Engineering Materials

• Working properties of
  • steel
  • aluminum
  • magnesium
  • titanium light alloys
  • superalloys
  • metal matrix composites
  • High temperature materials
  • metallic foams and other cellular materials
  • precursor-derived ceramics
  • corrosion of materials
  • intermetallics
  • multicomponent alloys
  • biomedical materials
  • polymeric composites as structural materials
  • ultrafine and nano structured materials
• Microscale and nanoscale mechanisms responsible for their unique properties, such as molecular mobility and phase transitions
• Working properties of
  • polymers
  • shape memory alloys
  • piezoelectric materials
  • electro-rheological fluids
  • magnetostrictive materials
  • fibre-reinforced composites
• Selection of materials
• Testing of engineering materials
• Emphasis on those used in aircraft, high-speed ground transportation vehicles, underwater, and space applications

Suggested Reading Materials

Engineering Materials 1: An Introduction to Properties, Applications and Design, 3rd Edition
Ashby, Michael and D.R.H. Jones. Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005.

Engineering Materials 2:An Introduction to Microstructures, Processing and Design, 3rd Edition
Ashby, Michael and D.R.H. Jones. Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005.