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MET205 Material Science

This is a theory and laboratory course designed to give students a basic understanding of crystal structures, effects of cold work and annealing on metal structures and properties, phase diagrams, heat treatment of steel, corrosion of materials, failure analysis of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys, ceramics, plastics and composite materials. Laboratory experiments are associated with the topics covered in the theory. Prerequisite(s): MET117 or MTH129 Corequisite(s): MET205L

Topics Covered:

• Introduction to material sciences
• Atomic Structure and Interatomic Bonding
• The structure of Crystalline Solids
• Imperfections in Solids
• Mechanical Properties of Metals
• Dislocations and Strengthening Mechanisms
• Mechanical Failure
• Phase Diagrams
• Phase Transformations
• Applications and Processing of Metal Alloy