NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Engineering Materials

SECTION 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

COURSE NAME Engineering Materials

COURSE CODE ECE1102
COURSE INSTRUCTOR MR Liberty L Mguni
OFFICE SD71
PHONE 0775835486
E-MAIL liberty.mguni@nust.ac.zw

SECTION 2 - COURSE CONTENT

COURSE SYNOPSIS:

Kinetics of heterogeneous systems

COURSE OUTLINE:

Basic Physical Metallurgy, Phase Diagrams, Microstructures and mechanical properties of metals,
Relationship between structure and properties, Stress and Strain, Creep, Selection criteria of
materials. Corrosion engineering: Fundamentals of corrosion and oxidation of metals, Localized,
Pitting and environmental cracking, Degradation in flowing media, Erosion-corrosion and erosion-
oxidation, Corrosion protection strategies, Inhibition and water treatment design, Cathode-based
and anode-based protection, Ceramics properties and uses, Plastic , Rubber properties and uses.

PRE-REQUISITES
none

SECTION 3 – COURSE OBJECTIVES

At the end of the course students should be able to;

 Understand effects of stress on materials.

 Appreciate different types of stress and the appropriate mitigation strategies
 Interpret phase diagrams.
SECTION 4 - COURSE ASSESSMENT

ASSESSMENT DATE CONTRIBUTION TO FINAL MARK

FINAL EXAMINATION END OF 1ST SEMESTER 75 %

CONTINOUS ASSESSMENT SEE BELOW 25 %

TEST 01 3rd week 6.25 %

TEST 02 6th week 6.25 %
TEST 03 8th week 6.25 %
ASSIGNMENT 01 TBA 6.25 %

SECTION 5- SUGGESTED REFERENCE MATERIAL

Below is a list of suggested reading material, please note that any textbook on Engineering Materials
can be used.

•Askeland, Donald R., Wright, WendelinJ Essentials of Materials Science & Engineering, SI Edition
(9781111576868)

•WilliamD.CallisterJr., David G. RethwischMaterials Science and Engineering: An Introduction, 10th

Edition.. ISBN: 978-1-119-40549-8 January 2018