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MSE Course Syllabi
Materials Science and Engineering 581.03
Materials Science Laboratory III
Catalog Data:
Laboratory experiments related to material properties and processes. Introduction to experimental techniques in materials science. Development of technical writing skills. Sp Qtr. Required.
Prerequisites:
MSE 205 and 3rd year engineering standing or permission of the instructor
Time Distribution:
1-48 minute lectures per week
1-1hr 48 min lab session per week.
Objectives:
To interpret and draw conclusions from data obtained by computer-aided acquisition. To function as a multidisciplinary team, by making group decisions about testing conditions, and by determining how to equally proportion lab work among group members. To effectively communicate in both written and oral form the objectives, methods, and conclusions resulting from laboratory work.. Meet ABET Criteria 3 Outcomes a, b, c, e, g, i, and k.
Textbooks:
D.R. Gaskell, An Introduction to Transport Phenomena in Materials Engineering, Macmillan Publishing Co., New York (1992). S. E. Pauley and D. G. Riordan, Technical Report Writing Today, 6th Edition, Houghton Mifflin, 1997.
Other supplemental reading will be provided.
Lecture and Lab Topics
Each bulleted item comprises approximately one lecture and three lab sessions
•1-D heat conduction and determination of thermal diffusivity.
•Mass Transfer: Parabolic oxidation kinetics by thermal oxidation of Cu.
•Compaction and thermal processing of ceramics: densification and sintering: a) learn the basic procedures involved in ceramic processing, b) examine the microstructure changes during sintering of ceramic samples, c) characterize the densification and grain growth kinetics during sintering, d) according to the experimental data, design a particular sintering schedule for the powder used to obtain desired density and average grain size.
Laboratory Projects:
Heat transport in the main materials types, mass transport during Cu oxidation, micro-structure development during sintering of ceramics.
Grading Plan:
10% self management, lab 15% reports (3), 15% rewrites (3).
Professional Component Content:
Engineering Science: 2.5 credits or 83%.
Engineering Design: 0.5 credits or 17%.
Design Component Content:
Engineering Science: 2.5 credits or 83%.
Engineering Design: 0.5 credits or 17%.
Relation to Program Objectives:
1. This course covers basic skills in for experimental determination of materials properties and processing characteristics (Objective 1).
2. Students have the opportunity to exercise fundamental concepts in structured laboratory exercises preceeded by lecture material. (Objective 2).
3. Students have the opportunity to develop their reporting skills. (Objective 3).
4. This course prepares students for graduate research and employment in the area of materials design, engineering design, and process design. (Objective 4).
Academic Integrity, Academic Misconduct
Academic misconduct may be found in any action that tends to distort the accurate assessment of any student’s individual accomplishments that are evaluated for the purpose of grading or conferring academic credit. Note that a student may be guilty of academic misconduct, for example, by cheating, collaborating, plagiarizing, or by allowing another student to cheat, collaborate, or plagiarize. Note also that the distortion applies, for example, to exams, homework assignments, and laboratory work. To the extent that any class activity (for example: attendance or participation) is used for evaluation for the purpose of grading or conferring academic credit, falsifying or distorting such activity, or permitting another student to falsify or distort such activity, represents academic misconduct.
Additional guidance about what represents academic integrity and misconduct, and related university-wide policies and procedures are available at the following locations:
http://oaa.osu.edu/coam/faq.html
http://oaa.osu.edu/coam/ten-suggestions.html
Course-specific exceptions or amplifications to the departmental and university statements outlined above will be provided by the faculty instructor in writing, preferably as part of the course syllabus.
Note: Students should not request nor accept guidance on these matters from a teaching assistant, fellow student, or anyone other than the faculty instructor of record for this course.
Disabilities Statement
Any student who feels s/he may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact the Office for Disability Services at 614-292-3307 in room 150 Pomerene Hall to coordinate reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities. (URL: http://www.ods.ohio-state.edu/)
Advice on such matters is also available from the MSE department’s undergraduate adviser (1xx-6xx courses) and graduate coordinator (7xx-9xx courses) whose offices may be found in room 477 Watts Hall.
Megan Daniels, Undergraduate Advisor, (614) 292-3145, e-mail Megan concerning the MSE undergrad studies
Mark Cooper, Graduate Studies Coordinator, (614) 292-7280, e-mail Mark concerning the MSE graduate studies
