College/School
Engineering
Course Title
Intdisc Stu/Ceramic Mtrl Proc
Academic Level (Course Level)
Doctoral, Specialist in Education, Graduate, Undergraduate
Course Subject Code
ME
Course Number
5470
Credit Hours Min
0
Credit Hours Max
3
Contact Hours Min
0
Contact Hours Max
2
Billing Hours Min
0
Billing Hours Max
3
Lecture Hours Min
0
Lecture Hours Max
2
Lab Hours Min
0
Lab Hours Max
2
Course Description
Prerequisites: graduate standing in engineering or science. Materials processing; surface phenomena, particle size reduction; forming; consolidation by sintering and reaction processes; application of fracture mechanics; failure models; research on selected fabrication and synthesis routes for metals, ceramics and their composites; mechanical, chemical and morphological characterization theory and practice; materials design project using several onsite laboratories. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.