Department of Materials Science &
Engineering
Module Description 2012/13
Module Code: MAT2310
Module Title: Industrial Materials
Processing
Module Convenor: Dr R P Thackray
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Credits: 20
Semester: 1
Pre-requisites: MAT1640
Co-requisites: None
Brief Description (including aims of the course):
This course provides a broad overview of the main industrial processing and
manufacturing routes for metallic, glass, ceramic and polymeric materials and
components. Important engineering principles such as viscosity, heat transfer and
fluid flow will be introduced where relevant and a number of case studies will be
used in order to highlight the equipment, technology and philosophy behind the
choice of process and manufacturing route for these materials.
This unit aims to introduce the basic principles, equipment and technology that lie
behind the main industrial processing and manufacturing routes for metallic, glass,
ceramic and polymeric materials and components, using case studies where
appropriate.
Course Objectives:
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
•Understand the basic engineering principles that lie behind the main processing and
manufacturing routes for metallic, glass ceramic and polymeric materials;
•Discuss the choice of process in terms of the equipment and technology;
•Apply this knowledge to specific cases.
Assessment:
Exam: 80%
Practicals: 20%
Booklist (A) Core Test; (B) Secondary Text; (C) Peripheral Reading:
The Technology of Glass and Ceramics, J Hlavac (Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1983). Glass
melting covered in detail.
Glasses and amorphous solids, Ed by J Zarzycki. Vol 9 in Series Materials Science and
Technology: a comprehensive treatment eds R W Cahn, P Hassen, E J Kramer (VCH
Verlag, Weinheim, 1991)
Glasses and their applications, H Rawson (Institute of Materials, 1991)
Properties and applications of glass, H. Rawson (Elsevier)
Fundamentals of Inorganic Glasses. A Varshneya (Academic Press)
Introduction to Glass Science and Technology J. Shelby. (RSC Paperbacks)