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Materials Engineering Graduate Courses

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Course Code / Title

Course Description


Course Code/Title:

MATL 8813-1
Tribology: Materials and Manufacturing Aspects

Course Description:

This course will prepare students to perform experimental and analytical work on the materials and manufacturing aspects of tribology. Fundamentals equations of wear, wear testing methods; micromechanisms of wear, modeling of surface contacts, frictional heating during sliding contact; tribology of internal combustion engines, friction and wear during machining operations; wear control via surface coatings, coatings for cutting tools.

Course Code/Title:

MATL 8890-11
Automotive Materials

Course Description:

The objective of this course is to introduce both the metallic and non-metallic materials employed in automobiles. The metallic automotive materials are comprised of ferrous and nonferrous alloys. Although the traditional ferrous alloys – cast irons and steels are still present in automobiles, the advanced high strength ferrous alloys are emerging. The nonferrous alloys – aluminum and magnesium-based lightweight are increasingly used in the auto industry. Polymers as the non-metallic lightweight materials are widely employed in automobiles. The content to be covered ranges from the production of introduced automotive materials to their recent development and to understand the rationale for the usage of various automotive materials, the advantages of their manufacturability and properties are discussed.