The University of New South Wales

go to UNSW home page

Handbook Home

PRINT THIS PAGE
Physical Metallurgy of Alloys - MATS4083
The Red Centre promenade

 
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: 3
 
 
EFTSL: 0.06250 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Relationship between composition, thermal processing, phase equilibrium, microstructure and properties in ferrous and non-ferrous alloys. Carbon steels: heat treatment, including annealing, normalising, spheroidising, quenching and tempering, austempering and martempering. Cast irons: grey, white mottled malleable and ductile irons. Wrought and cast aluminium alloys, heat treatable and non-heat treatable aluminium alloys. Copper, low-alloy coppers, and copper alloys. Magnesium alloys. Lead, zinc and tin alloys.

URL for this page:

© The University of New South Wales (CRICOS Provider No.: 00098G), 2004-2011. The information contained in this Handbook is indicative only. While every effort is made to keep this information up-to-date, the University reserves the right to discontinue or vary arrangements, programs and courses at any time without notice and at its discretion. While the University will try to avoid or minimise any inconvenience, changes may also be made to programs, courses and staff after enrolment. The University may also set limits on the number of students in a course.