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Design and Advanced Ceramics - MATS4002
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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: 4
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 2 (more info)
 
 
Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Design with advanced ceramics for structural, thermal, electrical, piezoelectric, chemical, catalytic, and wear applications. Fundamental structure-property relationships underlying thermal shock, mechanical strength and fracture toughness, Weibull modulus and reliability, piezo-, thermo and optoelectric behaviour, corrosion, wear/abrasion, photocatalysis. Case Studies in design and performance of ceramic materials and products.

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