ME 382 COURSE PROFILE

COURSE TOPICS:

Bonding, crystal structure, and defects.
Phase diagrams and equilibrium microstructures.
Elasticity
Plasticity: multi-axial yield criteria and hardening mechanisms.
Kinetics of phase changes.
Metallic alloys: heat treatment and microstructures.
Properties of polymers and composites.
Fracture and linear-elastic fracture mechanics.
Fatigue - fatigue life and crack growth.
Creep: mechanisms and creep life.

BULLETIN DESCRIPTION: Material microstructures, dislocations and defects; processing and mechanical properties of metals, polymers, and composites; heat treatment of metals; elastic, plastic, and viscoelastic behavior of materials, strain hardening; fracture, fracture mechanics, fatigue and multiaxis loading; creep and stress relaxation; materials-related design issues, materials selection, corrosion and environmental degradation of materials.

How atomic bonding and microstructure affect the properties of materials [1, 3]
How processing and composition affect the microstructures of materials [1, 3]
Mechanical properties of metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites [1]
How to determine the strength of engineering components [1, 3, 5, 11]
How to determine the life of engineering components [1, 3, 5, 11]
How to select materials and use them in the design of engineering components [1, 3, 5, 11]

Understand and explain how the properties of a material may be modified by processing and alloying [1, 2]
Understand and explain how the modulus and density of a material are affected by bonding and atomic or molecular structure [1]
Compare two or more competing failure mechanisms to determine which is design limiting [4, 5, 6]
Interpret mechanical test data, including tensile/compression curves, fatigue-life diagrams, and creep curves [3]
Interpret binary-phase diagrams to predict equilibrium microstructures [2]
Understand and explain the role of kinetics in the development of non-equilibrium microstructures [2]
Understand and explain the hardening mechanisms that occur in metallic alloys, and the heat treatments that allow these mechanisms to be realized [1, 2]
Use von Mises and Tresca yield criteria to analyze an engineering component subjected to multi-axial loading [4]
Use linear-elastic fracture mechanics to determine the effect that a crack will have on the structural integrity of components subjected to a static load [4, 6]
Use Weibull statistics to calculate the probability of failure of brittle materials [3, 4, 6]
Determine the lifetime of a component containing a crack that is subjected to cyclic loading or environmental loading [5, 6]
Use a combination of S/N curves, Basquins Law, Goodman or Gerber relationship, and Miners' Law to predict fatigue life [5, 6]
Understand design and inspection procedures for components subjected to cyclic loading [6]
Determine the creep life of engineering components at elevated temperatures [5, 6]
Understand the physical origin of various models for creep of metallic components [1]
Use time-dependent properties of polymers in design calculations [4, 5, 6]
Understand and explain the origin of temperature and time-dependent properties of polymers [1]
Analysis of composites, and an introduction to orthotropic elastic properties [3]

Regular homework problems
Exams

COURSE NUMBER: ME 382	COURSE TITLE: Mechanical Behavior of Materials
REQUIRED COURSE OR ELECTIVE COURSE: Required	TERMS OFFERED: Fall, Winter
TEXTBOOK / REQUIRED MATERIAL: Mechanical Behavior of Materials by N. Dowling. Engineering Materials 2 by M. F. Ashby and D.R.H. Jones	PRE / CO-REQUISITES: MECHENG 211. I, II (4 credits)
COGNIZANT FACULTY: E. Arruda	COURSE TOPICS: Bonding, crystal structure, and defects. Phase diagrams and equilibrium microstructures. Elasticity Plasticity: multi-axial yield criteria and hardening mechanisms. Kinetics of phase changes. Metallic alloys: heat treatment and microstructures. Properties of polymers and composites. Fracture and linear-elastic fracture mechanics. Fatigue - fatigue life and crack growth. Creep: mechanisms and creep life.
BULLETIN DESCRIPTION: Material microstructures, dislocations and defects; processing and mechanical properties of metals, polymers, and composites; heat treatment of metals; elastic, plastic, and viscoelastic behavior of materials, strain hardening; fracture, fracture mechanics, fatigue and multiaxis loading; creep and stress relaxation; materials-related design issues, materials selection, corrosion and environmental degradation of materials.
COURSE STRUCTURE/SCHEDULE: Lecture: 3 days per week at 2.0 hours

COURSE OBJECTIVES: for each course objective, links to the Program Outcomes are identified in brackets.	How atomic bonding and microstructure affect the properties of materials [1, 3] How processing and composition affect the microstructures of materials [1, 3] Mechanical properties of metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites [1] How to determine the strength of engineering components [1, 3, 5, 11] How to determine the life of engineering components [1, 3, 5, 11] How to select materials and use them in the design of engineering components [1, 3, 5, 11]
COURSE OUTCOMES: for each course outcome, links to the Course Objectives are identified in brackets.	Understand and explain how the properties of a material may be modified by processing and alloying [1, 2] Understand and explain how the modulus and density of a material are affected by bonding and atomic or molecular structure [1] Compare two or more competing failure mechanisms to determine which is design limiting [4, 5, 6] Interpret mechanical test data, including tensile/compression curves, fatigue-life diagrams, and creep curves [3] Interpret binary-phase diagrams to predict equilibrium microstructures [2] Understand and explain the role of kinetics in the development of non-equilibrium microstructures [2] Understand and explain the hardening mechanisms that occur in metallic alloys, and the heat treatments that allow these mechanisms to be realized [1, 2] Use von Mises and Tresca yield criteria to analyze an engineering component subjected to multi-axial loading [4] Use linear-elastic fracture mechanics to determine the effect that a crack will have on the structural integrity of components subjected to a static load [4, 6] Use Weibull statistics to calculate the probability of failure of brittle materials [3, 4, 6] Determine the lifetime of a component containing a crack that is subjected to cyclic loading or environmental loading [5, 6] Use a combination of S/N curves, Basquins Law, Goodman or Gerber relationship, and Miners' Law to predict fatigue life [5, 6] Understand design and inspection procedures for components subjected to cyclic loading [6] Determine the creep life of engineering components at elevated temperatures [5, 6] Understand the physical origin of various models for creep of metallic components [1] Use time-dependent properties of polymers in design calculations [4, 5, 6] Understand and explain the origin of temperature and time-dependent properties of polymers [1] Analysis of composites, and an introduction to orthotropic elastic properties [3]
ASSESSMENT TOOLS: for each assessment tool, links to the course outcomes are identified	Regular homework problems Exams