Course Specifications
Relevant Programme
B.Sc. in Engineering
Department offers the programme
Faculty of Engineering (Mechanical
Engineering)
Department offers the course
Department of Production Engineering
and Mechanical Design
Mechanical Engineering
Scholar year
1st year Mechanical Engineering/First Semester
Date of specification approval
2006
Instructors:
Prof. Dr. Abdelwahed M. Assar & Dr Mahmoud M. Tash e-mail:mahmoud_tash1@yahoo.com
A- Basic Information:
Title: Engineering Materials
Code: MPD1104
Credit Hours: 3 hrs lectures + 3 hrs tutorials
Total 6 hrs.
B- professional Information
1. Aims:
Upon completion of the course the student should be able to:
1. Learn what engineering materials are, their properties, processing and
applications
2. Develop the microstructure of metals and compare between polycrystalline
and single crystal.
3. Know how the microstructure develops during solidification and construct
different types of alloy phase diagrams by thermal analysis
4. know how to produce a single crystal
5. understand the principles of solidification of pure metals
6. Construct the thermal equilibrium diagrams
7. Know the non ferrous alloys (aluminium and copper) and their applications
8. learn about the powder metallurgy
9. Understand the Iron-Carbon Phase diagrams
10. Know the Ferrous alloys(Steel and Cast irons) and their applications
11. Design heat treatment procedure for steels
12. Be acquainted with Cast irons, polymers, ceramics and composites.
2. Intended Learning Outcomes
a. Knowledge and understanding
a.1. Engineering materials and their applications.
a.2. Structure of metals and alloys.
a.3. Phase diagrams and microstructure development during solidifications
a.4. Heat treatment of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys.
a.5. Applications of steels, Cast irons, polymers, ceramics and composites
b. Intellectual skills
a.1. Identifying materials in engineering parts used in daily life.
a.2. Identifying microstructure and properties of some important alloys.
3. Contents:
Engineering materials, Polycrystalline metals, Microstructure of metals, Production of
single crystal, Solidification of pure metals, polycrystalline metal, thermal
equilibrium diagrams, non ferrous alloys and applications, powder metallurgy, IronCarbon Phase diagrams, Ferrous alloys and applications, Heat treatment of steels,
Cast irons, polymers, ceramics , composites.
Lecture Topic Outline
Week
Topics
1
Introduction to Engineering Materials& Applications
2
Crystal Structure of Materials with Specific relevance to
Metallic Systems (FCC, BCC, & HCP).
No. of hours
Lect.
3
Tutorial
3
3
3
- Problems on Crystal Lattice.
3
Microstructure of metals
3
3
4
Production of single crystal, Solidification of pure metals,
Polycrystalline metal
3
5
Thermal equilibrium diagrams: Solid Solution type.
3
3
6
Thermal equilibrium diagrams: Eutectic type.
3
3
7
Thermal equilibrium diagrams: Pretectic type.
3
3
8
Non Ferrous alloys and applications: Aluminium alloys
3
3
Non Ferrous alloys and applications: Copper alloys
3
3
9
3
Powder Metallurgy
10
Mid-Term Exam.
3
Iron-Carbon phase Diagrams:
3
11
3
3
- Problems on: using Fe-C phase diagram.
12
Ferrous alloys and applications: classification of steels and
applications
3
13
Heat treatment of steels.
3
3
14
Cast Irons: classification and applications
3
3
15
Polymers, ceramics and composites.
3
3
3
4. Teaching and learning methods:
Blackboard, and Over-head.
5. Student Assessment:
Grading Basis:
Attendance of lectures and tutorials is a most. Homework assignments will consist of
essay questions and problem solving cases. There will be several quizzes and one
midterm examination and one final test. Examinations are comprehensive, including
subjects from all assigned readings, lectures, laboratory activities, and classroom
demonstrations.
Year Work:
Item
#Points%
Totals__
Attendance
5
Section work Homework assignments 10
Pop Quizzes
15
Midterm exam
30
Year Work
60
Final Examination
90
150
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6. List of References:
1. Notes prepared by the lecturer.
2. Principles of Material Science, William Smith, 1996.
3. Principles of Engineering Metallurgy, L. Krishna Reddy, 1996.
4. many internet web sites, 2002-2004