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MEC1201 Engineering Materials

Semester 2, 2020 Online
Short Description: Engineering Materials
Units : 1
Faculty or Section : Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences
School or Department : School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
Student contribution band : Band 2
ASCED code : 030305 - Materials Engineering
Grading basis : Graded

Staffing

Examiner:

Synopsis

Materials science and engineering course has come into its own as a field of endeavour during the past 25 years. The central theme in this development is the concept that the properties and behaviour of a material are closely related to the internal structure of that material. The properties (which may be regarded as the responses of the material to its immediate environment) are functions of: (i) the kinds of atoms present and the type of bonding among them, and (ii) the geometrical arrangement of large numbers of atoms, microstructure and macrostructure. As a result, in order to modify properties, appropriate changes must be made in the internal structure. Also, if processing or service conditions alter the structure, the characteristics of the material are altered. Over the same period, noticeable changes have taken place in the teaching of engineering materials to the engineering students. Previously, elementary courses emphasised on the mechanical properties of materials with long dull lists of chemical specifications and descriptions of processing. More recently, elementary courses seek to provide a thorough grasp of the structures encountered in the principal families of materials - metals, ceramics and polymers - and then to show how the properties of important engineering materials depend on these structures. This course seeks to provide a background knowledge of the more commonly used engineering materials. This will be achieved by promoting an understanding of the interrelation of structure and properties in the principal families of materials and the mechanisms by which the structural changes may be accomplished.

Objectives

The course objectives define the student learning outcomes for a course. On completion of this course, students should be able to:

  1. describe the principal forms of mechanical tests and calculate the mechanical properties of materials;
  2. explain the basic atomic structures of metals, ceramics and polymers;
  3. outline the influence of both atomic structure and microstructure on the deformation mechanism of metal materials;
  4. interpret the principal strengthening mechanisms by which structural change may be accomplished in materials in order to enhance their mechanical properties;
  5. analyse the effects of stress state, temperature and corrosion on the more commonly used materials;
  6. identify and explain the electrical and the magnetic properties of materials;
  7. examine in depth a selected aspect of engineering materials studies.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Introduction to Engineering Materials 10.00
2. Atomic Structure and Microstructure 10.00
3. Deformation of metals 10.00
4. Binary equilibrium phase diagrams 10.00
5. Effects of non-equilibrium cooling and heat treatments of metals 10.00
6. Structure and mechanical behaviour of polymers 10.00
7. Structure and mechanical behaviour of ceramics 10.00
8. Deterioration in service 10.00
9. Electrical and magnetic properties of materials 10.00
10. Cement and concrete 10.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=02&subject1=MEC1201)

Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)

Nil to be purchased.

Reference materials

Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.
Askeland, DR, Phule, PP & Wright WJ 2016, The science and engineering of materials, 7th edn, Cengage Learning, Stamford, CT.
Budinski, KG & Budinski, MK 2010, Engineering materials: properties and selection, 9th edn, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.
John, VB 2003, Introduction to engineering materials, 4th edn, Palgrave MacMillan, Bassingstoke, Hampshire.
Schaffer, JP et al 1999, The science and design of engineering materials, 2nd edn, McGraw Hill, Boston.
Shackelford, JF 2015, Introduction to materials science for engineers, 8th edn, Pearson, Upper Saddle River, NJ.

Student workload expectations

Activity Hours
Assessments 18.00
Directed 精东传媒app 42.00
Examinations 2.00
Private 精东传媒app 97.00

Assessment details

Description Marks out of Wtg (%) Due Date Objectives Assessed Notes
Assignment 1 100 10 13 Aug 2020 1,2,3,7
Assignment 2 200 20 10 Sep 2020 3,4,7
Assignment 3 100 10 08 Oct 2020 5,6,7
Online Examination 600 60 End S2 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 (see note 1)

Notes
  1. This will be an open examination. Students will be provided further instruction regarding the exam by their course examiner via 精东传媒appDesk. The examination date will be available via UConnect when the official Alternate Assessment Schedule has been released.

Important assessment information

  1. Attendance requirements:
    It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.

  2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
    Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S2 2020 are:
    To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks for that item.

    Requirements after S2 2020:
    To satisfactorily complete an assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks or a grade of at least C-. Students do not have to satisfactorily complete each assessment item to be awarded a passing grade in this course. Refer to Statement 4 below for the requirements to receive a passing grade in this course.

  3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
    Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4)

  4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
    Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S2 2020 are:
    To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.

    Requirements after S2 2020:
    To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must obtain at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course (i.e. the Primary Hurdle), and have satisfied the Secondary Hurdle (Supervised), i.e. the end of semester examination by achieving at least 40% of the weighted marks available for that assessment item.

    Supplementary assessment may be offered where a student has undertaken all of the required summative assessment items and has passed the Primary Hurdle but failed to satisfy the Secondary Hurdle (Supervised), or has satisfied the Secondary Hurdle (Supervised) but failed to achieve a passing Final Grade by 5% or less of the total weighted Marks.

    To be awarded a passing grade for a supplementary assessment item (if applicable), a student must achieve at least 50% of the available marks for the supplementary assessment item as per the Assessment Procedure (point 4.4.2).

  5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
    The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the weighted aggregate of the marks (or grades) obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course.

  6. Examination information:
    Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S2 2020 are:
    An Open Examination is one in which candidates may have access to any printed or written material and a calculator during the examination.

    Requirements after S2 2020:
    In a Restricted Examination, candidates are allowed access only to specific materials during the examination. The only materials that candidates may use in the restricted examination for this course are: writing materials (non-electronic and free from material which could give the student an unfair advantage in the examination); calculators which cannot hold textual information (students must indicate on their examination paper the make and model of any calculator(s) they use during the examination).

  7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
    Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S2 2020 are:
    The details regarding deferred/supplementary examinations will be communicated at a later date.

    Requirements after S2 2020:
    Any Deferred or Supplementary examinations for this course will be held during the next examination period.

  8. 精东传媒app Student Policies:
    Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene 精东传媒app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .

Assessment notes

  1. Students must familiarise themselves with the USQ Assessment Procedures (.

  2. Referencing in Assignments must comply with the Harvard (AGPS) referencing system. This system should be used by students to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The Harvard (APGS) style to be used is defined by the USQ library鈥檚 referencing guide. These policies can be found at .

Date printed 6 November 2020