CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
MECH 6561/1 - HIGH STRENGTH MATERIALS - Section CC

Summer 2016

COURSE OUTLINE

Instructor:

Dr. Mamadou SY, Eng., Ph.D. Office: EV3.276

Time & Classroom: Tuesday - Thursday: 18:30 21:00, Room: H 431 SGW
Office Hours:

Tuesday - Thursday: 17:00 18:00 or any time by appointment

Phone/E-Mail:

514-848-2424 ex.3462 / mamadou@encs.concordia.ca

TEXTBOOK
1. Mechanical Metallurgy, G.E. Dieter, 3rd edition, McGraw-Hill, 1987
REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Deformation and Fracture Mechanics of Engineering Materials, RW. Hertzberg, Wiley, 5th Edition,
2013

2. Manufacturing Technology for Aerospace Structural Materials, F.C.Campbell, B.H Elsevier,

2006, ISBN 978-1-85-617495-4
3. Material Science and Engineering, W.D. Callister, Wiley, 9th Ed., 2014, ISBN 978-1-11832457-8

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COURSE OBJECTIVES

By the end of this course you should have an understanding of the microstructures responsible for highstrength materials and the thermomechanical processing producing these structures. We will be studying
strengthening mechanism, failure of materials and mechanical alloying. The structure, properties and
applications of Ti alloys, Al alloys, Ni Base Super Alloy and Metal Matrix Composites are studied.

MIDTERM EXAM AND FINAL EXAMINATION

The midterm test is mandatory. The final will be written during the examination period.

GRADING
Assignments:

10%

Report:

10%

Midterm Examination:

35%

Final Examination:

45%

N.B. In the event of extraordinary circumstances beyond the University's control, the content and/or evaluation scheme in this
course is subject to change.

COURSE CONTENT

1:

Introduction: Strength, Structure, Properties, Processing

2:

Plastic Deformation, Dislocation theory

3:

Strengthening mechanism

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4:

Recovery, Recrystallization, Hot working

5:

Fracture, Brittle Ductile Transition

6:

Fatigue, Creep

7:

Dispersion, Mechanical Alloying, Rapid Solidification

8:

Thermomechanical Processing (TMP), Martempering, Ausforming

9:

Al Alloys, Ti Alloys, Ni Base Super Alloys

10:

Surface hardening, thermal Diffusion, Shot Peening

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ADDENDUM TO THE COURSE OUTLINE

ACADEMIC CONDUCT ISSUES
1)
Class tests (midterms, quizzes) are returned to the student. The final exams are not. If you wish to see your
exam paper, be aware that most instructors allow only a narrow window of time for that purpose. For the fall term,
exams may usually be reviewed in January and May for the spring term.
2)
When you see your marked work (assignments, midterms, final exam etc), be aware that you are supposed
to review your material and see the type of errors you made and if marks have been added incorrectly. This is not an
opportunity to try and negotiate a higher grade with the instructor. If you believe that your grade is not right, you
may apply for a formal Course Reevaluation through the Birks Student Centre.
3)
Writing tests & exams represents a major component of your course work. These tests & exams have
rigorous requirements such as:
No cell phone or other communication enabling tool is allowed on the student during the examination
period.
Only specified faculty calculators are allowed during tests and exams unless otherwise indicated by the
instructor.
Usually, no materials are allowed in the exam unless otherwise announced.

Please, note that the final exam will be marked and grades submitted according to the academic requirements of the University. It is reasonable
for students who think that they performed better than their grade, the final exam. However, retrieving exams is a time consuming activity. This is
why the final exams will be seen on a scheduled date this is sometimes around May 15. After the beginning of the summer term, the instructor
will post on his office door the scheduled day for exam review. If one is interested, he/she must pass by and book a time slot of 10 minutes. The
objectives of this review are to provide the opportunity for the student to assess his mistakes. Meanwhile, the review might help the student to
evaluate if he/she will apply for the exam re-evaluation. The review period will be not used, under any circumstance to negotiate or comment on
the grade. As the review day will have 20 such slots, the exam review will be based on first-come first-served basis.

Important:

Do not copy, paraphrase or translate anything from anywhere without saying from where
you obtained it. Source: http://provost.concordia.ca/academicintegrity/plagiarism

You are required to use the "Expectation of Originality Form" that can be downloaded
from:

http://www.encs.concordia.ca/current-students/forms-and-procedures/expectation-of-originality/
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