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EMSE-290

 

SYLLABUS and POLICIES


Week Date Activity
1 Jan 15 Introduction
2 Jan 22 Transformations and Hardenability of Steels
1: Heat Treatments
3 Jan 29 Transformations and Hardenability of Steels
2: Hardness Testing and Polishing
3 Feb 05 Transformations and Hardenability of Steels
3: Hardness Testing and Polishing
4 Feb 12 Transformations and Hardenability of Steels
4: Jominy Testing
5 Feb 19 Precipitation Hardening
1: Theory
6 Feb 26 Precipitation Hardening
2: Casting of Al–Si–Mg Alloys
7 Mar 05 Precipitation Hardening of Al alloys
3: Heat Treatment
8 Mar 12 Spring Break
9 Mar 19 Precipitation Hardening of Al alloys
4: Tensile Testing
10 Mar 26 Precipitation Hardening of Al alloys
5: Microscopy / SEM
11 Apr 01 Precipitation Hardening of Al alloys
6: Microscopy / TEM
12 Apr 08 Brittle Fracture of Glass
1: Glass Rod Tempering
13 Apr 15 Brittle Fracture of Glass
2: Flexural Testing
11 Apr 22 Brittle Fracture of Glass
3: Flexural Testing

 

Assignments will be given prior to each laboratory, and it will be verified that the students are prepared for the experiment. The laboratory reports will be assigned letter grades. The following two aspects will be evaluated (with equal weight):

1. The ability to generate, process, present, and analyze experimental data on processing and microstructure–property relationships of materials.

2. The ability to rationalize experimental observations on processing–microstructure–property relationships of materials by applying materials science principles.

The individual experiments will be weighted as follows:

Experiment 1 35 %
Experiment 2 40 %
Experiment 3 25 %

The laboratory reports for Experiment 1 and Experiment 2 are due 14 days after the experiment has been completed. The laboratory reports for Experiment 3 must be submitted by May 03.

Reports received up to one week past the deadline will earn half the credit. Reports received later than one week past the deadline will be rejected.

 
 
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