Materials Manufacturing Laboratory

Course Information 2015-2016, Term 3

Lectures:

Monday, 1:30pm

Thin-films Section: Dr. Kitai

Aluminum Section: Xiaogang Li

Steel Section: Dr. Niewczas

Labs:

Monday and Wednesday, 14:30 to 17:20, MSE labs

Course Notes (Aluminum Section)

Course Notes (Thin-films Section)

Course Notes (Steel Section)

Calendar Description:

A sequence of experiments based on processing methods used in industry. Plan visits with oral and written reports. Seminars and discussions by personnel from industry on manufacturing. One lecture, one lab (three hours); both terms

Prerequisite: Registration in the final level of a Materials Engineering Program. Antirequisites: MTLS 4A02, 4L02.

Course Topics:

The first term of the course is common to all students. It will consist of plant visits as well as lectures on:

In second term students will perform a sequence of labs on the processing of materials. Three options are available: Thin film materials, Metallurgy of Steel and Metallurgy of Aluminum. A synopsis of each option is given below:

Thin-films Section:

A set of six laboratory experiments has been developed to enable an understanding of thin film deposition methods and thin film properties. A wide range of thin film techniques is covered including vacuum deposition methods, electroplating, solution coating and sacrificial oxidation.

Three of these six labs will be offered to each student group. Please use the Thin Films link (above) to access the thin film laboratories for each experiment. The specific labs to be covered will be confirmed by the TA.

In addition a set of lectures will focus on vacuum deposition science and technology. Students will be asked to do a report and presentation on a thin film deposition technique and its industrial uses.

Metallurgy of Aluminum Section:

The laboratory builds on second and third year laboratories with physical metallurgy content. It is designed to simulate a typical industrial production route for an Al-based heat-treatable alloy (6xxx series). The processing will involve casting, hot rolling, heat treating, mechanical property testing and metallographic characterization. Each group will be assigned a different alloy from the 6xxx series, whose composition can be found in the Metals Handbooks. The schedule of the laboratory is flexible, and it is left to each group to work out their own priorities with the teaching assistants and technical staff. A series of presentations will be given in the lectures that parallel the laboratory sessions, to illustrate many of the engineering and basic science principles that underpin the laboratory work.

Metallurgy of Steel Section:

This laboratory will examine the most common thermal and thermo-mechanical processing roots for low-carbon, low alloy steels. We will look at the production of steels with ferrite/pearlite microstructure, dual phase steels and steels with martensitic microstructure. Thermomechanical processing to produce fine grained steels will also be examined. The structure-property relationships will be established for each group of steels through the use of extensive mechanical testing, optical metallography and electron microscopy. All groups will work on the same steel. The schedule of the laboratory is flexible, and it is left to each group to work out their own priorities with the teaching assistants and technical staff. A series of presentations will be given in the lectures that parallel the laboratory sessions, to illustrate many of the engineering and basic science principles that underpin the laboratory work.

Course Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, the student should have:

Primary Textbook:

Steel
“Mechanical Behaviour of Materials” by William F. Hosford
“Phase transformations in metals and alloys” by David A. Porter, K. E. Easterling
“Physical Metallurgy Principles” by Robert E. Reed-Hill, Reza Abbaschian
“Materials Science and Engineering, an Introduction” by William D. Callister
“Steels: Heat Treatment and Processing Principles” by George Krauss

Other useful Resources:

Disclaimer:

The instructor and university reserve the right to modify elements of the course during the term. The university may change the dates and deadlines for any or all courses in extreme circumstances. If either type of modification becomes necessary, reasonable notice and communication with the students will be given with explanation and the opportunity to comment on changes. It is the responsibility of the student to check their McMaster email and course websites weekly during the term and to note any changes.

Policy Reminders:

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Academic dishonesty consists of misrepresentation by deception or by other fraudulent means and can result in serious consequences, e.g. the grade of zero on an assignment, loss of credit with a notation on the transcript (notation reads: "Grade of F assigned for academic dishonesty"), and/or suspension or expulsion from the university.

It is your responsibility to understand what constitutes academic dishonesty. For information on the various kinds of academic dishonesty please refer to the Academic Integrity Policy, specifically Appendix 3, located at: http://www.mcmaster.ca/senate/academic/ac_integrity.htm

The following illustrates only three forms of academic dishonesty:

-Plagiarism, e.g. the submission of work that is not one's own or for which other credit has been obtained.
-Improper collaboration in group work.
-Copying or using unauthorized aids in tests and examinations.