MS&E 332: Macroprocessing of Materials

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332 Macroprocessing of Materials. I; 3cr. Basic concepts such as stoichiometry, mass and energy balances are reviewed and extended to complex metallurgical processes such as mineral processing, roasting, oxidation-reduction, smelting and converting, refining, leaching, and electrolysis. P:MS&E 330.

Course Prerequisite(s)

MS&E 330

Prerequisite knowledge and/or skills

Chemistry
Thermodynamics

Textbook(s) and/or other required material

A course manual prepared by S. Kou

Course objectives

To help students understand the chemical, physical and engineering principles of the macroscopic processing of some selected, important engineering materials
To help students understand the advantage and disadvantage of each process, and to help them select or design proper processes to produce engineering materials of desired compositions, properties and performance

Topics covered

Introduction to Macroscopic Materials Processing
Ironmaking (design of and chemical reactions in blast furnace ironmaking)
Steelmaking (designs of and chemical reactions in various steelmaking processes)
Making of Alloy and Stainless Steels (designs of and chemical reactions in various processes)
Casting and Precasting Treatment of Molten Steel (designs of and chemical reactions in various processes)
Iron and Steelmaking (flow chart, future trends)
Electrochemistry (electromotive force, Nernst's equation, H-overvoltage)
Production of copper, zinc, aluminum and magnesium by electrometallurgical processes (designs of and chemical reactions in various processes)
Joining of metallic materials (arc and laser welding processes)
Directional Solidification of High-Temperature Materials for Turbine Blades
Growth of Bulk Single Crystals of Semiconductors and Ceramics (various crystal growth processes)
Silicon Crystal Technology

Class/laboratory schedule

class schedule: 3 hours/week

Contribution of course to meeting the professional component

This course contributes primarily to the students' knowledge of engineering topics, and does provide design experience.

The following statement indicates which of the following considerations are included in this course: economic, environmental, ethical, political, societal, health and safety, manufacturability, sustainability.

economic environmental health and safety manufacturability

Relationship of course to undergraduate degree program objectives and outcomes

This course primarily serves students in the department. The information below describes how the course contributes to the undergraduate program objectives.

ability to apply knowledge of chemistry (chemical reactions, thermodynamics and electrochemistry) and engineering (concepts of fluid flow, heat transfer and mass transfer) to macroscopic processing of engineering materials [ABET:3a] ability to select or design processes that produce materials of desired compositions, properties and performance [ABET:3c] ability to identify materials-processing related problems and formulate plans to solve them [ABET: 3e] ability to use modern materials processing techniques, e.g., electromagnetic fields to reduce convection in continuous casting of steel and growth of semicoductor crystals [ABET: 3k] An understanding of the professional and ethical responsibilities in the context of materials processing, e.g., pollution in the production of steel and aluminum [ABET: 3f] Understanding the impact of materials processing, e.g., how turbine blades can be made single-crystalline to help improve the efficiency of jet engines and save energy, and how silicon crystals can be grown larger to help increase the production rate in device fabrication [ABET: 3h] Undestanding the need for continuing education in materials processing, which advances constantly [ABET: 3i] Knowledge of contemporary issues in materials processing, e.g., future trends in steelmaking and growth of silicon single crystals [ABET; 3j]

Assessment of student progress toward course objectives

Two mid-term exams and a final exam each consisting of two parts to evaluate students': (1) understanding of the chemical or physical principles of the processes covered, and the advantage and disadvantage of each process, and (2) ability to select or design proper processes in order to produce materials of desired needs.

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Person(s) who prepared this description

Sindo Kou

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Date last modified: 04-Aug-2007
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