ME254

Catalog Data: ME 254  Materials Engineering                                             4 (3,1,2)

 Introduction to materials engineering; Atomic bonding; Structure and characteristics of metals; polymers and ceramics; Imperfections; Mechanical properties of metals, polymers, ceramics; Equilibrium-phase diagrams; Microstructures of alloys; Heat treatment of plain-carbon steels, cast irons and precipitation hardening; Annealing; Structural Materials.

Number of Credits: 4

Level:  3

Prerequisite by Course: CHEM 101, PHYS 104

Prerequisites by Topic: General Chemistry and Physics.

Textbook: Materials Science and Engineering - An Introduction, W.D. Callister, John Wiley.

Reference: Introduction to Materials Science for Engineers, J. F. Shackelford, Prentice Hall.

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