24-653 Special Topics: Materials and Their Processing for Mechanical Engineers

12 units, Carnegie Mellon University

The study of the major classes of materials e.g., metals, alloys, ceramics, polymers, composites and their structureprocessingproperty relationships is integral to many engineering disciplines. This course will introduce the fundamental concepts behind how the processing of materials influences their atomicmolecular structures and resulting properties. The course will adopt a gamebased learning approach in which students will utilize the virtual Minecraft environment to study crystal structures, imperfections defects, diffusion, and phase equilibria. These concepts are then applied to characterize and interpret the mechanical, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties of various material systems as part of a final collaborative group project.

Prerequisites: none listed

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