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Teaching Many Sections Of Materials Science Laboratory

Conference Session: Introduction to Materials Courses
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: Materials

laboratory reports using spreadsheet and word processing softwareC8. to interpret and evaluate experimental resultsC9. to become familiar with the ASTM standards for materials testing and characterization.These course objectives were mapped to each primary and secondary MEPO assigned to thegroup of core courses identified as Experiential Learning. The parsing of each MEPO and itsmapping to the course objectives is shown in Table 2. Table 2: Mapping Course Objectives to assigned Mechanical Engineering Program Outcomes Course Objectives ° C#1 C#2 C#3 C#4 C#5 C#6 C#7 C#8 C#9Primary MEPO #6 ±6a: Design Experiments6b: Conduct Experiments ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬6c: Analyze Data

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Redesigning A Junior Level Materials Processing Laboratory Course To Aid Students In Applying Theory To Practice

Conference Session: Emerging Issues in Materials Education
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Diane Folz, Virginia Tech; Christine Burgoyne, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech
Tagged Divisions: Materials

AC 2009-313: REDESIGNING A JUNIOR-LEVEL MATERIALS PROCESSINGLABORATORY COURSE TO AID STUDENTS IN APPLYING THEORY TOPRACTICEDiane Folz, Virginia Tech Diane Folz is a Senior Research Associate and Laboratory Instructor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Virginia Tech. She also is the faculty advisor for the Material Advantage Student Professional Organization and of the Journal of Undergraduate Materials Research (JUMR). In addition to teaching the materials processing laboratories, she mentors at least one team each year in their senior capstone project.Christine Burgoyne, Virginia Tech Christine Bala Burgoyne is the Assistant Director and Instructor of the

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Improved Materials Science Understanding With Blacksmithing

Conference Session: Outreach and Hands-on Materials
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Dana Medlin, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Michael West, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Deborah Mitchell, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Jon Kellar, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Stuart Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Tagged Divisions: Materials

metallurgicalengineering curriculum as a kinesthetic teaching tool will be implemented in several levelsstarting at the sophomore level. The first metallurgical/materials engineering courses availablefor SDSM&T undergraduates are sophomore level courses and they include two concurrentcourses: a 3 credit hour lecture “Properties of Materials” (MET-232) and a 1 credit hourlaboratory “Structure and Properties of Materials Laboratory” (MET-231). The next set ofcourses in the undergraduate curriculum sequence are “Physics of Metals” (MET-330) and the“Physics of Metals Laboratory” (MET-330L), and finally “Mechanical Metallurgy” (MET-440)and the “Mechanical Metallurgy Laboratory” (MET-440L). The curriculum modifications tothese lectures and laboratories are

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Teaching Graphical Data Presentation Techniques In An Introductory Materials Course

Conference Session: Professional Development in Materials Engineering
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Barry Dupen, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne
Tagged Divisions: Materials

leads to understanding of materials engineeringand economic concepts. For example, the shape of the liquidus curve on the iron-carbon phasediagram helps explain why cast steels are more expensive to manufacture than cast irons.In this course, students develop graphical skills from lectures, handouts, and assignments. Forexample, students plot their own hardness readings together with an empirically-derived ASTMcurve, then they evaluate how well their data matches the curve. They create phase diagramsfrom alloy data. They create stress-strain diagrams from their own laboratory readings, andcalculate mechanical properties from the results. They learn how to deal with outliers on ahomework assignment. They learn that Excel’s built-in curve-fitting

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Modeling, Rapid Prototyping, Casting, Cnc Producing, And Comparing The Mechanical Properties

Conference Session: Professional Development in Materials Engineering
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Richard Griffin, Texas A&M University, Qatar; Reza Rowshan, Texas A&M University, Qatar
Tagged Divisions: Materials

’ have designed, rapid prototyped, cast, and tested alink in the laboratory portion of a materials and manufacturing course. A portion of this activitywas described originally in a 2005 ASEE Conference paper. The activity has been used forseveral years in the laboratory portion of the course and it has been very successful. However,one question that comes to mind is May we compare cast mechanical properties with those ofwrought properties for similar alloys. During lecture, comparisons of wrought and cast propertiesare frequently made, and it is shown that ratio of wrought to cast properties is frequently greaterthan one. To date, the direct comparison has not been done in this course. Using the studentdesigned solid models, it is possible to

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A Simple, Yet Effective, Demonstration Of Polymeric Mechanical Behavior

