Course overview
This course will provide students with knowledge of the relationship between the microstructure, properties, and processing of engineering materials. Students will be introduced to various families of engineering materials and their distinctive characteristics, enabling informed materials selection for specific engineering applications. The course will also cover key topics such as manufacturing processes, material degradation, and the environmental implications of material selection.
- Materials Foundations
- Sustainable Material Choices
Course learning outcomes
- Explain the relationship between microstructure, processing, and material properties for a broad range of engineering materials
- Analyse and interpret basic engineering data and measurements in relation to properties of engineering materials
- Make appropriate materials selection to address basic engineering design challenges
- Apply the life cycle analysis to make cost-effective, environmentally responsible materials selection in the context of engineering applications