Course

Design and Advanced Ceramics - MATS4002

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: 2 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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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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