Practical design considerations for deformation will be included, as well as an introduction to fracture mechanisms. This course emphasizes the material fundamental areas of structure and properties. For clarification go to Program Goals for Materials Engineering. All Students Conversant with conventional nomenclature, units and notation of mechanical behavior. Young's modulus at room temperature for steels versus most polymers.
Yield strength ranges for ductile metals.
Recognition of mechanisms for important mechanical behaviors. Most Students Able to predict mechanical responses based on given information. Able to explain the fundamental basis for important deformation mechanisms or processes. Some students Able to design a program of evaluation to isolate particular mechanisms and describe their contributions and possible interactions. Able to propose novel mechanisms for mechanical response.