Metallurgy project

THE PROJECT:

The objective of this project is to let the student investigate some intriguing aspect of materials science using knowledge and techniques learned in class, but in an environment/time primarily outside of class.

Methods and Procedures:

Topics of investigation may be categorized many ways.  Examples include:

• visually analyzing a failed part to determine why it occurred – and presenting your analysis
• imaging a microstructure to correlate properties, expected or not  – and sharing your results
• using visual inspection to evaluate the integrity of a structure – and presenting your results
• manufacturing a material or structure – and displaying the material you manufactured
• investigate a materials process or concept – predict and compare experimental behavior

Think of subjects you are interested in, and then explore! Get on the net, or hit the magazines.  This is a chance for you to be in control of the subject, depth and direction of investigation.

Note: Please don’t ‘review’ a topic and hand me a copy of some internet article.  Please apply what you’ve learned in class to some materials issue that is of interest to you.

Deliverables:

You will upload both a report and a narrated slide show.

The written report will include:

• a title page; with name, date, etc.
• an introduction (background and objective of your investigation),
• the method you used (how did you approach your work, and what you were trying to show or find out),
• the results of your work
• a discussion (of your investigation, comparison with other similar materials or processes,  or other relevant information such as composition, microstructure or manufacturing methods),
• at least four references; one of which must be your text, the text book is “Engineering Materials Technology” by James A. Jacobs and Thomas F.Kilduff, 5^th edition.
• at least four graphics (that augment explanations, etc.), of which two are microscopic,
• a conclusion (did your approach produce tangible results?).

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