303113 (v.1) WASM Materials Engineering 251

Area:

WASM Minerals Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy Teaching Area

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

5.0

** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **

Lecture:

2 x 2 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

303095 (v.1) WASM Chemistry 151 or any previous version
AND
303136 (v.1) WASM Engineering Physics 132 or any previous version

Syllabus:

Atomic Structure. Interatomic bonding. Structure of crystalline solids. Imperfections in solids. Diffusion. Mechanical properties of metals. Dislocations and strengthening mechanisms. Failure. Phase diagrams. Phase transformations in metals. Thermal processing of metal alloys. Structure and properties of ceramics. Applications and processing of ceramics. Polymer structures. Characteristics, applications and processing of polymers. Composites. Concretes. Corrosion and degradation of materials. Electricalproperties. Thermal properties. Magnetic properties. Optical properties. Material selection and design considerations. Economic, safety and environmental issues.

** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **

Field of Education:

030303 Mining Engineering

Funding Cluster:

08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2006	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y
2006	Kalgoorlie Campus	Semester 1	Y		Y
2006	Kalgoorlie Campus	Semester 2	Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal	refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online	refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External