Bachelor of Civil Engineering in Transport (Honours)

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Engineering Materials (ENM-2-1)

Learning event plan (Scheme of work)
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Instructor: B.C. Mphande

Mobile No.: +265 999 412 149
Course/qualification: Number of learners: Age Group: Duration:
Bachelor (Honours) Female: 19-31 years From: 31/01/2022
Male: To : 02/05/2022
Total:

No of sessions: Delivery hours: Venue: Rm 50 Day & Time:

24 48 Monday : 13:30 – 15:20 pm
Tuesday : 07:40 – 09:30 am

Module Aim: The aim of this module is to impart knowledge on the structure and properties of engineering materials.
Module intended outcomes:
a) Describe properties of common engineering materials
b) Select appropriate engineering material for various applications.
c) Apply appropriate engineering material for various applications.

Prerequisite: PBS-ENS-1-1

Prescribed text: Budinski K.G. and Budinski M.K. (2009). Engineering Materials: Properties and Selection. Prentice Hall.
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Content Objectives or learning Activities Resources / Materials Assignment due in Assessment
outcomes: class (e.g. reading criteria

achieved?)
(objective
Remarks
Upon successful completion assignment,
Week

Date

Day

Sub – topic (s)

Main Topic

of this session the learner presentations,

should be able to: submission of in
class
quizzes/reports)

 Introduction and  Classify materials  Lecture  White board, Reading  Questions and
M classification of  Describe different  Formation of team  White board marker assignment on Answers
Introduction to
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o Eng. Matls. properties of materials. working groups.  Duster; crystal structures  Observation
materials

n
d
 Properties of
materials
 Distinguish mechanical
from physical properties.
 PPT 1 (laptop and a
projector)
(BCC, FCC, and
HCP). 
a  Concept of crystal  Relate properties of
y structures materials to crystal
1 structures.
 Describe each crystal  Reflect on  White board, Reading  Questions and
 BCC, FCC, HCP,
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T structure with examples. previous lesson  White board marker assignment Answers
u and unit cell  Derive lattice parameters  Class discussion  Duster; (crystallographic  Observation
e for each crystal structure.  Lecture  PPT 2 (laptop and a planes and miller
s projector) indices).
7

M  Crystallographic  Describe the concept of  Lecture  White board,  Assignment  Questions and
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o planes crystallographic planes.  Demonstrations  White board marker (Crystal Answers

n  Miller indices of a  Determine miller indices by examples  Duster; imperfections:  Observation
Crystal structures

d plane. of a plane  Students in-class  PPT 3 (laptop and a point, line, and
a  Draw crystallographic practice projector) volume defects)
y vectors for
2
 White board, presentations.
 Crystallographic
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T directions
 White board marker  Practice
u  Duster; questions on
e  PPT 4 (laptop and a crystallography
s projector)

M  Describe different types of  Lecture  White board, Reading  Questions and

 Crystal
o crystal imperfections  Presentations on  White board marker assignment: Solid
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Answers
n imperfections  Calculate the ASTM grain crystal  Duster; solutions  Observation
d size number imperfections  laptop and a projector
a  PPT 5
y
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 Discuss solid solutions  Lecture (solid  White board,
Reading assign  Questions and
Solid solutions::
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T and their applications. solutions)  White board marker Answers

Substitutional and (Isomorphous,
u  Discuss the effects of  Class discussion  Duster;
…..)
Composition of alloys and phase diagrams
3 interstitial – phase alloying elements on  laptop and a projector
e
s diagram properties of host metals.  PPT 8

M  Describe Isomorphous  Lecture  White board,

Reading assign  Questions and
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Isomorphous
o materials.  White board marker (Eutectic, Answers
n materials  Use lever rule to calculate  Duster;  Observation
peritectic …..)
d materials’ compositions.  laptop and a projector
a  PPT 9
y
 Describe eutectic,  Lecture  White board,
Reading  Questions and
4 Eutectic, peritectic,
peritectic, eutectoid  Class discussions  White board marker assignment (Heat Answers
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eutectoid and reactions.  Duster;  Observation

T treatment.
u peritectoid reactions  Using the IIED or phase  laptop and a projector
e (Iron – iron diagram, identify eutectic,  PPT 10
s peritectic, and eutectoid
equilibrium diagram
products.
(IIED));

