young (1991). Introduction to Polymers. Boca Raton: CRC Press.
Douglas et al. Fluid Mechanics. Pearson/Prentice Hall.
Cengel YA and Boles MA (2008). Thermodynamics An Engineering Approach. McGraw Hill.
R.L.Mott. Applied Fluid Mechanics. Pearson/Prentice Hall.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Problem Sheets | 20% |
Examination | 80% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Examination | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Examination | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External