KQA7002 / KQG7006:

Materials Selection and Design

Semester 1, 2017/2018
Ir. Dr. Wong Yew Hoong
B.Eng. (Hons.) (USM), Ph.D (USM)
PEng, MIEM, CEng (UK), MIMechE (UK), MIEEE
Senior Lecturer

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Faculty of Engineering
University of Malaya

Email: yhwong@um.edu.my
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 KQA7002 / KQG7006:
Materials Selection and Design
Semester 1, 2017/2018

Schedule:
Every Saturday, 3.30 pm 6.30 pm (3 hours)

Venue:
Green Cube 1, Faculty of Engineering
University of Malaya

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 Course Outcomes
By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Analyze the relationships between product design

requirements and the structure and properties of
engineering materials.

2. Explain the importance of manufacturing process in

materials selection and design.

3. Select materials in situations involving multiple

constraints and conflicting objectives.
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 Course Requirements

Continuous assessment (50%)

Week 1 Week 7 (25%) Week 8 Week 14 (25%)
Ir. Dr. Wong Yew Hoong Dr. Nazatul Liana Sukiman Total course
Class Test: 25% -To be announced- (100%)

Final examination (50%)

Question 1 (25%) Question 2 (25%)
Ir. Dr. Wong Yew Hoong Dr. Nazatul Liana Sukiman
Addressing CO1 and CO2 Addressing CO2 and CO3
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 Teaching Plan
Week Topic Lecturer
Review of the structure and properties of a large family of engineering
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materials: metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites

Ir. Dr. Wong Yew Hoong

2 Review of the design process
Identification of performance criteria, material properties chart, and
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selection
5 Basic concepts in materials selection for component design and shapes
6 Selection of material and shape factors
7 Test
Mid-Sem Break
8&9 Processes and process selection

Dr. Nazatul Liana

10 & 11 Selection of material in multiple constraints and objectives

Sukiman
Design with consideration of the economical value, materials life cycle
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and materials eco-attributes
13 Case studies
14 Case studies and future development 5
 Teaching Schedule
Week Date
1 16/9/2017
2 23/9/2017
3 30/9/2017
4 7/10/2017
5 14/10/2017
6 21/10/2017
7 28/10/2017

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 Recommended Books
Michael F. Ashby, Materials Selection in
Mechanical Design, Elsevier, 2011.
Joseph Datsko, Materials Selection for
Design and Manufacturing: Theory and
Practice, Marcel Dekkel, 1997.
Michael F. Ashby, Kara Johnson, Materials
and Design: The Art and Science of Material
Selection in Product Design, Elsevier, 2002.