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Materials Science: 10 Things Every Engineer Should Know
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| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
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| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
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The Syllabus
Videos
- Course Introduction
- Six Categories of Engineering Materials
- Structure Leads to Properties
- Summary
- Crystallography and the Electron Microscope
- Introduction to the Arrhenius Relationship
- The Arrhenius Relationship Applied to the Number of Vacancies in a Crystal
- Point Defects and Solid State Diffusion
- The Arrhenius Relationship Applied to Solid State Diffusion
- Summary
Practice Exercises
- Thing 1
- Thing 2
Videos
- Defining a Linear Defect - the Dislocation
- Plastic Deformation by Dislocation Motion
- Summary
- The Stress versus Strain (Tensile) Test
- The “Big Four” Mechanical Properties
- Focusing on Strength and Stiffness
- Beyond the Tensile Strength
- Focusing on Ductility
- A Fifth Parameter – Toughness
- Summary
Practice Exercises
- Thing 3
- Thing 4
Videos
- Definition of Creep Deformation
- The Creep Curve
- Creep Deformation and the Arrhenius Relationship
- Mechanisms for Creep Deformation
- Summary
- The Ductile-to-Brittle Transition and Crystal Structure
- Plotting the Ductile-to-Brittle Transition
- Summary
Practice Exercises
- Thing 5
- Thing 6
Videos
- Introducing the Concept of Critical Flaws
- Fracture Toughness and the Design Plot
- Critical Flaw Size and the Design Plot
- A Play of Good versus Evil!
- Summary
- Introduction to Fatigue
- Defining Fatigue
- The Fatigue Curve and Fatigue Strength
- Mechanism of Fatigue
- Summary
Practice Exercises
- Thing 7
- Thing 8
Videos
- Introduction to Phase Diagrams
- The Lead-Tin Phase Diagram
- The Competition Between Instability and Diffusion
- The TTT Diagram for Eutectoid Steel
- Diffusional Transformations
- Diffusionless Transformations
- Summary
- A Brief History
- The Intrinsic Semiconductor
- The Extrinsic Semiconductor
- Combined Intrinsic and Extrinsic Behavior
- Summary
Practice Exercises
- Thing 9
- Thing 10
- Ten Things Final