MATERIALS

SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING
MIME-260
STEPHEN YUE – steve.yue@mcgill.ca
 Engineering
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 KEY DATES
Jan 14th Lab orientation (Dr. F. Paray)
Jan 16th Labs start (Dr. F. Paray)

Week beginning Jan 20th Tutorials start

 
Feb 18th Lecture cancelled
Feb 25th Mid term exam

March 3rd Spring break

Project deadlines:
Feb 3rd Part 1 (written rep)
Part 1 presentations (during tutorial)
Feb 10 Part 1 presentations (during tutorial)
March 9th Part 2
April 13th Part 3
REFERENCE BOOK

Materials Science and Engineering; An Introduction

W.D. Callister, Jr., (J. Wiley)

NOTE:
exams based solely on material in powerpoints
COURSE ASSESSMENT
Labs 15
Mid term 20
Project 20
Final exam 45
100
PROJECT
Write a report entitled:

‘A Fascinating Material’
 PART 1 (20%) :

1- Select a material

2- Describe your fascination with it

1 page; 12 pt Times New Roman; 1.5 spacing, normal

margins (10%)

2 min presentation (10%)

DUE DATE OF WRITTEN PART

On or before Feb 3rd 9am
upload into assignment file in mycourse

Presentations during tutorial periods Feb 3rd and Feb 10th

PART 2 (40%)

Describe material:

Chemical composition – rationalise each component

Microstructure – explain effect of microstructure on
properties

2 pages; 12 pt Times New Roman; 1.5 spacing, normal

margins

DUE DATE
On or before March 9th 9am
upload into assignment file in mycourse
PART 3 (40%)
Give an example of the application of the material

Sector (bio, aerospace, auto……)

Component (material selection criteria)
Manufacturing steps
(casting, forging, additive manufacturing…)

2 pages; 12 pt Times New Roman; 1.5 spacing, normal

margins

DUE DATE
On or before April 13th 9am
upload into assignment file in mycourse
 REPORTS CHARACTERISTICS

References: (10%)
Part 1: at least 1 ref
Parts 2 and 3: at least 5 refs for each Part
Report layout: (5%)
Typos/spelling: (10%)
Page limit instructions for main text
Use separate pages for references and diagrams / pictures

No need to limit project content to course material

No due date extensions*