FUNDAMENTALS OF

Materials Science
and Engineering
AN INTEGRATED APPROACH
Fourth Edition

William D. Callister, Jr. and

David G. Rethwisch

Chapter 1
Introduction
Copyright 2012 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.
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CHEN313: Introduction to
Materials Science & Engineering
Course Objective...
Introduce fundamental concepts in Materials
Science & Engineering

You will learn about:

material structures
how structure dictates properties
how processing can change structure

This course will help you to:

use materials properly
realize new design opportunities
with materials
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COURSE MATERIALS (with text)

Textbook:
Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering,
W.D. Callister, Jr. and D.G. Rethwisch, 4th edition,
John Wiley and Sons, Inc. (2012).

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COURSE MATERIALS
(with WileyPLUS)
Textbook:
WileyPLUS for Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering,
W.D. Callister, Jr. and D.G. Rethwisch, 4th edition, John Wiley
and Sons, Inc. (2012).

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Course Website: See Syllabus in the web page

Text Website: http://www.wiley.com/college/callister

VMSE for 3D interactive simulations and animations of material
structures, characteristics, and properties
Mechanical Engineering online support module
Case studies of materials usage
Extended learning objectives
Self-assessment exercises
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Virtual Materials Science &

Engineering (VMSE)
Website: http://www.wileyplus.com/college/callister
Student Companion Site VMSE
Comprised of 8 interactive modules
Atomic/molecular stuctures - 3D perspectives (better
visualizations) using click-and-drag rotations
Demonstrations of defects and phenomena that
exist/occur in materials
Demonstrations of material tests - performance and results
Database of material property values and costs

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Virtual Materials Science & Engineering (VMSE)

This is a screenshot of the VMSE opening window

Available in Student Companion Site at www.wiley.com/college/callister

and in WileyPLUS

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Chapter 1 - Introduction
What is materials science?
Structure-properties
Applications
Why should we know about it?
All fields make use of materials
Materials drive our society

Stone Age
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Now?
Silicon Age?
Polymer Age?
Nano age

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Example Hip Implant

With age or certain illnesses joints deteriorate.
Particularly those with large loads (such as hip).

Adapted from Fig. 22.25, Callister 7e.

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Example Hip Implant

Requirements
mechanical
strength (many
cycles)
good lubricity
biocompatibility

Adapted from Fig. 22.24, Callister 7e.

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Example Hip Implant

Adapted from Fig. 22.26, Callister 7e.

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Hip Implant
Key problems to overcome
fixation agent to hold
acetabular cup
cup lubrication material
femoral stem fixing agent
must avoid any debris in cup

Ball

Acetabular
Cup and Liner

Femoral
Stem
Adapted from chapter-opening
photograph, Chapter 22, Callister 7e.

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Example Develop New Types of

Polymers

Commodity plastics large volume ca. $0.50 / lb

Ex.
Polyethylene
Polypropylene
Polystyrene
etc.

Engineering Resins small volume > $1.00 / lb

Ex.
Polycarbonate
Nylon
Polysulfone
etc.
Can polypropylene be upgraded to properties (and price) near
those of engineering resins?

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Structure, Processing, & Properties

Properties depend on structure

ex: hardness vs structure of steel

(d)

Hardness (BHN)

600
500
400

(c)
(a)

(b)
4 m

300
200

30 m

30 m

100
0.01 0.1

30 m

Data obtained from Figs. 11.31(a)

and 11.33 with 4 wt% C composition,
and from Fig. 14.8 and associated
discussion, Callister & Rethwisch 4e.
Micrographs adapted from (a) Fig.
11.19; (b) Fig. 10.34;(c) Fig. 11.34;
and (d) Fig. 11.22, Callister &
Rethwisch 4e.

1
10 100 1000
Cooling Rate (C/s)

Processing can change structure

ex: structure vs cooling rate of steel

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Types of Materials
Metals:
Strong, ductile
High thermal & electrical conductivity
Opaque, reflective.

Polymers/plastics: Covalent bonding sharing of es

Soft, ductile, low strength, low density
Thermal & electrical insulators
Optically translucent or transparent.

