Introduction to

Materials Science
and Engineering
M. Hinojosa
moises.hinojosarv@uanl.edu.mx

Fall 2022
 Rubric

Feedback, individual, group

Syllabus

http://www.mse.arizona.edu/
 You will be able to :

u Quantitatively describe the structure of metals,

polymers, ceramics and composites, from the
atomic scale up to the macrostructural level, at
a basic to intermediate level.
u Describe the main physical and mechanical
properties at a basic level.
u Understand and apply, at a basic level, the
structure-properties-processing relations in
materials used in specific components,
structures and products.

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Abet outcomes

1) An ability to identify, formulate, and

solve complex engineering problems
by applying principles of engineering,
science, and mathematics.

3.- An ability to communicate

effectively with a range of audiences.

7.- An ability to acquire and apply new

knowledge as needed, using
appropriate learning strategies.
 Synthesis/ Processing
• Mining
• Reduction
• Polymerization
• Melting
• Rolling
• Machining
• Adittive manufacturing

Structure Properties
• electronic • Mechanical
• atomic • Optical
• crystal • Thermal
• microstructure • Electrical
• macrostrucure • Magnetic
 Syllabus, modules

1. Introduction.
2. Structure of materials: From
the atom structure to the
macroscopic scale.
3. (Some) Physical and mechanical
properties.
4. Structure-properties-processing
relations in metals, polymers,
ceramics and composites

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 1:Introduction

u Types of materials.
u Amorphous and
crystallines materials
u Some properties, its units
and characterization
u Structure-properties-
processing-performance
relations.
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 2.- Structure of
materiales: from the atomic
level up to the macrostucture
scale

u Atomic structure
u Atomic bonds and their
relations with some
physical properties.
u Crystal structure
u Crystalline defects
u Phase diagrams

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 3.-
Physical and
mechanical
properties

u Mechanical
properties

u Physical
Properties

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 4.- Structure- properties- processing relationships for the four
families of materials

u Metals and alloys

u Ferrous
u Non-ferrous
u Polymers (“plastics”)
u Ceramics
u Composites

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Introducción a la Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales

 Sessions

1. Introduction
2. Atomic structure and chemical bondings
3. Crystal structure: geometry, Bravais
lattices and unit cells
4. Crystal structure: Miller indices and Braggs
law
5. Imperfections or defects of the crystal
structure
6. Mechanical properties
7. Review**

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Introducción a la Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales

 Sessions

8. Introduction to phase diagrams

9. Introduction to phase diagrams
II
10. Ferrous metals
11. Non-ferrous metals
12. Ceramics
13. Polymers
14. Composites

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Introducción a la Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales

 This course has a value of 3
credits.

1 UANL credit corresponds to 30

Time and hours of work (student work).

credits Thus, this course requires 90

hours of (hard) work, on average.

You are required to work (hard)

around 6 hrs per week.
Flipped Classroom
Didactic images compiled by M. Hinojosa
January 2016
 Ming-Zher Poh, et al, IEEE
Transactions on Biomedical
Engineering, Vol. 57, No.5, May
2010.

Sleep
TV
Study
Class!
(Traditional)

Homework
Rubric for the activities or assignments
Contents/ academic quality Format/ gramar/ timeliness
Excellent/Bri Meet or exceeds expectations On time
lliant Complete or almost complete Respect format
95,100 No errors or only minor mistakes. Only a few minor grammar errors (less than
Always use units, indicate axes labels. three)
Written using own words. Professional quality or close
Indicates references and sources.

Very good/ Meet expectations On time

excellent Almost complete work Respect format
85,90 A few errors. Use units, indicate axes Some grammar errors (More than three)
labels, Reasonably good visual quality
Written using own words.
Sufficient/ Under expectations. Minor delay.
good Incomplete work Grammar errors
70, 75, 80 Some quantitative/conceptual errors, Needs to improve format aspects
need to improve use of units, not Poor general quality
always indicates axes labels, etc.

50 Far below expectations. Not on time

Incomplete. Many grammar errors.
Serious errors. Does not respect format.
Evidence suggests cheating. Poor general quality.

