MATSE 443: Design of Engineering Alloys

Homepage:

Textbook: Vol. 1 and 2, ASM Handbook, ASM International, 1990

References:
other ASM Handbooks
handouts of ASTM standards, journal articles

Catalog Description, Prerequisites and Schedule:

Examines the application of science and engineering principles to the design, selection and performance of engineering alloys. Studies alloy classes, design, effect of alloying elements, relation to processing variables and structure-property relationships; design project. Prerequisite: MATSE 340, Advanced Mechanical Properties of Solids. 3 hours or 3/4 unit. 3 lectures per week.

Course Topics:

1. The Design Process
2. Steel
3. Cast Iron
4. Stainless Steel
5. Nickel Alloys and Superalloys
6. Aluminum Alloys
7. Copper Alloys
8. Titanium Alloys
9. Magnesium Alloys
10. Refractory Metals
11. Intermetallic Compounds

Course Objectives:

1. Description of how alloy design relates to component design
2. Application of physical metallurgy principles to the understanding of the structure-property-performance relationship
3. Interrelationship between processing, composition and properties
4. Illustration of alloy development to optimize processing and properties

Course Outcomes:

1. Importance of simultaneous design of alloy and processing
2. Knowledge of characteristics of various alloy systems and specific alloys within a given system.
3. Understanding of physical metallurgy principles through their application to real systems.
4. Selection of alloys for specific applications.
5. Sense of direction of alloy and process development and needs for the future

Assessment Tools:

1. Hour exams (3)
2. Term paper (one, 10-15 pages on topic of student's choosing)
3. Oral presentation of progress in design of specific alloys and processes (20 minutes)

Contribution of Course to Meeting the Professional Component:

100%

Prepared By:

Carl Altstetter, March 2001