Mechanical Properties of Materials - MATS1262

 
Faculty: Faculty of Science
 
 
School:  School of Materials Science and Engineering
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.materials.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 5
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description


Nature and significance of mechanical properties. Stress-strain relationships of metals, ceramics and polymers; oriented materials, textiles. Elasticity, anelasticity, plasticity, superplasticity. Young's modulus, Shear modulus, bulk modulus, Poisson's ratio. Creep, fatigue and visco-elasticity. Mechanical testing : tension, compression, hardness and impact tests. Stress and strain transformation. Mohr's circle. Fundamentals of stress analysis. Failure criteria. Application to materials' working processes.