CARLETON UNIVERSITY

Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Course Outline Fall 2015
MAAE 2700 A and C - Engineering Materials
Text Book: W.D. Callister, Jr. and D.G. Rethwisch, Materials Science and Engineering
An Introduction, 9th ed. Wiley and Sons (Carleton Bookstore)
Lecture slides, assignments, lab manual, schedule, groups and special
announcements on Carleton cuLearn.
Course Topics
Section* Topics
1

8
9
10

Introduction, Lab/PA assignment, atomic

structure
Bonding types and crystal structure
Crystallography
Imperfections in solids and diffusion
Mechanical properties
Dislocations and strengthening mechanisms
Fracture, ductile and brittle fracture modes,
fracture mechanics
Fatigue and creep (+guest lecture)
Phase diagrams and iron carbon system
Engineering metals

11

Ceramic and polymeric materials

2
3
4
5
6
7

12

Composite materials
Corrosion and environmental degradation
13
Final review and sample exams
* Each session is roughly equivalent to two lectures.
Marking Scheme:

Reading Material
Callister 9th Ed.
Chapters 1 and 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 3
Chapters 4, 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapters 10 and
11
Chapters 12, 13,
14, 15
Chapters 16 and
17
Handouts

5 Laboratories and reports:

25%
5 Quizzes:
20%
5 Assignments:
5% (only assignment 1-5)
Final Exam:
50% (25% min. to pass the course)

Notes:
Laboratory attendance and on-time submission of all Lab reports are compulsory.
Missing any one Lab or failure to submit any one lab report will lead to
a grade of FND for the course. Late arrival at the lab exceeding 25 minutes
from the start of the lab will be considered as a missed lab. The lab report is due
within 2 working days after the lab session. Late submission up to one week from
the due date will be subjected to 5% deduction per day. Late submission
exceeding one week will be considered as failure to submit a lab report.

TA and instructor must be notified within 24 hours of the missed lab session so a
makeup lab can be scheduled if the current lab is still running. A reason for
missing the lab and the associated certification must be provided.
See posted lab manual for further requirements with regard to labs.
Quiz and lab marks will be posted on cuLearn by TAs.
Marked lab reports will NOT be returned to students but can be viewed during
the subsequent lab (lab reports 1-4) and TAs office (lab 5)
There will be 6 assignments. Each assignment covers two topic sessions.
Completion of assignment before quiz will be counted 1% towards final mark.
Solutions to assignments 1-5 will be given by TAs during PA sessions and will not
be posted. No mark will be given to assignment 6. Solutions to assignment 6 will
be posted on webCT one week before the final exam.
Quizzes 1-5 will be based on assignments 1-5 and corresponding textbook
chapters and lecture notes (posted lecture slides, and additional samples
questions and contents discussed in classes). Solutions to the quizzes will not be
posted.
The posted lecture slides alone do not constitute the complete lecture notes.
Please ask fellow students for additional lecture notes discussed in class should
you miss any.
The final examination is for evaluation purposes only and will not be returned to
students. However, you may make a request to MAE office for the exam papers
to be reviewed.
Final exam marks (and final grades) will only be posted on Carleton Central.

Instructors:
MAAE 2700A: Dr. Andrei Artemev: Andrei.Artemev@carleton.ca (for all enquires
from A and C with regard to assignments and quizzes please contact Dr. Artemev)
MAAE 2700C: Dr. X. Huang: xiao.huang@carleton.ca (for all enquiries from A and C
regard to labs please contact Dr. Huang)
Academic Accommodation

You may need special arrangements to meet your academic obligations during the term.
For an accommodation request the processes are as follows:
Pregnancy obligation: write to me with any requests for academic accommodation
during the first two weeks of class, or as soon as possible after the need for accommodation
is known to exist. For more details visit the Equity Services website:
http://www2.carleton.ca/equity/
Religious obligation: write to me with any requests for academic accommodation during
the first two weeks of class, or as soon as possible after the need for accommodation is
known
to
exist.
For
more
details
visit
the
Equity
Services
website:
http://www2.carleton.ca/equity/
Academic Accommodations for Students with Disabilities: The Paul Menton Centre
for Students with Disabilities (PMC) provides services to students with Learning Disabilities
(LD), psychiatric/mental health disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD),
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), chronic medical conditions, and impairments in mobility,
hearing, and vision. If you have a disability requiring academic accommodations in this
course, please contact PMC at 613-520-6608 or pmc@carleton.ca for a formal evaluation. If
you are already registered with the PMC, contact your PMC coordinator to send me your

Letter of Accommodation at the beginning of the term, and no later than two weeks
before the first in-class scheduled test or exam requiring accommodation (if applicable).
After requesting accommodation from PMC, meet with me to ensure accommodation
arrangements are made. Please consult the PMC website for the deadline to request
accommodations
for
the
formally-scheduled
exam
(if
applicable)
at
http://www2.carleton.ca/pmc/new-and-current-students/dates-and-deadlines/
You can visit the Equity Services website to view the policies and to obtain more detailed
information on academic accommodation at http://www2.carleton.ca/equity/
Materials created for this course (including presentations and posted notes, labs,
case studies, assignments and exams) remain the intellectual property of the
author(s). They are intended for personal use and may not be reproduced or
redistributed without prior written consent of the instructors.