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Bronze Age (3500 1000 BC) Bronze = alloy of copper and tin
Properties of a material can be altered by heat treatment and addition of various substances
Iron Age (1000BC 1620s) Iron is stiffer, stronger and harder than bronze Development of better materials
Large-scale production
Inexpensive
PET (polymer)
Efficiency
What do engineers need to make things out of materials successfully? The Map (of materials and processes universe) The Knowledge (= understanding of material properties) The Tools (and methods and tools for selecting the right material for the job)
Course workload
EG1009 is a 15 credit point course = 150 hours of effort in total = 10 hours per week over 15 weeks
Lecture notes
Taking notes during lectures strongly recommended (valuable transferable skill)
Self-study
Course Textbook
M Ashby, H Shercliff, D Cebon. Materials: Engineering, Science, Processing and Design (2nd ed). Elsevier, 2010.
Assessment
80% exam 20% continuous assessment (lab reports) Orange log book (Labs 1, 2, 3) Green log book (Labs 4, 5)