| source University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (X) |
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department Materials Science and Engineering (X) |
Introduces the field of materials science in a format suitable for non-engineering students. Materials and their properties are examined in the context of their use in everyday objects including sports equipment, automobiles, aircraft, display screens, compact disc players, hip replacements, etc. The role materials have played and will continue to play in shaping society will be discussed. Examples and demonstrations will be the major component in this course. Intended as an elective for non-engineering students. May not be taken as a technical elective by students in the College of Engineering.
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Provides an overview of MatSE as a basis for understanding how structure/property/processing relationships are developed and used for different types of materials. Illustrates the role of materials in modern society by case studies of advances in new materials and processes. Laboratory/discussion periods will be devoted to demonstrations and experiments that illustrate the lectures. Design teams will analyze or synthesize objects that use materials creatively.
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A team-based laboratory developing concepts initially introduced in
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May be repeated to a maximum of 5 hours. May be repeated in the same term.
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Provides the basis for understanding microstructure. Treats in quantitative terms and at some depth the concept of phases (crystalline and non-crystalline structures) and the relationships between phases (phase diagrams). Describes commercial practices for producing desired microscopic phase configurations and macroscopic shapes (processing). Credit is not given for both
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Topics from statics, mechanics of materials, and fluid mechanics pertinent to the fields of materials science and engineering: force resultants, stresses and strains produced in elastic bodies, microscopic effects of different loading states (tension, compression, torsion, and bending) on deformable bodies, beam stresses and deflections, introduction to three-dimensional stresses and strains, stress and strain-rate relationships for Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids, conservation equations (control volume analysis) for fluid flow, Reynolds number, and slow inertial and turbulent flows. Tailored for students with interests in materials science and engineering. Same as
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Introduction to the materials science and engineering of ceramics, electronic materials, metals and polymers. Bonding; crystallography; imperfections; processing and properties of semiconductors, polymers, metals, ceramics and composites; phase diagrams. Case studies will be used to exemplify the lecture material. Credit is not given for both
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Study of the electronic structure and bonding of materials, electrical conduction in metals and semiconductors, and dielectric and magnetic properties of solids. Credit is not given for both
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Experiments using optical and scanning electron microscopy and various thermal and thermodynamic measuring techniques. Introduction to use of laboratory test instruments.
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Experiments characterizing mechanical, transport, and magnetic-electric properties of materials and the use optical and scanning electron microscopy and infrared spectroscopy.
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Design of various engineering devices, objects, or systems. Projects directed toward the development of materials-based solutions to problems originating from student, faculty, and industrial suggestions will be team-based and faculty guided. Solutions are to be based on the knowledge, skills, and design experience acquired in earlier course work and incorporate engineering standards and realistic constraints including most of such factors as economic, environmental, sustainability, manufacturability, ethical, health and safety, social, and political concerns. Prerequisite: One of
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Individual study of any topic in materials science and engineering selected by the student and conducted under the supervision of a member of the faculty. May be repeated. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
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Subject offerings of new and developing areas of knowledge in materials science and engineering intended to augment the existing curriculum. See Class Schedule or departmental course information for topics and prerequisites. May be repeated in the same or separate terms if topics vary.
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Examines basic thermodynamic principles including energy, entropy, and free energy; describes the macroscopic properties of hard and soft materials systems, such as equilibrium states, phases, and phase transitions. Pays particular attention to the application of phase diagrams. Introduces the statistical interpretation of thermodynamics on the atomistic level. Same as
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Studies kinetics of chemical reactions; rate equations, reaction mechanisms; transport processes; diffusion equations, atomic and molecular diffusion. Phase transformations; nucleation, crystallization, displacive, spinodal decomposition. Examines surface and interface phenomena; sintering, grain growth, recovery and recystallization. Credit is not given toward a MatSE graduate degree. Prerequisite:
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Studies fundamentals of the synthesis of materials. Examines principles of synthesis; processes, approaches, synthetic methodology and probes; methodologies in materials synthesis; polymerization, sol-gel processes, liquid and vapor phase synthesis, materials coupling reactions, and precursor-derived, radiation-induced and asymmetric synthesis. Credit is not given toward a MatSE graduate degree. Prerequisite:
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Study of the fundamentals and applications of various forms of microscopy and diffraction for characterization of physical microstructure of materials and of various forms of spectroscopy for characterization of chemical microstructure. Prerequisite:
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Studies fundamentals of elastic, viscoelastic and plastic deformation of materials, elementary theory of statics and dynamics of dislocations; examines strengthening mechanisms and behavior of composites; fracture and fatigue behavior; fundamentals of thermal behavior: heat capacity, thermal expansion and conductivity; effects of thermal stress. Credit is not given for both
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Basic principles and understanding of ceramic materials and properties, emphasizing structure-property relations. Gives a fundamental appreciation of the development, use, and control of the properties of a wide variety of ceramic materials from a physico-chemical point of view.
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Basic principles and understanding of microstructure development and processing of ceramic materials, with an emphasis on structure-property-processing relationships. A variety of processing methodologies and their effects on microstructural development are considered. Examples of several ceramic components will be illustrated and discussed within this context. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. To receive the additional 1 graduate hour credit, a term paper is required. Prerequisite:
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Presents the study of electrical ceramics, from insulators to conductors, and magnetic and optical materials; the role of the processing cycle and microstructure development on the design and performance of electrical components; discussion of capacitors, resistors, and inductors; structure-property relations for pyro-, piezo-, and ferroelectric materials; emphasis on perovskite and spinel based structures; coverage of varistors, thermistors, transducers, actuators, memory elements, multilayered components, and their applications. A design project is required. Prerequisite:
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Experiments and demonstrations involving a wide range of modern ceramic processing methods will be conducted to develop fundamental understanding of the relationships between raw materials, processing methods, microstructural development, and physical properties. The lab emphasizes the underlying physics and chemistry of processing, as well as designing processing routes to achieve desired material properties. Technical reports will be required. Prerequisite:
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Advanced presentation of the mechanical behavior of solids; examines crystal plasticity, dislocations, point defects and grain boundaries, creep and fatigue behavior, fracture. Prerequisite:
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Discussion of melt, mechanical, thermal, powder, and surface processing of metals. Extraction of metals, joining of metals, metal composites, and metal recycling are also reviewed. The relationships between the processing of metals, the microstructures that are produced, and the behavior of metal components are emphasized. Prerequisite:
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Advanced metallurgy laboratory. Effects of heat treatment; mechanical testing, oxidation and corrosion; metallography of selected alloys. Prerequisite:
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