Introduction to Materials Engineering

Basics of Materials Engineering and Product Design. Principles of materials selection and
introduction to materials selection procedures. Choice of fabrication techniques including
case studies related to different materials. Selecting polymers and composites as raw
materials: structure, properties, processing characteristics and applications for the
commercially important polymers including general classes of polymers: commodity,
engineering and specialty thermoplastics, thermosetting resins and rubbers. Introduction to
specific metals, alloys and minerals: metallurgy, properties, applications and potentialities of
metals, alloys and minerals in a wide variety of engineering environments. Wood materials.
Introduction to engineering ceramics. Properties and manufacturing of carbon based
materials. Recycled Materials as a raw material source.