ENGR 45: PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS
Foothill College Course Outline of Record
Heading | Value |
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Effective Term: | Summer 2025 |
Units: | 5 |
Hours: | 4 lecture, 3 laboratory per week (84 total per quarter) |
Prerequisite: | CHEM 1B and MATH 1C. |
Corequisite: | Completion of or concurrent enrollment in PHYS 4B. |
Degree & Credit Status: | Degree-Applicable Credit Course |
Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
Transferable: | CSU/UC |
Grade Type: | Letter Grade (Request for Pass/No Pass) |
Repeatability: | Not Repeatable |
Student Learning Outcomes
- To ensure that our students are knowledgeable about all classes of materials and their structure, properties, processing, applications and performance
- To ensure that our students can properly relate their hands-on laboratory experiences to solving real materials engineering problems
Description
Properties of engineering materials related to basic structure; applications to the selection and use of engineering materials.
Course Objectives
The student will be able to:
- Learn the nature of mechanical, physical, and chemical properties of materials.
- Correlate the mechanical, physical, and chemical properties of materials with the basic structures involved.
- Become familiar with the specifications required for typical engineering applications.
- Become familiar with the standard laboratory tests/procedures for verification.
- Develop an appreciation for the role of materials science in the development of new materials.
Course Content
- Engineering requirements of materials
- Atomic bonding in solids
- Atomic arrangements: molecular, crystalline, and amorphous
- Structural imperfections and atom movements
- Electronic structures and processes
- Metallic phases and their properties
- Organic materials and their properties
- Ceramic phases and their properties
- Multiphase materials and equilibrium relationships
- Reactions within solid materials
- Modification of properties through changes in microstructure
- Stability of materials in service environments
- Composite materials
Lab Content
- Construction of crystal modes
- Hardness testing
- Tensile testing
- Microscopic examination of metals
- Impact testing and tempering of steel
- Hardenability test for steel
- Recrystallization and cold working
- Heat treatment of aluminum
- Material joining
- Aging of plastics
Special Facilities and/or Equipment
None.
Method(s) of Evaluation
Methods of Evaluation may include but are not limited to the following:
Examinations
Quizzes
Laboratory reports
Final examination
Method(s) of Instruction
Methods of Instruction may include but are not limited to the following:
Lecture
Discussion
Representative Text(s) and Other Materials
Shackelford. Introduction to Materials Science for Engineers. 2021.
Callister and Rethwisch. Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction. 2018.
Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing, and Outside of Class Assignments
- Homework problems covering subject matter from text and related material. Students will need to employ critical thinking in order to complete assignments.
- Reading and study of the textbook, related materials, and notes.
Discipline(s)
Engineering