Engineering Materials IE221

Oratai Jongprateep, Ph.DKasetsart University

(Metal Part)

Wararat Kangsamrid, Ph.D Thammasart University

(Polymer Part) 1

Grading

Activities (Metals) %1. Assignments 5

2. Project: Poster Presentation 5

3. Project: Report 10

4 Midterm Examination 30

5. Quiz 5

6. Class Attendent and Participation 5

Total 652

Metal 65% + Polymer 35%

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Lecture Topic Activities

1 General course information

Report and presentation guidelines

Lecture

2 Review:

Mechanical properties of materials

Failure of Materials:

Case studies

Fundamental of fracture

Lecture

3 Failure of Metals:

Test of mechanical properties

Crack imitation and propagation

Lecture+

Presentation of Assignment 1

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Lecture Topic Activities

4 Failure of Metals:

Fatigue: S-N curve, fatigue life

Creep: behavior

Stress and temperature effects

Lecture

5 Metal Corrosion:

Types of corrosion

Corrosion rate, prevention

Lecture+

Presentation of Assignment 2

6 Strengthening Mechanisms

Strain hardening, GB strengthening

Solid solution strengthening,

Case studies

Lecture

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Lecture Topic Activities

7 Powder Metallurgy:

Applications

Fabrication process

Lecture+

Presentation of Assignment 3

8 Metal Matrix Composite: Applications, fabrication

Lecture

9 Ceramics:

Properties, applications

Ceramics matrix composite

Lecture

10 Materials Selection and Design

Case studies

Presentation of Project

Writing an Academic Paper

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Manuscript Structure

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TitleA strong title orients readers to your area of work

A strong title separates your work from everyone else's work

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AbstractSummary of Manuscript (200-300 Words)

Problem investigated

Purpose of Research

Methods

Results

Conclusion

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Role: Prepares readers for the discussion

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Topic?

Importance?

Introduction

Arrangement?

Background?

Introduction

Scope?

Methods and Materials Provides instruction on exactly how to repeat experiment

Subjects

Sample preparation techniques

Sample origins

Field site description

Data collection protocol

Data analysis techniques

Any computer programs used

Description of equipment and its use

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Results Presentation of experiment results: summary of data

Contain Figures and Tables

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DiscussionInterpret results

Did the study confirm/deny the hypothesis?

If not, did the results provide an alternative hypothesis? What

interpretation can be made?

Do results agree with other research? Sources of error/anomalous data?

Implications of study for field

Suggestions for improvement and future research?

Relate to previous research

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References Check specific referencing style of journal

Should reference:

Peer-reviewed journal articles, abstracts, books

Should not reference:

Non-peer-reviewed works, textbooks, personal

communications

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Example of Posters

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