Fundamentals of Materials Science
Fundamentals of Materials Science
• Important concepts
• Semester plan
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Textbook:
“Materials Science and Engineering –An Introduction”
William D. Callister, John Wiley & Sons
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Assessment:
Final exam (40 %),
Midterm exam (30 %),
Class activities (30 %): Quizzes , Attendance and
Assignments.
Attendance Policy:
• At least 75 % of the total lectures
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• Stone Age
• Bronze Age
• Iron Age
• Now Advanced ages? Silicon Age? Composites Age? Biomaterials
Age?
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Polycrystal
Single Crystal
Polycrystal-high porosity
Aluminum Oxide,
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Classification of Materials
Metals:
metallic bonding strong, high modulus,
ductile, medium to high Tmp, high
thermal and electrical conductivity
crystalline, opaque, reflective
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Classification of Materials
Ceramics:
Ionic and covalent bonding metallic+non-
metallic element compounds (oxides,
carbides, etc.) brittle, crystalline or
amorphous, high Tmp, strong, high modulus,
electrically and thermally insulating
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Classification of Materials
Polymers:
covalent and van der Waals bonding
soft, ductile, low strength, low modulus,
low density, thermal and electrical
insulators, optically translucent or
transparent.
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Classification of Materials
Composites
Metals Polymers
Ceramics
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Advanced Materials
Semiconductors
Semiconductors have electrical properties that are intermediate between the
electrical conductors (metals and metal alloys) and insulators (ceramics and
polymers)
Biomaterials
Could be metal, or
ceramics or polymers
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Nanoengineered Materials
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Hip Implant
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Summary
• Materials can be grouped into distinct classes, with the
differences in properties for materials within a class
often smaller than the differences in properties between
materials classes
• Relationships exists between processing, microstructure,
properties and Performance
• Development of new and improved technologies are
enabled by development of new and improved materials