MECH ENG 2020 - Materials & Manufacturing
North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2025
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code MECH ENG 2020 Course Materials & Manufacturing Coordinating Unit Mechanical Engineering Term Semester 1 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 4 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Assumed Knowledge CHEM ENG 1009 Restrictions Available to Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mechanical) & associated double degree students only Assessment Assignments, final exam Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Professor Zonghan Xie
Name Role Building/Room Email Dr Zonghan Xie Lecturer (Mater part, weeks 1-6) Engineering South Building, S104 zonghan.xie@adelaide.edu.au Dr Ling Yin Lectuerer (Manuf part, weeks 7-12) Engineering South Building, Floor 3 ling.yin@adelaide.edu.au Dr Yujie Chen Lecturer Engineering South Building, Floor 3 yujie.chen@adelaide.edu.au Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .
48 hours lectures, workshops and tutorials (24 hours of Materials and 24 hours of Manufacturing Processes)
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course students will be able to:
1 A demonstrable knowledge of a range of manufacturing processes; 2 Apply analytical methods for understanding the process variables; 3 Demonstrated ability to select manufacturing processes appropriate for particular applications; 4 Explain the importance of economic and environmental factors when considering the application of a process; 5 Discuss the fundamental concepts of the elastic and plastic properties of materials introduced in earlier courses; 6 Recognise specific materials and their suitability for specific applications based on fundamental knowledge gained from this and earlier courses; 7 Explain the failure mechanisms of different types of materials; 8 Discuss the impact of environmental factors on the properties of materials; 9 Apply the concepts provided to new situations and to read and understand professional articles on the subject; and 10 Demonstrate interpersonal understanding, teamwork and communication skills working on group assignments.
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
Course Notes: These are essential and required.
Text book: The following text books are highly recommended:
- Kalpakjian s and Schmid S.R., Manufacturing Engineering and Technology, 7 ed (SI) Pearson Ed 2014.
- William D. Callister Jr., David G. Rethwisch, et al., Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction, 1st 最新糖心Vlogn and New Zealand Edition, Wiley, 2020
Recommended Resources
- Askeland D.R and Wright W.J., The Science and Engineering of Materials Enhanced SI 7th Edition, Cengage Learning, 2020
- Ashby M.F., Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, 4ed, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2010
Online Learning
All lectures, workshops, and tutorial problems, solutions and past exam problems are available on MyUni.
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
Lectures and workshops are supported by problem-solving tutorials and assignments.
Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
48 hours lectures, workshops and tutorials
Assignments, presentations
Learning Activities Summary
MANUFACTURING (24 lectures and tutorials – 50%)
An overview of manufacturing and general introduction to manufacturing processes (1 lecture) Detailed description and analysis of specific processes - Casting processes
(4 lectures/tutorials) - Bulk deformation processes
(6 lectures/tutorials) - Material forming processes
(2 lectures/tutorials) - Material removal processes: cutting
(2 lectures) - Material removal processes: chemical, electrical
(2 lectures) - Processing of polymers
(4 lectures/tutorials) - Processing of powder metals
(1 lecture) - Welding and other joining processes
(2 lectures) Competitive aspects, economics of manufacturing and design considerations are included within each topic MATERIALS (24 lectures, wokshops and tutorials – 50%)
Review of Materials I (1 lecture)
Phase diagrams (8 lectures/tutorials)
• Binary isomorphous phase diagrams
• Lever rule
• Binary eutectic phase diagrams
• Iron–iron carbon phase diagram
• Development of microstructure in iron–carbon alloys
Phase transformations (7 lectures/tutorials)
• Kinetics of phase transformations
• Isothermal transformation diagrams
• Continuous cooling transformation diagrams
• Mechanical behaviour of iron–carbon alloys
Thermal processing of metal alloys (4 lectures/tutorials)
• Annealing
• Hardenability
• Precipitation hardening
Failures (4 lectures/tutorials)
• Fatigue
• Creep
CATCHUP AND REVISION (Time permitting)Specific Course Requirements
Not applicable.
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Assessment
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Assessment Summary
* The specific due date for each assessment task will be available on MyUni.Assessment Task Weighting (%) Individual/ Group Formative/ Summative Due (week)* Hurdle criteria Learning outcomes Assignments 40 Individual Summative TBD 1. 2. 4. 7. Final Exam 60 Individual Summative Exam period 1. 2. 3. 6. 7. Total 100
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This course has no hurdle requirement.
Assessment Related Requirements
Overall mark of 50% is required to pass the subject.
Assessment Detail
Assignments - weighting 40%
Exam (Open book) – weighting 60%
Submission
For assignments a Submission Sheet must be attached to the front of the work and completed in full.
The assignments MUST be submitted before the due date. A penalty of 10% will apply for each day or part there of, that an assignment is submitted after the due date.
Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
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