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4764 (v.6) Mechanical Properties of Materials 201


 

Area:

Department of Applied Physics

Credits:

12.5

Contact Hours:

3.0

Lecture:

2 x 1 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

4775 (v.7) Structure of Solids 102 or any previous version

Co Requisite(s):

4776 (v.6) Structure of Solids 201

Syllabus:

Significance of hardness, tensile strength, creep, fatigue, impact strength and fracture toughness. Techniques for measurement. Modes of deformation, yielding in metals and polymers, theories of yield point, influence of grain size, mechanisms of creep and fatigue. Mechanisms of fracture.
 

Field of Education:

 10300 Physics and Astronomy (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

2  

Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information:

 Not Online  

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark


Availability

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