MAT219 Deformation and Failure of Materials

Cannot be taken with: MAT376, MAT6327

Aims/Description: This module will cover various aspects of damage that can occur in materials. This will focus on plastic deformation of metals, natural and artificial polymers and glasses indicating the fundamental mechanisms that give rise to sample strain in response to applied stress or arising from thermally induced effects. The course will consider the process of fatigue, crack formation and fracture in materials. Damage in biological materials will also be considered with breakdown of different structure layers (primary-quaternary) and tears/cuts. The deformation mechanisms are related to microstructure and processing and the implications for design considered.

Staff Contact: ZENG XIANGBING

Teaching Methods: Lectures, Problem solving, Independent Study

Assessment: Formal Exam

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