Gateway Engineering Education Coalition

MATERIALS ENGINEERING

The undergraduate engineering educational experience can be enhanced when students get to see and do things that compliment traditional class room lecture. To accomplish this, the Gateway Materials Group has developed education modules that demonstrate materials science and engineering concepts at introductory and intermediate levels. These modules contain hands-on laboratory and instrumentation procedures, multi-media instruction modules, and video demonstrations. Educators can pick and choose these tools, view or download them, according to the requirements of their university’s curricula

There are 15 projects in this section.

1. Casting and Phase Diagrams Description:In this video based module, castings are made from aluminum-copper alloys. The effects of varying the alloy composition are discussed with r
2. Corrosion Of Metals Description:In this multimedia module, three types of corrosion are explained using text descriptions, animated graphics, and equations. The module is a
3. Electrical Conductivity Description:In this multimedia module, electrical conductivity and the factors which affect it in both metals and semi-conductors are explained using te
4. Elements of Microstructure Description:This is a Web based module on the microstructure of metals and ceramics.
5. Fracture Mechanics Description:In this multimedia module, fracture mechanics of materials is discussed using text descriptions, animated graphics, and equations.
6. Fracture Mechanics Lab Hand-Out Description:This page is the viewable lab hand-out for the fracture toughness laboratory developed at Drexel University to accompany the fracture multi-
7. Heat Treatment of 1040 Steel Description:This video based module documents a set of experiments which demonstrate the effects of heat treating 1040 steel with quenching performed by
8. Integrated Engineering Materials laboratory Experiments Description:In this module, the materials engineering laboratory experiments which were developed at the University of South Carolina by Dr. Lyons are l
9. Interactive Glossary For Engineering Materials Description:This CD-ROM contains illustrations, animations, and video clips for learning materials science and engineering. The module is available for
10. Optical Properties of Matter Description:In this multimedia module, the optical properties of matter are discussed using text descriptions, animated graphics, and equations. The mod
11. Portable Multi-axial Test System Description:This page discusses the system developed by Dr. Perdikaris which will be used to generate video based laboratories.
12. Quantum Structure of Materials Description:This material was presented at the Frontiers in Education Conference held November 4-7, 1998 in Tempe, Arizona. The quantum mechanical conce
13. Solid State Materials Description:This is a senior level course on electromagnetics for electrical engineers. About six weeks out of fifteen are devoted to materials and mate
14. Strengthening Materials Education Description:New Update '98 will mark the 13th annual workshop/conference aimed at improving the teaching of materials science, engineering and technolog
15. Welding and Joining Description:In this multimedia module, several types of welding, as well as brazing and soldering, are discussed using diagrams, animated graphics, and