materials and science engineering Lab reports

MAE 2165: Materials Science Lab

Spring 2017

ENGR 116

Prerequisites: MAE 2160 (may be take concurrently)

Textbook: Required: Lab Instructions; The theoretical foundation for the lab will be covered in MAE 2160 text.

Course Fee: $50 (Course fee used to purchase materials, supplies, equipment, and fund teaching assistants)

Professor: Jackson Graham

Office: EL 286

Office Hours: W 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM or by appointment

E-mail: [email protected]

Course Description: This lab will allow engineering students to study the mechanical and thermal properties of metals, polymers, ceramics, and composite materials. Emphasis is upon laboratory technique, presentation of experimental results, evaluation of experimental results, and observation of the physical phenomena.

Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

1. Execute laboratory techniques and procedures

2. Evaluate experimental results, and

3. Professionally present experimental results.

Topics Covered:

1. General Lab Safety

2. Computational Material Science

3. Tensile Testing

4. Glass Fracture

5. Phase Diagrams

6. Age-Hardening of Aluminum

7. Hardenability of Steels

8. Mechanical Properties of Polymeric Materials

9. Composites

Attendance and Communication Policy: Attendance is required during the assigned lab period. You are responsible for any and all information contained in or communicated through Canvas. You are expected to ensure that you will receive any communications sent to you though Canvas in a timely manner. To make up an assignment, or exam, a student will need a physicians’s note attesting to the illness. No other excuses will be accepted for making up late work (i.e. vacation, leisure, community service, oversleeping, forgot to come to class, getting married, car broke down, research, work, family time, etc…).

Pre-Labs and Lab Reports: You are required to read the lab and complete the prelab material PRIOR to the lab period. Lab reports, including text, figures, tables, and any other elements, are to be completed INDIVIDUALLY. Lab reports are required for each lab session. The lab reports will be turned in at the beginning of the following lab session or via Canvas prior to the start of the following lab session. Lab reports will be graded based on the guidelines specified for the lab and any rubrics provided. A 25% reduction in credit will be given for assignments up to 24 hours late. No credit will be given for home works and projects that are more than 24 hours late. You may receive help from others when doing in-class assignments and homework but you must only turn in your own work. All work will be completed or submitted on Canvas.

Grading: The lab reports will be graded according to the requirements included with each lab. Each lab report will be due at the time of your arrival to complete the next lab experiment. Grades will be assigned based on the quality of your work. NOT the effort you put into it. All requests for regrading assignments must be made within 7 calendar days

of the return of the assignment.

The following grading scale will be used in this course:

100 to 94 A

< 94 to 90 A-

< 90 to 87 B+

< 87 to 84 B

< 84 to 80 B-

< 80 to 77 C+

< 77 to 74 C

< 74 to 70 C-

< 70 to 67 D+

< 67 to 64 D

< 64 to 61 D-

< 61 to 0 F

Academic Standards: Cheating and plagiarism are serious academic offences and will be handled by following the

University policy. At a minimum, a grade of zero will be assign for the entire assignment or exam. A description of the

USU academic honor system can be found at the following website:

https://studentconduct.usu.edu/studentcode/article6

The College of Engineering has an Engineering Tutoring Center. Tutoring services are available free of charge to all

College of Engineering students. You can find help for any engineering required course, i.e. math, chemistry, physics, and

all engineering classes. The Tutoring Center is located in ENGR 322 and 324. Hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 AM

to 5:00 PM with extended hours on Tuesday and Thursday until 7:00 PM.

Tentative Schedule: The weekly experiments are subject to change based on the availability of equipment and materials. After the microscopy lab, each lab time

will be split into two groups (“A” and “B”). These two groups will alternate weeks as shown for the remainder of the semester. As a reminder, lab reports are due

at the beginning of the next session assigned to your section AND group.

Lab Week/Dates Group(s) Prelab Lab Assignment Report Due 1: Safety 1: Jan 9 - 13 All Safety N/A N/A 2: Computational Materials 2: Jan 16 - 20 All N/A Computational Materials N/A 3: Microscopy 3: Jan 23 - 27 All Microscopy Microscopy Computational Materials 4: Tensile Test and Torsion Fatigue 4: Jan 30 - Feb 3 A Tensile Test and Torsion Fatigue Tensile Test and Torsion Fatigue N/A 4: Tensile Test and Torsion Fatigue 5: Feb 6 - 10 B Tensile Test and Torsion Fatigue Tensile Test and Torsion Fatigue N/A 5: Phase Transformation 6: Feb 13 - 17 A Phase Transformation Phase Transformation Tensile Test and Torsion Fatigue No Lab 7: Feb 20 - 24 All N/A N/A N/A 5: Phase Transformation 8: Feb 27 - Mar 3 B Phase Transformation Phase Transformation Tensile Test and Torsion Fatigue Spring Break 9: Mar 6 - 10 All N/A N/A N/A 6: Hardenability and Composite

Fabrication 10: Mar 13 - 17 A

Hardenability and Composite Fabrication

Hardenability and Composite Fabrication

Phase Transformation

6: Hardenability and Composite Fabrication

11: Mar 20 - 24 B Hardenability and Composite Fabrication

Hardenability and Composite Fabrication

Phase Transformation

7: Age Hardening and Glass Fracture

12: Mar 27 - 31 A Age Hardening and Glass Fracture

Age Hardening and Glass Fracture

Hardenability and Composite Fabrication

7: Age Hardening and Glass Fracture

13: Apr 3 - 7 B Age Hardening and Glass Fracture

Age Hardening and Glass Fracture

Hardenability and Composite Fabrication

8: Polymers and Composite Testing 14: Apr 10 - 14 A N/A Polymers and Composite Testing Age Hardening and Glass Fracture

8: Polymers and Composite Testing 15: Apr 17 - 21 B N/A Polymers and Composite Testing Age Hardening and Glass Fracture

16: Apr 24 - 28 All N/A N/A Polymers and Composite Testing