Training or learning activities are

not necesarily evidences of
learning.
 Introduction to
Materials Science
and Engineering
M. Hinojosa
sesiomasojonih@gmail.com
Learning Objectives for this
session.

u Correctly classify specific materials as metals,

polymers, ceramics or composites while learning
the basics about structure, some properties and
processing methods.
u Become familiar with the Materials Science and
Engineering tetrahedron, which relates
structure, properties and processing with
materials performance.
 Science and Engineering

u Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes

knowledge in the form of testable explanations and
predictions about the universe.
u Engineering is the application of mathematics, empirical
evidence and scientific, economic, social, and practical knowledge in
order to invent, innovate, design, build, maintain, research, and
improve structures, machines, tools,
systems, components, materials, processes and organizations.
 Outline
o What is Materials Science and
Engineering?
o Classification of Materials
o Structure
o Properties
o Synthesis and Processing

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Matter and materials

u Productsand structures are

made of materials
u Materials are made of elements
u Elements are made of atoms
u Atoms are made of....
(Strongly) Suggested reading: The search for the elements,
La búsqueda de los elementos, I. Asimov
http://www.librosmaravillosos.com/labusquedadeloselement
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os/pdf/La%20Busqueda%20de%20los%20Elementos%20-
%20Isaac%20Asimov.pdf
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Textbooks/ materials.

u Materials Science and Engineering, an introduction, William

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D. Callister Jr.
u The Science and Engineering of Materials by Donald R. Askeland, Pradeep P.
Fulay and Wendelin J. Wright
Coffee Break
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 Some questions:

u Why is glass transparent?

u Why is gold yellow?
u What is the size of an atom?
u How many atoms does your body contains?
u What is light?
u What is fire?
u What is the sun made of?
u Why things break?
u Why are metals ductile?
u How does a LED works?
u Why is Gorilla Glass so strong?
 Classification of Materials

q Metals (and alloys)

q Ceramics
q Polymers (plastics)
qComposite Materials

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 tion of
sifica
l Clas
tiona rials
Func Mate
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 Metals

Ceramics

Polymers
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The materials science and engineering tetrahedron
 Metals Ceramics Polymers Composites

Structure

Properties

Synthesis/Proce
ssing
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Structure
Electronic, atomic, chemical
bonding, crystalline structure,
nanostructure, microstructure,
macrostructure, composition,
phases

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Solids are either amorphous or crystalline.

Glass
Atoms in the (111) plane
in a pure metal.
Polymerization occurs when small molecules, represented
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by the
circles, combine to produce larger molecules, or polymers.
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 Typical microstructures

(a) Low carbon steel (b) A crystalline, sintered ceramic

(c) Spherulites in a (d) A concrete

crystalline polymer 44
 Properties
Mechanical, thermal, optical, magnetic…l

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Some useful concepts:
u Stress
Response to
u Strain
mechanical
u Young modulus stimulus,
forces, loads.
u Hooke´s law
Some properties/characteristics
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Representative strengths of various categories of
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materials
Synthesis/ Processing

Synthesis, forming/shaping, machining,.....

Processing methods

u Casting
u Rolling
u Forging
u Extrusion
u Anodizing
u Heat treating
u 3d printing, additive manufacturing
u Many others
Synthesis methods
u Chemical bath deposition
u Sol-gel
u Chemical Vapor Deposition
u Mechanical attrition
u Gas condensation
u Electrodeposition
u Many others
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Application of the tetrahedron of materials science and
engineering to ceramic superconductors.
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 © 2003 Brooks/Cole Publishing / Thomson Learning™
Application of the tetrahedron of materials science and
engineering to sheet steels for automotive chassis.
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 © 2003 Brooks/Cole Publishing / Thomson Learning™
Application of the tetrahedron of materials science and
engineering to semiconducting polymers for
microelectronics
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What is commonly called carbon fiber is actually carbon-fiber-
reinforced plastic, a weave of thin fibers held together by a resin.

It’s light—the body panels of a Corvette ZR1 are roughly one-fifth

the weight of equivalent steel panels—and incredibly strong, at
least in the direction it’s designed to take a load.

Like a diamond, traditional woven carbon fiber is amazingly resilient on some

load paths, correspondingly brittle on others; check out any modern Formula 1
car crash for an example of when this material goes wrong. Carbon fiber is
also expensive, time-consuming, and labor-intensive to manufacture in large
volume.
Exams Fall 2022
Summative evaluation