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Mechanical Engineering

EGRM 309 Material Science for Engineers

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisites: CHEM 101 and PHYS 207, or permission of instructor. The study of materials from a microscopic or atomic level. Consideration of mechanical, electrical, thermal, magnetic and optical properties of metals, ceramics, polymers and composites. Thermal processing for modification of properties, dislocation and phase transformation. Material selection for design with consideration of economic, environmental and societal issues.

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