This module gives a broad introduction to plastics, composites and an in depth understanding of metal materials. It also aims to provide the student with further understanding of the relationship between microstructure and associated properties of common engineering materials, modelling of plastics using mechanical models and use of creep curves.
Long & Short Term Testing of Polymers
Long & short term testing of polymers, use of creep curves in plastics, design methods for plastics using deformation data & relaxation times.
Creep Curves & Viscoelastic Polymers
Polymer systems, effects of crystallinity in polymers, mechanical properties of plastics, elastic & viscoelastic behaviour, Kelvin-Voigt & Maxwell Models.
Composite Materials
Composite materials, reinforcements & matrices, Rule of Mixtures.
Fibre Reinforcemed Composites
Fibre reinforcement, predicting properties & characteristics of composites. Laminar and Macroscopic composite materials & applications.
Deformation, Failure and Strengthening Mechanisms
Slip systems, Schmid's Law, Strengthening Mechanisms, Hall-Petch equation, Strain Hardening, Cold Working, Residual Stresses & Annealing, Fracture Mechanics, Weibull Analysis of Brittle Materials, Fatigue, Creep
Diffusion Processes
Diffusion Mechanisms, Fick's Laws, Industrial Applications of diffusion, e.g. Carburizing.
Ferrous & Non-Ferrous Heat Treatments
Phase transformation of ferrous alloys. Isothermal Transformation (ITT) Diagrams, Continuous Cooling Transformation (CCT), Describe ferrous alloys, Principles and applications of different heat treatments.
| Module Content & Assessment | |
|---|---|
| Assessment Breakdown | % |
| Formal Examination | 70 |
| Other Assessment(s) | 30 |