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Engineering Materials ELEX 7040

Electrical and Computer Engineering Course

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International Fees

International fees are typically three times the amount of domestic fees. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.

Course details

Overview of materials used in engineering-metals, ceramics, plastics, semiconductors and wood. Examines microstructure of materials and macroscopic properties such as modulus of elasticity and tensile and shear strengths. Topics such as phase diagrams, solid state transformations, fracture, corrosion and sizing are included. Some laboratory demonstrations.

Prerequisite(s)

  • No prerequisites are required for this course.

Credits

3.0

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Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:

Engineering Materials

  • Outline the various materials, such as metals, plastics, ceramics, and their applications.
  • Relate the microstructure structures of engineering materials, such as metals and plastics, to their macroscopic properties.
  • Design members of an engineering design with appropriate safety factors.
  • Outline the basic processes of phase transformations, phase and equilibria diagrams, and cast structures.
  • Become familiar with material failures.
  • Analyze stress strain diagrams.
  • Select the appropriate material for an engineering design.

Effective as of Winter 2015

Related Programs

Engineering Materials (ELEX 7040) is offered as a part of the following programs:

  • Indicates programs accepting international students.
  • Indicates programs with a co-op option.

School of Energy

  1. Electronics
    Bachelor of Technology Part-time

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