Course Outline, Laboratory Experiments, Term Paper Topics

 Types of Materials

 Material Properties

 Material Structure

Laboratory: Introduction to Laboratory Experiments

Atomic Bonds 

 Crystal Structure

 Crystallization

Crystal Imperfections

Laboratory: Rockwell and Brinell Hardness Tests

Plastic Deformation (Slip and Twinning)

Cold Work

Annealing

Laboratory: Cold Working

Phase Diagrams (Part 1)

Phase Diagrams (Part 2)

Laboratory: Annealing

Polymorphism and Allotropy

Iron-Iron Carbide Diagrams

Iron-Iron Carbide Applications

Optical Microscope and the Crystal Structures found in Iron-Iron Carbide Diagrams

 Definition of Structures on the Iron-ironcarbide diagram

Sample Preparation, Etching and Preparation Artifacts

Laboratory: Metallography

Effect of Carbon on the Strength and Hardness of Steel

Effect of Alloying on the Properties of Steel

Cast iron

Classification of Steels

Stainless Steels 

 Laboratory: Coldwork micrographs

 Laboratory: Annealing Micrographs

TTT Diagrams

Heat Treatment of Steel

 Annealing

 Normalizing

Laboratory: Phase Diagram of Lead and Tin Alloys

 Quenching and Tempering

 Case Hardening

 Deep Cryogenic Tempering

Solution Heat Treatment and Age Hardening

Laboratory: Nondestructive Testing Methods

Tool Steels

Nonferrous Metal Alloys

Laboratory: Solution Heat Treatment and Age Hardening

Laboratory: Conventional Quenching and Tempering

Composites

Ceramics

Polymers

Thermoplastics and Thermosets

Laboratory: Jominy End Quench Test

Review

 Introduction to Laboratory Equipment, Laboratory Report Requirements; Data Evaluation Techniques

  Rockwell and Brinell Hardness Testing Methods

  Nondestructive Testing Methods (Magnetic Particle Testing, Fluorescent Penetrant Testing, Radiography)

  Phase Diagram of Lead and Tin Alloys

  Metallography

 Cold Work

  Annealing

  Heat Treatment of Tool Steels

  Solution Treatment and Age Hardening in Aluminum Alloys

  Miscellaneous Topics in Material Science