Amme1362 Course Overview
Amme1362 Course Overview
Amme1362 Course Overview
In conjunction with the textbook, extra supplementary notes will also be available in the Blackboard
before the lectures.
Concepts learnt in this Unit of Study and corresponding chapters in the textbook (Callister)
It is required to attach the University Plagiarism Compliance Coversheet (can be downloaded from
http://www.aeromech.usyd.edu.au/plagiarism/) as the first page of seminar report and lab report to
comply with the University Plagiarism Policy.
The University has authorised and mandated the use of text-based similarity detecting software
Turnitin for all text-based written assignments. Please submit your seminar report and lab report
through Turnitin and also hand in a hardcopy to your tutor/lab demonstrator.
Late submission of your seminar/lab report will result in penalty of 10% per day.
This is a year-1 core unit of study for the degrees in Mechanical, Biomedical, Aeronautical, and
Mechatronic Engineering.
Unit of Study Description (from the Engineering Handbook)
6 credit points
Semester: 2
Classes: 3 one-hour lectures and 1 two-hour tutorial per week plus 1 two-hour lab session in the
whole semester.
Prerequisite: None
Prohibitions: CIVL2110 and AMME2302
Assessment: One two-hour final exam, one group seminar presentation and group written report,
three quizzes in lectures, and laboratory work.
Syllabus Summary
Materials classification; atomic bonding; crystal structures; crystalline imperfections; electron
microscopy; mechanical properties; physical properties; phase diagram and phase transformation;
materials processing; metals; ceramics; polymers; composites; corrosion and degradation.
Objectives
To understand the classification of engineering materials, and their properties in relation to
microstructure.
Expected outcomes
Students should be able to appreciate the properties of a range of engineering materials and how and
why these are connected with microstructure and forming and treatment methods.
Unit of Study Aims/Goals:
AMME1362/9302 is your introductory course in engineering materials. It has no prerequisite
subject and is therefore intended for students with little or no previous background in engineering
materials. A background in mathematics and science commensurate with a first year engineering
undergraduate student is sufficient.
1. Research and Inquiry – be able to create new knowledge and understanding through the
process of research and inquiry.
2. Information Literacy – be able to use information effectively in a range of contexts.
3. Personal and Intellectual Autonomy – be able to work independently and sustainably, in a
way that is informed by openness, curiosity and a desire to meet new challenges.
4. Ethical, Social and Professional Understanding – hold personal values and beliefs
consistent with their role as responsible members of local, national, international and
professional communities.
5. Communication – recognise and value communication as a tool for negotiating and creating
new understanding, interacting with others, and furthering their own learning.
Learning Situations
There will be three lectures per week where the theory, ideas, and engineering implementation to
real systems will be discussed. The lectures will be held in:
You are required to attend one two-hour tutorial per week from 2 pm to 4 pm for the Monday,
Tuesday and Friday classes, and 2 pm to 4 pm or 4 pm to 6 pm for the Wednesday classes.
Attendance is compulsory and will be marked on a roll. Absence from one tutorial class will
Some tutorial classes will be devoted to student group seminars. Each group will include 4 – 5
students and will give a 15-minute presentation followed by a 5-minute question-and-answer
session on a fundamental engineering material, as per the list below. There are 36 topics available.
Some of these materials have more relevance to Aeronautical, some to Biomedical, some to
Mechanical, and some to Mechatronic Engineering. Many are relevant to more than one area. The
seminar topic will be chosen by students in the same groups through negotiation/discussion among
themselves. Tutors will do their best to organize students with common interest into the same
groups. The seminar topics and the date for your seminar will be decided in your first tutorial class.
Each group is required to submit a written report (~3000 words) by 5 pm Friday 06 October
(week 9). Please submit your seminar report through Turnitin and also hand in a hardcopy to your
tutor.
Laboratory
Laboratories will be held in S152, commencing from Monday week 3, on Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons from 2 pm to 4 pm. Each student is required to attend
only once during the semester for the Mechanical Property Laboratory. Your specific date has been
allocated to you by the Timetabling Unit. Unless an application for special consideration is
submitted and approved, you are not allowed to change the date allocated to you. Swopping with
other students also need advanced approval from your lab demonstrator. Attendance at the
laboratory event is compulsory. Non attendance will result in a fail in this Unit of Study. Please
show up at 2 pm sharp for your lab. Your lab demonstrator will email you your raw experimental
data after you lab session. Individual lab reports have to be submitted to your lab demonstrator two
weeks after the lab. Plagiarism of the lab report will result in 0 mark. No open-toe shoe is allowed
in the lab.
Assessment – Tasks:
There are three quizzes in lectures and each quiz will last ~ 45 minutes. The quizzes are based on
concepts/problems from the textbook (Callister 9th Edition, see below) and from the lecturers. The
quizzes will be held in ABS Auditorium B2010 on Wednesdays in weeks 5, 9 and 13. The purpose
of the quizzes is to assess if students have understood important learning contents that they learnt in
previous lectures.
To pass the UoS, the final exam mark must be at least 45%, regardless of the total marks.
Each student is to submit their own lab report, which is limited to no more than five A4 pages. The
lab report is to be structured as detailed below. The essential information to be discussed in the
report is also detailed below.
Background:
Include (brief) information regarding the definition of load, gauge length, engineering stress and
strain for a tensile test.
Methods: Briefly describe the testing procedures used for the test.
Include aspects that are not a result in this section, these are:
a) Description of the testing procedure.
b) Representative sketch/drawings of specimens used.
c) Dimensions of the specimens in table format.
Results:
a) Plot of resulting stress-strain curves for each specimen of the tensile test. On these plots
indicate the Young’s modulus, elastic limit, yielding stress, maximum stress, and elongation
at failure.
b) For each specimen, list the calculated values of the mechanical properties listed in a) in a
table with correct units.
c) Describe deformation and failure mechanisms (necking and stretching).
Discussion:
a) Compare the experimentally obtained values with literature values, and discuss possible
sources of error.
b) Discuss the differences between each material by comparing results.
Notes:
Do not use point form. Structure report with concise sentences and paragraphs that elaborate the
points mentioned above. Do not merely answer the points listed; these are a guide as what to
document and discuss in your report. Please submit your reports to the lab demonstrator’s office.
Plagiarism of the lab report will result in 0 mark.
There may be statistically and educationally defensible methods used when combining the marks
from each component to ensure consistency of marking between markers, and alignment of final
grades with unit outcomes and grade descriptors.
In addition to the group seminar, students are also requested to submit a group written report,
which will be due on the Friday of week 9. Each written report should be limited to 2,500 – 3,000
words (not including references) and no more than 10 A4 pages (including pages for figures and
references). In addition to the University Plagiarism Compliance Coversheet, the report should
include (1) the title of your seminar topic, (2) your names and student numbers, (3) a statement on
the contribution of each group member, which must be signed by all contributors, (4) the body of
your report and (5) references.
Arguments and discussion in the written reports should be scholarly, logical, structured and
coherent (weighted 40%). The arguments should be based on sound evidence and supported by
references (50%). References should be numbered consecutively in order of first appearance in the
reports and should be given in a separate list at the end of the reports (10%). The preferred
reference style can be found from any paper published in Applied Physics Letters.
Note: There may be statistically and educationally defensible methods used when combining the
marks from each component to ensure consistency of marking between markers, and alignment of
final grades with unit outcomes and grade descriptors.