I. This course deals with fundamentals of materials science in order to understand the relationships between the structures/state and physical properties of materials.
II. 1. Mechanical properties, 2. Thermal properties
Materials science is an academic framework which seeks to analyze the macroscopic properties of materials from a microscopic viewpoint of internal structure, and to develop new materials and to investigate the best way to select materials based on such knowledge. The basis of it is to comprehend materials from an atomic and molecular level to the applied level as a final product in a wide and continuous viewpoint. This course explains the thermal and mechanical properties of metals, organic materials, and inorganic materials from microscopic and macroscopic points of view, with the goal of fostering a base for thinking in terms of materials science.
materials science, mechanical properties, thermal properties
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Before coming to class, students should read the course schedule and check what topics will be covered. Required learning should be completed outside of the classroom for preparation and review purposes.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | What is materials science | Understand the course objectives. |
Class 2 | Microscopic elastic property- | Understand the energy elasticity, entropic elasticity, anisotropic elastic modulus. |
Class 3 | Macroscopic elastic property- | Understand the tensile modulus, shear modulus, bulk modulus, Poisson's ratio. |
Class 4 | Microscopic viscous property- | Understand the viscosity of gas and liquid. |
Class 5 | Macroscopic viscous property- | Understand the viscous flow. |
Class 6 | Microscopic viscoelastic property- | Understand the pseudoelasticity and thermo-elasticity. |
Class 7 | Macroscopic viscoelastic property- | Understand the Maxwell model, Voigt model, and linear viscoelasticity. |
Class 8 | Summary of mechanical properties | Understand the mechanical properties of materials. |
Class 9 | Thermal properties of materials1. heat capacity | Understand the heat capacity. |
Class 10 | Thermal properties of materials2. thermal expansion | Understand the thermal expansion. |
Class 11 | Thermal properties of materials3. thermal conductivity | Understand the thermal conduction. |
Class 12 | Thermal properties of materials4. thermal radiation | Understand the thermal radiation. |
Class 13 | Thermal properties of materials4. heat transfer coefficient and convection | Understand the heat transfer, and thermal expansion. |
Class 14 | Thermal properties of materials6. thermal stress, heat storage, thermoelectric property | Understand thermal stress, heat storage, thermoelectric property |
Class 15 | Thermal properties of materials7. Energetic materials | Understand the energetic materials. |
Not required.
Materials used in class can be found on OCW-i.
Students' course scores are based on weekly short quiz, intermediate and term-end exams.
No prerequisites are necessary, but enrollment in the related courses is desirable.