Conference Session: Outreach and Hands-on Materials
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Lanny Griffin; Jeffrey Swab, United States Military Academy
Tagged Divisions: Materials

AC 2009-966: A SIMPLE, YET EFFECTIVE, DEMONSTRATION OF POLYMERICMECHANICAL BEHAVIORLanny Griffin,Jeffrey Swab, United States Military Academy Page 14.104.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A Simple, Yet Effective, Demonstration of Polymeric Mechanical BehaviorAbstractDeveloping an appreciation for the mechanical behavior of polymers materials in a lecture modecan be challenging for students if they have not had the benefit of a laboratory experience. Wehave developed a simple demonstration of thermoplastic polymeric behavior using low-densitypolyethylene bags. The demonstration illustrates strengthening, rate effects

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Hands On Lab Demonstration To Teach How Mechanical Properties Change Due To Cold Working And Recrystallization

Conference Session: Outreach and Hands-on Materials
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Daniel Magda, Weber State University
Tagged Divisions: Materials

ductility. To reintroduce ductility back into a material,students learn about the annealing processes. This process will reverse the effects of cold workby soaking the cold work material in a furnace at a recrystallization temperature for a specifiedtime. The cold work material will typically go through a three-part process of recovery,recrystallization and then grain growth. The final properties will exhibit lower strength withhigh ductility and a material with large grains in its microstructure.These two processes of cold work and annealing are discussed further in this paper and willfocus on the effect of cold work tough pitch copper 11000 and annealing yellow brass 26000.Students conduct a laboratory exercise to plot material behavioral curves

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A Materials Outreach Program Developed By Mse Undergraduates For Junior High Students Focused On Grade Level Expectations

Conference Session: Outreach and Hands-on Materials
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: David Bahr, Washington State University
Tagged Divisions: Materials

were primarily distributed around thestate to three junior high school teachers in conjunction with visits from the WSU students.Initial anecdotal feedback has been quite positive. Kit distribution is continuing in the 2008-9academic year to another five schools.Acknowledgements The fabrication, development, and distribution of these kits would not have been possiblewithout the financial support of the ASM International Foundation, HiRel Laboratories, CastleMetals, Pacific Metals and Recycling, and the DeVlieg Foundation. The students whoconstructed, tested, and delivered these kits across Washington include Kale Stephenson, SarahMiller, Monica Zosel, Nicole Overman, David Koch, Megan Dahl, Stefhanni Jennerjohn, andmany others from the

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Student Perception Of A Series Of Activities In A Manufacturing Processes Course

Conference Session: Professional Development in Materials Engineering
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Mary Vollaro, Western New England College
Tagged Divisions: Materials

minute class with an extended laboratory period on Friday, allowingup to two hours for these activities. Each student was assessed by her/his performance onquizzes, exams, homework assignments, and written work associated with the lab activities.The lab activities completed in this manufacturing processes (Spring 2007) course included:a) “Attention to Detail” – writing and following directions for an everyday task,b) Machine Shop Observation – turning and milling of three different materials using the samemachining parameters with a worksheet,c) Video Field Trips – viewing of technical videos independently with brief written report,d) Industrial Field Trips – touring a manufacturing facility with a written trip report,e) “Quick-n-Dirty” CNC

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Nurturing Creative Processes And Attitudes In Introductory Materials Science

Conference Session: Introduction to Materials Courses
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jonathan Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Tagged Divisions: Materials

processing, mechanical processing, and applications ofmetallic materials. All students design experiments and use modern laboratory equipment toanswer a question of technical significance for a particular application. All students gain insightsinto the control, modification, and prediction of material properties and microstructure. Allstudents learn to identify the roles that processing may play in determining the usefulness of amaterial in a practical context. Each project team, however, identifies its own goals andquestions, creates its own learning strategies, and designs its own experimental plan. As with thefirst project, students complete written self-reflections at the conclusion of the second project.Table 1. Example analytical approaches

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What Lies Beneath The Materials Science And Engineering Misconceptions Of Undergraduate Students?

Conference Session: Emerging Issues in Materials Education
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Senay Purzer, Purdue University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn Kelly, Arizona State University
Tagged Divisions: Materials

example of such a group. Classification of materials (metals) Chemical elements do not break down during normal laboratory reactions involving such treatments as heating, exposure to electric current, or reaction with acids. There are more than 100 known elements that combine in a multitude of ways to produce compounds, which account for the living and nonliving substances that we encounter.9-12 Structure of Matter is made of minute particles called atoms, and atoms