M
 Discuss alloy steels.  Lecture  White board,
Reading  Questions and
Effects of alloying
 Discuss effects of alloying  Class discussions  White board marker
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o assignment (cast Answers

additions to steel elements on steels.  Duster;  Observation
n irons and effects
(Mn, Si, Cr, Mo, V, Ti,  Classify types of steels  laptop and a projector of alloying
d
and W). Types of  PPT 18.
a elements)
Ferrous metals

y steels (Hand out)

5  Discuss cast irons.  Lecture  White board,

Reading  Questions and
Types and
 Classify types of cast irons  White board marker Answers
assignment (non-
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properties of cast and their applications  Duster;  Observation

T ferrous metals)
u irons (gray, white,  laptop and a projector
e malleable,  PPT 17.
s spheroidal- graphite
alloy)
 Discuss conventional heat  Lecture  White board,
 Heat treatment Reading  Heat treatment
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M treatment methods.  Class discussions  White board marker

Heat treatment

(Hardening and assignment (Hardening and

o  Describe IINED and TTT  Duster; (Jominy end-
n Tempering, diagrams  laptop and a projector quench test) Tempering,
6 d  PPT 12, 13, 14.
Annealing and Annealing and
a
Normalising). Normalising).
y
 Iron - Iron carbide  Iron - Iron
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non equilibrium carbide non
diagrams (IINED). equilibrium
diagrams
(IINED).

Austempering,  Discuss Austempering,  Lecture  White board,

Reading  Questions and
martempering, case martempering, and case  Class discussions  White board marker Answers
assignment (case
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hardening: hardening methods.  Duster; hardening)  Observation

T
(carburising,  Describe the case  laptop and a projector
u
nitriding, hardening processes.  PPT 16 and 17.
e
s carbonitriding;
Flame and Induction
hardening).
M  Discuss conventional heat  Lecture  White board,
Reading  Questions and
TTT and CCR
14/03/2022

o treatment methods.  Class discussions  White board marker assignment Answers

n diagrams  Describe IINED and TTT  Duster;  Observation
(Jominy end-
d diagrams  laptop and a projector
quench test)
a  PPT 12, 13, 14.
y
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d M I D – S E M E S T E R B R E A K
Heat treatment

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M  Discuss hardenability  Lecture  White board,

Reading  Questions and
Hardenability,
o  Describe Jominy end  Class discussions  White board marker
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assignment (case Answers

n Jominy end quench quench test.  Duster;  Observation
9 hardening)
d test (JEQT)  Relate JEQT with heat  laptop and a projector
a treatment of  PPT 15.
y steels/metals.
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 Classify the grades of  Lecture  White board,
Reading  Questions and
Copper and copper
29/03/22

T copper and their  White board marker Answers

alloys; aluminium assignment
u properties.  Duster;  Observation
Non-ferrous metals
(polymer
e and aluminium  Discuss the types of  laptop and a projector
materials)
s alloys aluminium, types, heat  PPT 19
treatment, and their
M applications.
Age hardening,
o
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n precipitation
d hardening
a
y
10
 Discuss types of  Lecture  White board,
Reading  Questions and
Polymers: types of
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T polymeric materials.  White board marker Answers

assignment
Non-metallic materials

u polymers,  Select the proper type of  Duster;  Observation

(ceramic
e properties, and plastic for a particular  laptop and a projector
materials)
s applications application.  PPT 20.

M  Discuss types of ceramic  Lecture  White board,

  Questions and
o Engineering materials.  Class discussions  White board marker
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Answers
n ceramics: Properties  Select the proper type of  Duster;  Observation
d and applications ceramics for particular  laptop and a projector
a applications.  PPT 21.
y
 Prepare sample for  Demonstrations
 T1 Lab Reading  Questions and
11 Hardness test:-
hardness and impact test.  Students practice assignment Answers
Rockwell and impact  Rockwell hardness
12/04/22

T  Conduct Rockwell  Observation

Mechanical properties of materials labs

(revision on
u tests hardness test. testing machine
tensile test and
e  Analyse the results  Impact testing machine fatigue tests)
s  Interpret the results
 Respective pieces of
apparatus
M  Prepare sample for tensile  Demonstrations
 T1 Lab Present lab reports  Questions and
o Tensile test; and fatigue test.  Students practice
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on: Answers
n  Conduct tensile and  Tensile testing machine  Participation
d fatigue tests. and specimens  Tensile test  Observation
a  Analyse the results  Fatigue testing machine  Fatigue test
12 y  Interpret the results and specimens
Fatigue test  Other pieces of
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T
u apparatus for
e respective tests.
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