The course deals with the properties of engineering materials including mechanical, acoustical, electrical, magnetic, chemical, optical and thermal properties; Laboratory experiments using equipment include tension, compression, bending, shear,
torsion and impacts tests.
Course Outcomes
1. Evaluate the types, properties and characteristics of engineering materials
2. Identify the different new engineering materials and their industrial usage
3. Evaluate the behavior of materials subject to different kinds of testing
Course Outlines
- 1. Nature of Materials
- 2. Properties and characteristics of materials
- 3. Destructive Material Testing
- 4. Non-destructive Material Testing
- 5. Corrosion Prevention and Control
- 6. Ferrous and Nonferrous Metals
- 7. Non-metallic materials - Ceramics, Polymers, Composite, Nano and Bio-Materials
- 8. Selection/Re-use and Recycling of Materials
