| CODE |
MME5101 |
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| TITLE |
Materials Engineering in Products and Processes |
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| LEVEL |
05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course |
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| ECTS CREDITS |
5 |
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| DEPARTMENT |
Metallurgy and Materials Engineering |
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| DESCRIPTION |
Objectives
This module discusses materials like tool steels and ceramics used in the manufacturing of tools as well as materials used in the manufacture of product.
Content
- Steels and cast irons
- Tool steels / Stainless steels
- Non Ferrous alloy systems
- Ceramics
- Polymer materials
- Composite materials
- Material Selection for tools
- Material selection for products
- Introduction to Surface Engineering
Learning Outcomes
The student would acquire knowledge on the various materials including metals, polymers, ceramics and composites, which knowledge he should be able to apply in the selection of materials suitable for tooling and products.
Reading List
- Light Alloys, I J Polmear,
- Steels Metallurgy and Applications, D T Llewellyn
- Handbook of Structural Ceramics, M Schwartz, McGraw-Hill Inc., 1992, ISBN 0070557195
- Principles of Polymer Engineering, 2nd ed., N.G.McCrum, C.P.Buckley, C.B.Bucknall, Oxford University Press, 1997, ISBN 0198565267
- Composite Materials: Engineering and Science, F.L.Matthews, R.D.Rawlings, Chapman and Hall, 1996, ISBN 0412559706
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE |
Lecture |
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| METHOD OF ASSESSMENT |
| Assessment Component/s |
Resit Availability |
Weighting |
| Assignment |
No |
25% |
| Examination (3 Hours)
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Yes |
75% |
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| LECTURER/S |
Various |
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| STATUS |
Currently In Use |
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| Last Updated: 24 November 2011 |
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22 May 2012
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