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MECH4430 Materials Characterization

This is a 3-credit elective course offered in the fall or spring terms. It introduces students to basic principles and techniques of modern analytical methods for engineering materials characterization through 3 hours of lectures and 4 hours of lab work per week. Topics covered include light microscopy, electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, spectroscopy, and thermal analysis. The course aims to teach students to identify suitable characterization techniques, understand microscopy images and spectra, and practice metallographic examinations. Student learning is assessed through assignments, exams, lab reports, and a project.

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MECH4430 Materials Characterization

This is a 3-credit elective course offered in the fall or spring terms. It introduces students to basic principles and techniques of modern analytical methods for engineering materials characterization through 3 hours of lectures and 4 hours of lab work per week. Topics covered include light microscopy, electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, spectroscopy, and thermal analysis. The course aims to teach students to identify suitable characterization techniques, understand microscopy images and spectra, and practice metallographic examinations. Student learning is assessed through assignments, exams, lab reports, and a project.

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MECH4430 Materials Characterization

Course Code: MECH 4430 Course Title: Materials Characterization


Required Course Or Elective Course: elective Terms Offered (Credits): Fall or Spring (3 credits)
Faculty In Charge: Charles KWAN Pre/Co-Requisites: MECH2410 and MECH3420
Course Structure: 3 hour lectures per week, 4 lab hours in total
Textbook/Required Material:
YANG LENG, “MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION: INTRODUCTION TO MICROSCOPIC AND
SPECTROSCOPIC METHODS” JOHN WILEY & SONS, 2008.
Course Description:
This course is aimed at introducing to basic principles and techniques of modern analytical methods
for engineering materials characterization. The characterization includes analysis of microstructure
and chemical compositions, using light and electron microscopy; x-ray diffraction; spectroscopic
methods; and thermal analysis methods.

Course Topics:
1. Introduction
2. Light microscopy
3. Brief overview of non-destructive testing (dye penetrant testing and ultrasonic-testing)
4. X-ray diffraction
5. Transmission electron microscopy
6. Scanning electron microscopy
7. X-ray spectroscopy for elemental analysis
8. Vibrational Spectroscopy
9. Thermal analysis
10. Scanning probe microscopy
11. Surface chemical analysis and other advanced techniques

Course Objectives: 1. To introduce basic techniques for materials characterization.


2. To introduce the working principles and instrumentation of main
techniques.
3. To introduce the interpretation of the characterization technique
outputs
4. To practice metallographic examinations and ultrasonic testing.
5. To observe operations of characterization equipment.

Course Outcomes: A. Students will be able to identify suitable techniques for specific
materials characterization.
B. Students will be able to use light microscopy for
characterization
C. Students will be able to understand the basic microscopy
images of materials
D. Students will be able to read the basic spectra of materials
characterizations.
Assessment Tools: Four Assignments
Two examinations
One written lab reports
One written project

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