| CODE | MME3208 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Materials Selection | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Metallurgy and Materials Engineering | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This unit introduces different approaches used by engineers to select materials for any potential product, component or assembly. The role of the selection of materials within the design process is described and discussed, with case studies based on actual designs and applications being presented. The choice of a material is based on the application, the environment in which is is used, the required properties, and the processes which can be applied to produce the design. The concepts of translation, screening and ranking of different materials as techniques for selection are introduced and explained by means of examples, with techniques being based on logical, mathematical and graphical techniques. The correlation of the materials selection process to the selection of manufacturing process is considered. Several examples of practical cases are introduced and considered, and each student will be required to carry out a materials selection exercise based on the choice of material for a defined component as coursework for this unit. Study-unit Aims: The aims of this study-unit are: 1. to define the selection of materials in the context of engineering design; 2. to clearly indicate the importance of defining the parameters describing a materials selection process is carried out; 3. to enable students to select from and apply a range of techniques for materials selection. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. analyze materials selection requirements in engineering design; 2. describe the conditions defining the selection of materials for engineering components; 3. compare selection techniques and select the correct approach to the problem; 4. analyze the problem and select the appropriate material; 5. correlate the process of material selection to process selection; 6. report the process using the correct. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. define the function of the component for which the selection of a material is required; 2. list the constraints defining the choice of materials which can be considered for the application; 3. describe the objectives which are applied to the selection of the optimum material for the application; 4. analyze the potential of alternative materials by means of performance indices and material selection charts; 5. compare objectives by means of the digital logic method and related ranking techniques. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: (availability at the Library or otherwise is indicated against each entry) Main Textbook: [1] Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, 3rd ed., M.F.Ashby (Elsevier, 2005) Previous edition available in UoM library Supplementary Readings: [1] Materials and Design, M.F. Ashby, K. Johnson (Elsevier, 2002) Available at UoM library [2] Materials and Process Selection for Engineering Design, M.M.Farag (CRC, 2008) Available at UoM library |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Study-unit: MME2204 | |||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study & Tutorial | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Maurice Grech |
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