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ENGR106 HM - Materials Engineering

Credit(s): 3

Hightower. Introduction to the structure, properties, and processing of materials used in engineering applications. Topics include: material structure (bonding, crystalline and non-crystalline structures, imperfections); equilibrium microstructures; diffusion, nucleation, growth, kinetics, non-equilibrium processing; microstructure, properties and processing of: steel, ceramics, polymers and composites; creep and yield; fracture mechanics; and the selec­tion of materials and appropriate performance indices. (Fall and Spring)

Prerequisite(s): PHYS051 HM , ENGR082 HM , and ENGR083 HM