UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

EGN 3365 MATERIALS ENGINEERING I - FALL 2014

Instructor:

Dr. Wenjun Cai, caiw@usf.edu, ENC2508, 813-974-7909

TAs:

Hesham Mraied, hesham@mail.usf.edu, ENG 120D

Soukaina Rami, soukaina@mail.usf.edu, ENG 119B

Lectures:

Tue & Thr 12:30-1:45pm

Room: CHE103

Help session:

Fri 2:15-3:15pm

Office hour:

Dr. Cai: Mon 4-5:30 pm, Wed 4-5:30 pm. Friday 10-11 am, or by appointment.

Room: CHE103

Hesham: Mon 9-10:30 am in ENG 120D, or by appointment.

Soukaina: Tue 10 11 am in ENG 119B, or by appointment.
Textbook (required):
William D. Callister, Jr. and David G. Rethwisch, Materials Science and Engineering, An Introduction, 9th
Edition (ISBN: 978-0-470-41997-7), John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (2014)
Reference books:
1. Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering: An Integrated Approach, William D. Callister,
David G. Rethwisch
Wiley,4th edition, 2012
2. Essentials of Materials Science & Engineering, Donald R. Askeland, Pradeep P. Fulay , Cengage
Learning, 2nd edition, 2008
3. Fracture Mechanics - Fundamentals and Applications, T .L. Anderson, Taylor and Francis Group, 3rd
Edition, 2005.
4. Deformation and Fracture Mechanics of Engineering Materials, R.W. Hertzberg, 4th edition, Wiley,
1996.
5. Fatigue of Materials, S. Suresh, Cambridge University Press; 2nd edition, 1998
6. Mechanical Metallurgy, George Dieter, McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 3rd edition, 1986
7. Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys, David A. Porter, K. E. Easterling, CRC Press, 1992
Evaluation:
HW

20%

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Weekly wrap-up

10%

Exam 1

20%

Exam 2

20%

Exam 3 (Final)

30%

There will be a HW assignment every two weeks. HWs can be turned in at lecture on the due date, or
you may leave them in the drop box outside Prof. Cai's office no later than 5 pm on the due date.
Important: Late homework gets zero point.
All exams are close book. One piece (A4 size, double sided) of cheat sheet is allowed during all exams.
Contact the professor at least one week in advance if make-up exams are required. Two of the three
exams will be given during help session periods; see the tentative lecture schedule below for details. The
last exam, though scheduled in finals week, will not be cumulative - it will only cover the lectures from
Exam 2 onward.
Final Letter Grade:
90 and above

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A+ (100+)

A (93-100)

A- (90-92)

80-89

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B+ (87-89)

B (83-86)

B- (80-82)

70-79

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C+ (77-79)

C (73-76)

C- (70-72)

60-69

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D+ (67-69)

D (63-66)

D- (60-62)

Less than 60

Students in need of academic accommodations for a disability may consult with the office of Students
with Disabilities Services to arrange appropriate accommodations. Students are required to give
reasonable notice prior to requesting an accommodation.
EXCUSES FROM EXAMINATIONS MUST BE REQUESTED IN ADVANCE OF THE EXAMINATION from
Professor Cai. A grade of zero will be assigned for unexcused missed tests.

TENTATIVE LECTURE SCHEDULE

LECTURE

DATE

TOPIC

Aug 26

Introduction (Ch1)

Aug 28

Atomic Structure and Bonding (Ch2.1-2.3)

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Sep 2

Atomic Structure and Bonding (Ch2.1-2.3)

Sep 4

Atomic Structure and Bonding (Ch2.4-2.7)

Sep 9

Atomic Structure and Bonding (Ch2.4-2.7), Weekly wrap-up, group 1

HW1 due

Sep 11

Structure of metals and ceramics (Ch3.1-3.9)

Sep 16

Structure of metals and ceramics (Ch3, Ch12), Weekly wrap-up, group 2

Sep 18

Structure of metals and ceramics (Ch3, Ch12)

Sep 23

Structure of polymers (Ch14.1-14.11), Weekly wrap-up, group 3

HW2 due

10

Sep 25

Imperfections in solids (Ch4.1-4.6)

11

Sep 30

Diffusion (Ch5.1-5.6), Weekly wrap-up, group 4

12

Oct 2

Mechanical properties of Materials (Ch6.1-6.5)

Oct 3

Exam 1

Oct 7

Mechanical properties of Materials (Ch6.6-6.9), Weekly wrap-up, group 5

13

(Lec 1 to 9)

Time: 2:15-3:30pm,

Room: CHE103

HW3 due
14

Oct 9

Mechanical properties of Materials (Ch6.10-6.12)

15

Oct 14

Plasticity (Ch7.1-7.7), Weekly wrap-up, group 6

16

Oct 16

Plasticity (Ch7.1-7.7)

17

Oct 21

Dislocations and strengthening mechanisms, Weekly wrap-up, group 7

HW4 due

18

Oct 23

Dislocations and strengthening mechanisms

19

Oct 28

Strengthening Mechanisms (Ch7.8-7.10), Weekly wrap-up, group 8

20

Oct 30

Failure Fracture (Ch8.1-8.6)

21

Nov 4

Failure Fracture (Ch8.1-8.6), Weekly wrap-up, group 9

HW5 due

22

Nov 6

Failure Fatigue (Ch8.1-8.6)

Nov 7

Exam 2

Nov 11

Veteran's Day, no class

(Lec 10 to 18)

Time: 2:15-3:30pm,

Room: CHE103

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23

Nov 13

Failure Fatigue (Ch8.7-8.14)

24

Nov 18

Phase Diagrams (Ch9.1-9.8), Weekly wrap-up, group 10

HW6 due

25

Nov 20

Phase Diagrams (Ch9.1-9.8)

26

Nov 25

Phase Diagrams (Ch9.10-9.14,9.18,9.19), Weekly wrap-up, group 11

27

Nov 27

Phase Transformation (Ch10.1-10.6)

28

Dec 2

Phase Transformation (Ch10.7-10.9), Weekly wrap-up, group 12

HW7 due

29

Dec 4

Material selection (Ch22.1-22.5)

Dec 11

Final Exam (Lec 19 to 28),

Time: 10:00am 12:00pm,

Room: CHE 103