Metallurgy and Materials Science - MET 116
Introduction to Physical Metallurgy
3 Credit Hours3 Lecture Hours
Course Description
This course introduces the physical metallurgy of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, the history and production of alloys and fabricated metal products, material selection and failure analysis. It provides the foundation for the subsequent laboratory-based courses.
Prerequisites
(A requirement that must be completed before taking this course.)
Course Competencies
Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- Investigate the historical background of the metallurgical profession.
- Examine common crystal structures of industrial materials.
- Calculate atomic packing factors for simple cubic, body centered cubic and face-centered cubic structures.
- Examine solid solutions and the theory of alloying.
- Calculate the proportions of phases present in a two-component alloy using the lever rule.
- Explore the various production methods for modern metal alloys.
- Explore various methods of fabricating and finishing metal products.
- Classify plain carbon and alloy steels by industrially important methods.
- Classify cast irons by industrially important methods.
- Classify specialty metals by industrially important methods.
- Classify non-ferrous metals by industrially important methods.
- Examine the roles of availability, economics, properties and business issues in the material selection process.
- Summarize the basic steps of performing a failure analysis.
- Write clear thesis and topic sentences that are well supported by details, examples, reasons, facts, data and correct citations.
Course Schedule
| 116 | 544948 | Intro Phys Met | MEC | 3 | Fohey D | 14/14/0 | Open | $50.00 | T R 03:00 PM-04:26 PM MEC250
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| 116 | 514981 | Intro Phys Met | MEC | 3 | Fohey D | 10/16/0 | Open | $50.00 | M 06:00 PM-07:53 PM MEC235 M 08:00 PM-08:54 PM MEC250
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