Aircraft Materials 1

This module will introduce students to the fundamentals of materials science and engineering so as to provide an understanding of engineering materials in terms of the factors which dictate their behaviour.

Topics include: Microstructure and structure-property relationships of the main types of engineering materials (metals, ceramics, polymers and composites); Micromechanisms of elastic and plastic deformation; Fracture mechanisms for ductile, brittle, creep and fatigue modes of failure in service; corrosion; Metal forming by casting and wrought processes; Phase equilibria of alloys; microstructural control by thermomechanical processing and application to commercial engineering materials.