Understanding of Subject

The relationship among structures,

properties, processing, and
performance of materials

Better understanding of
structure-composition-properties

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The Materials World

Stone
Stoneage:
age:

22million
millionyears
years

Natural
Naturalmaterials:
materials:wood,
wood,stone,
stone,bone,
bone,skin,
skin,etc.
etc.

Applications:
Applications:tools
tools&&weapons
weapons
Bronze
Bronzeage:
age:

After
Afterstone
stoneage
ageended
ended5000
5000years
yearsago
ago

First
Firstusage
usagewas
wasfound
foundatatnorthern
northernIraq
Iraq

Applications:
Applications:superior
superiortools
toolsand
andweapons
weapons
Iron
Ironage:
age:

Began
Began3000
3000years
yearsago
ago

Replace
Replacebronze
bronzecheaper
cheaperand
andstronger
stronger

Applications:
Applications:superior
superiortools
toolsand
andweapons
weapons

Development
Developmentofofadvanced
advancedmaterials
materials
(e.g.
(e.g.plastics,
plastics,glass,
glass,composite,
composite,semiconductors,
semiconductors,ceramics)
ceramics)
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Enquiries??

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Materials Science..

Materials Engineering..

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Materials Science & Engineering

Materials science

Basic knowledge
of materials

Materials science
& engineering

Resultant knowledge
of the structure,
properties, processing,
and performance of
engineering materials

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Materials engineering

Applied knowledge
of materials

Materials Science & Engineering

2003 Brooks/Cole Publishing / Thomson Learning

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ENGINEERING
MATERIALS

Mechanical
properties
&
Physical
properties

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Properties of Materials
Properties are the way material responds to environmental and external
forces;
Mechanical properties: Response to mechanical forces, strength and etc.
Electrical and magnetic properties: Response to electrical and magnetic
fields, conductivity and etc
Thermal properties are related to transmission of heat and heat capacity
Optical properties include to absorption, transmission and scattering of
lights
Chemical stability in contact with environment corrosion resistance
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Engineering Materials Application

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Metallic Materials
Definition:
Inorganic substances which composed of one or two
metallic elements and may also contain nonmetallic elements.

Properties:
Crystalline structure,
Good thermal and electrical conductors,
Strong and ductile at room temperature,
Good strength at high temperature,
Shiny when polished.

Examples:
Metallic elements:
iron, copper, aluminium,
nickel, titanium.
Nonmetallic elements:
carbon, nitrogen, oxygen.

Metals and alloys classification:

Ferrous metals and alloys (steels, cast irons)
Nonferrous metals and alloys (aluminium, copper,
zinc, titanium, nickel)
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Application of Metallic Materials

Application: Aircraft Turbine Engine

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Polymeric Materials
Definition:
Consist of organic long molecular
Chains or networks.
Properties:
Structure: most are crystalline, some are mix.
Vary strength, and ductility.
Poor conductors of electricity
Good insulators
Low density, low softening temperature.
Application example:
Manufacturing of digital video disks (DVDs)
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Ceramic Materials
Definition:
Inorganic substances consist of metallic elements and
nonmetallic elements chemically bonded.
There are usually combination of metals or semiconductor
with oxygen, nitrogen or carbon (oxides, nitrides or
carbide).
Properties:
Structure: Crystalline, non-crystalline, mixtures of both.
High hardness, high temperature strength.
Brittle, light weight, high strength.
Good heat and wear resistance, reduced friction.
Insulative properties.

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Applications of Ceramic Materials

Domestic

Industry

Building

Engineering

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Applications of Ceramic Materials

a) Advanced engine applications.

Lecture #1bb) Turbocharged diesel engine

Composite Materials
Composite is a material which is made up of two or more
distinct materials (matrix and reinforcement).
Example:
A familiar composite is concrete, which is
basically made up of sand and cement.

The reinforcement is
usually stiffer than the
matrix, thus stiffening the
composite material.

Types of composite:
PMC, MMC, CMC

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Applications of Composite Materials

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Applications of Composite Materials

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Electronic materials-semiconductor

Unique properties :
Capable to alter electrical conductivities in
their surface chemistries in very localized
areas (E.g. Integrated Circuit).
The conductivity is as good as metals
because no free electron and the electron
valence is full.

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Electronic materials-Semiconductor

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EngineeringMaterialsProduction

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Engineering Materials Usage

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Competitive Costs of Engineering

Materials

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Tutorial
1.What is engineering materials?
2.What are the main classes of
engineering materials?
3.Define a composite material. Give 3
examples of a composite material and
the applications.
4.Define materials science and materials
engineering.
5.List the important properties of each of
the engineering materials you have
learnt.
6.List some materials usage that you
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