Area: | Department of Chemical Engineering |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
Lecture: | 2 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 7040 (v.6) Chemistry 102 or any previous version
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302242 (v.2) ChE 123 Engineering Mechanics or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Engineering design. Basic materials science. Irons and steels. Non-ferrous metals and their alloys. Polymers and ceramics. Corrosion. Applications of engineering mechanics. Mechanical properties of materials. Joining processes. Fabrication processes. |
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Unit Outcomes: | An understanding of the scientific basis of materials structure and mechanical properties. Corrosion in chemical engineering situations. Knowledge of the range and types of engineering materials, and their properties, for use in process plant. Introduction to materials standards. Ability to apply principles of solid mechanics to the design of engineering structures. Measurement and analysis of mechanical properties. Joining, shaping and fabricating engineering materials into plant equipment |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Ray, M.S., "The Technology and Applications of Engineering Materials", Prentice-Hall, UK (1986). |
Field of Education: | 30301 Chemical Engineering | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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