EG2010 - Materials Science and Engineering

Credit points:	03
Year:	2011
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	School of Engineering

A knowledge of common materials science and engineering for structural, electrical, magnetic, optical engineering, and biomedical applications: Properties of materials and microstructures; nature of metal and alloys (equilibrium diagrams and the iron-carbon system; ferrous metals and alloys; non-ferrous metals and alloys; heat treatment); ceramic materials (ceramics and glasses, forming of ceramics, structure and defects in ceramics); polymer processing; composites; biomedical materials; nanomaterials; and materials selection.

Learning Outcomes

• To gain common materials knowledge including microstructure, processing, properties and applications;
• Understanding general principles for materials selection.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to work individually and independently;
• The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

ME2518

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2011
Coordinator:	Dr Ling Yin
Lecturers:	Dr Ling Yin, Dr Bobby Mathan.
Contact hours:	65 hours - Lectures, tutorials, demonstrations, practicals, site visits and/or seminars. Refer to Subject Outline for details.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50% - 70%); on-course assessment, some of which may be invigilated (30% - 50%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.