Materials Engineering - 2019 entry

Materials engineers are at the cutting edge, with their understanding of the properties and behaviours of different substances crucial in the development of technologies. Furthermore, these advances in materials can drive the creation of new products, and even industries.

This module is designed to further your understanding of the properties of different materials, such as metals, alloys, polymers, ceramics and composites. You will look at how modern day devices depend on the electrical, optical and thermal properties of these materials. Moreover, this hands on module gives you two chances to test the materials in the laboratory for yourself.

Prerequisite module: ECM1107 or equivalent
 

This module is designed to further develop your understanding of material properties, how they arise from internal microstructure, and thus how engineers can use them for specific applications. It also aims to introduce you to rapidly advancing topics in Materials.

This is a constituent module of one or more degree programmes which are accredited by a professional engineering institution under licence from the Engineering Council. The learning outcomes for this module have been mapped to the output standards required for an accredited programme, as listed in the current version of the Engineering Council’s ‘Accreditation of Higher Education Programmes’ document (AHEP-V3).

This module contributes to learning outcomes: SM3m, SM5m, EA2m, EA3m, EA5m, D4m

A full list of the referenced outcomes is provided online: http://intranet.exeter.ac.uk/emps/subjects/engineering/accreditation/

The AHEP document can be viewed in full on the Engineering Council’s website, at http://www.engc.org.uk/

On successful completion of this module, you should be able to:

 Module Specific Skills and Knowledge: SM3m, SM5m, EA2m

1 show how properties of materials arise from microstructure and internal phenomena;

2 use this understanding in a design process;

3 model mathematically a variety of structure-property relationships.

Discipline Specific Skills and Knowledge: EA3m, D4m

4 apply mathematical modelling to problems;

5 understand the variety of technological materials;

6 use theory in appropriate ways to aid design.

Personal and Key Transferable/ Employment Skills and Knowledge: EA5m

7 demonstrate improved engineering and analytical skills

- properties of materials, such as electrical, optical and magnetic, and how they are inter-related to your knowledge of mechanical properties;

- you will understand how engineers can harness desirable material properties in design, and how to mitigate undesriable material properties.

If a module is normally assessed entirely by coursework, all referred/deferred assessments will normally be by assignment.
 

If a module is normally assessed by examination or examination plus coursework, referred and deferred assessment will normally be by examination. For referrals, only the examination will count, a mark of 40% being awarded if the examination is passed. For deferrals, candidates will be awarded the higher of the deferred examination mark or the deferred examination mark combined with the original coursework mark.

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Reading list for this module:

Callister,W D, Rethwisch, D G. Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering an integrated approach, 3rd edition, John Wiley and Sons 2008. ISBN: 978-0470234631

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