Ceramics: ionic bonding (refractory) compounds of metallic

& non-metallic elements (oxides, carbides, nitrides, sulfides)
Brittle, glassy, elastic
Non-conducting (insulators)

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The Materials Selection Process

1. Pick Application

Determine required Properties

Properties: mechanical, electrical, thermal,

magnetic, optical, deteriorative.

2. Properties

Identify candidate Material(s)

Material: structure, composition.

3. Material

Identify required Processing

Processing: changes structure and overall shape

ex: casting, sintering, vapor deposition, doping
forming, joining, annealing.

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ELECTRICAL
Electrical Resistivity of Copper:
6

(10-8 Ohm-m)

Resistivity,

5
4
3
2
1
0

Cu

2
3. 3

i
t %N

Ni
%
t
Ni
16 a
.
%
t
2
a
+
2
1
.
Cu
+1
u
C
d
e
i
rm
o
N
f
e
%
t
d
a
2
1
.
+1
u
C
Cu

e
r
Pu

-200

-100

Adapted from Fig. 12.8, Callister &

Rethwisch 4e. (Fig. 12.8 adapted
from: J.O. Linde, Ann Physik 5, 219
(1932); and C.A. Wert and R.M.
Thomson, Physics of Solids, 2nd
edition, McGraw-Hill Company, New
York, 1970.)

T (C)

Adding impurity atoms to Cu increases resistivity.

Deforming Cu increases resistivity.
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THERMAL
-- Silica fiber insulation
offers low heat conduction.
Adapted from chapteropening photograph,
Chapter 17, Callister &
Rethwisch 3e. (Courtesy
of Lockheed
Missiles and Space
Company, Inc.)

100 m

Thermal Conductivity
of Copper:
-- It decreases when
you add zinc!
Thermal Conductivity
(W/m-K)

Space Shuttle Tiles:

Adapted from
Fig. 19.4W, Callister
6e. (Courtesy of
Lockheed Aerospace
Ceramics Systems,
Sunnyvale, CA)
(Note: "W" denotes fig.
is on CD-ROM.)

400
300
200
100
0

0
10 20 30 40
Composition (wt% Zinc)

Adapted from Fig. 17.4, Callister & Rethwisch

4e. (Fig. 17.4 is adapted from Metals Handbook:
Properties and Selection: Nonferrous alloys and
Pure Metals, Vol. 2, 9th ed., H. Baker,
(Managing Editor), American Society for Metals,
1979, p. 315.)
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MAGNETIC
Magnetic Storage:

vs. Composition:
-- Adding 3 atomic % Si
makes Fe a better
recording medium!
Magnetization

-- Recording medium
is magnetized by
recording head.

Magnetic Permeability

Fe+3%Si
Fe

Magnetic Field
Fig. 18.23, Callister & Rethwisch 4e.

Adapted from C.R. Barrett, W.D. Nix, and

A.S. Tetelman, The Principles of
Engineering Materials, Fig. 1-7(a), p. 9,
1973. Electronically reproduced
by permission of Pearson Education, Inc.,
Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.
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OPTICAL
Transmittance:
-- Aluminum oxide may be transparent, translucent, or
opaque depending on the materials structure (i.e.,
single crystal vs. polycrystal, and degree of porosity).
single crystal

polycrystal:
no porosity

polycrystal:
some porosity

Adapted from Fig. 1.2,

Callister & Rethwisch 4e.
(Specimen preparation,
P.A. Lessing; photo by S.
Tanner.)
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DETERIORATIVE
Stress & Saltwater...
-- causes cracks!

Heat treatment: slows

crack speed in salt water!

Adapted from Fig. 16.21, Callister & Rethwisch

4e. (from Marine Corrosion, Causes, and
Prevention, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1975.)

crack speed (m/s)

10 -8

as-is
held at
160C for 1 hr
before testing

10 -10

Alloy 7178 tested in

saturated aqueous NaCl
solution at 23C

increasing load

Adapted from Fig. 11.20(b), R.W. Hertzberg, "Deformation and

Fracture Mechanics of Engineering Materials" (4th ed.), p. 505, John
Wiley and Sons, 1996. (Original source: Markus O. Speidel, Brown
Boveri Co.)

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