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Foundations of Materials 1

AMME5302

This unit aims to cover four key focus areas: Atomic structure of the solid state: atomic bonding, crystal structures, crystal imperfections, and diffusion; Mechanical properties and microstructure: the relationship between properties and microstructure, and the effects of heat treatment on properties and microstructure; Electrical, magnetic, thermal, and optical properties of materials; Manufacture and applications of materials: metals, ceramics, polymers. At the end of this unit students will have gained an understanding of: the ways in which atoms are arranged in the solid state; the ways in which their arrangement and the imperfections of their arrangement affect the macroscopic properties of a material; gain an understanding of the various types of properties of materials, how to measure and calculate them, and how to use these skills in engineering design and failure analysis; gain an understanding of the means by which the properties of materials can be manipulated via heat treatment, alloying, and other means. Course content will include: Atomic Structure/Crystallography; Microstructure - Composites/Monolithics; Dislocation Theory; Diffusion; Phase Equilibrium and Heat Treatment; Suspension Rheology; Physical Properties.

Unit of study details

Unit of study level: Postgraduate

Credit points: 6

Commencing semesters: 1

Further unit of study information

Unit of study handbook: AMME5302

Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships

Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates

Available for study abroad and exchange: No

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