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  • 27 405: Analysis and Prevention of Product Failures

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    This course focuses on detailed case studies of failures such as recent structural collapses, heart valve fractures, and the sinking of the Titanic. A central focus of all analyses is the determination of the principal cause or causes of failure. These detailed causation determinations will involve techniques ranging from fault tree analysis to fractography by optical and scanning electron microscopy to stress analysis using finite element analysis. The current and potential future role of failure analysis and prevention in regulation and litigation will also be considered in detail, again using technology rich case studies. The final product is an analysis of a specific product failure that is both broadly based and technologically rigorous, combined with a strategy or strategies for its prevention. Prerequisites: 27-100 or permission of instructor
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  • 27 432: Electronic and Thermal Properties of Metals, Semiconductors and Related Devices

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    Fall even years This is Part I of a two-part course (Part II is 27-433) sequence concerned with the electrical, dielectric, magnetic and superconducting properties of materials. Students taking Part I will develop an in-depth understanding, based on the modern theories of solids, of the electrical, electronic and thermal properties of metals and semiconductors and the principles of operation of selected products and devices made from these materials. Overarching and interrelated topics will include elementary quantum and statistical mechanics, relationships between chemical bonds and energy bands in metals and semiconductors, the roles of phonons and electrons in the thermal conductivity of solids, diffusion and drift of electrons and holes, the important role of junctions in the establishment and control of electronic properties of selected metal- and semiconductor-based devices. Examples of commercial products will be introduced to demonstrate the application of the information presented in the text and reference books and class presentations. Additional topics will include microelectro-mechanical systems and nanoelectronics.
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  • 27 445: Structure, Properties and Performance Relationships in Magnetic Materials

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    This course introduces the student to intrinsic properties of magnetic materials including magnetic dipole moments, magnetization, exchange coupling, magnetic anisotropy and magnetostriction. This is followed by discussion of extrinsic properties including magnetic hysteresis, frequency dependent magnetic response and magnetic losses. This will serve as the basis for discussing phase relations and structure/properties relationships in various transition metal magnetic materials classes including iron, cobalt and nickel elemental magnets, iron-silicon, iron-nickel, iron-cobalt and iron platinum. This will be followed by a discussion of rare earth permanent magnets, magnetic oxides, amorphous and nanocomposite magnets. Polymers used in Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Absorbers applications will also be covered.
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  • 27 454: Supervised Reading

    3.00 - 12.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    This course provides the opportunity for a detailed study of the literature on some subject under the guidance of a faculty member, usually but not necessarily in preparation for the Capstone Course, 27-401/402.
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  • 27 499: Professional Development III

    1.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    This is a course that is designed to teach engineering business and professional skills to the MSE students. It is attended by sophomores, juniors and seniors and the courses Professional Topics I, II and III are given once per year on a three year cycle. Year 1: Work Place Skills, Leadership Skills and Teams Year 2: Project Management Year 3: Ethics, Business Planning, Lifetime Learning Although the course is not specifically designed as "metals, polymers, ceramics and composites", real world problems are used for examples and discussions. Assignments, when used, (for example, in project management or business planning) can be case studies or typical assignments a materials scientist may encounter during his/her employment.
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  • 27 511: Introduction to Molecular Biomaterials

    12.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    This course will cover structure-processing-property relationships in biomaterials for use in medicine. The vast majority of this course will focus on natural biopolymers, synthetic polymers, and soft materials with additional minor treatment of metals and ceramics. Topics include basic chemical principles, macromolecular design, processing, characterization, and biodegradation mechanisms associated with synthetic polymeric materials. Applications of these materials in drug delivery and tissue engineering will also be discussed. Knowledge gained during the course will be applied in a team-based project in which students must design a novel synthetic polymer to address a specific clinical need.
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  • 27 555: Materials Project I

    6.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    This course is designed to give experience in individualized research under the guidance of a faculty member. The topic is selected by mutual agreement, and will give the student a chance to study the literature, design experiments, interpret the results and present the conclusions orally and in writing.
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  • 27 556: Materials Project II

    6.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    Second semester of Materials Project. This course is designed to give experience in individualized research under the guidance of a faculty member. The topic is selected by mutual agreement, and will give the student a chance to study the literature, design experiments, interpret the results and present the conclusions orally and in writing.
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  • 27 565: Nanostructured Materials

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    Fall even years: This course is an introduction to nanostructured materials or nanomaterials. Nanomaterials are objects with sizes larger than the atomic or molecular length scales but smaller than microstructures with at least one dimension in the range of 1-100 nm. The physical and chemical properties of these materials are often distinctively different from bulk materials. This course introduces the basic thermodynamic concepts related to the phases, chemical activity and synthesis of nanomaterials including metallic, semiconductor, inorganic, liquid crystalline, polymeric and surfactant systems. The characterization of the structure of nanomaterials and their applications are also explored. At the end of the course, students should understand the relationship between the nanoscale structures, properties and performance of nanomaterials.
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  • 27 591: Mechanical Behavior of Materials

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    Spring odd years: Fundamentals of stress and strain. Linear elastic behavior. Tensile testing and yield criteria. Relationships between stress and strain for the case of plastic deformation. Theoretical strength. Tensile tests of single crystals and the idea of a slip system. Shear stress versus shear strain curves for single crystals and the effects of crystal orientation, temperature, atoms in solid solution and precipitates on the shapes of such curves. Taylor's connection between tensile curves of single crystals and those of polycrystalline samples. Dislocations and plastic deformation. Strengthening mechanisms including solid-solution strengthening, strengthening by precipitates, work hardening and grain size effects on strength. Approaches to quantifying the fracture resistance of materials, including the Griffith approach, the energy release rate approach and the stress intensity factor approach. Crack tip behavior including stresses and strains at crack tips and the plastic zone. Fracture mechanisms including ductile fracture, cleavage fracture and intergranular fracture. The fracture of highly brittle materials. Time permitting fatigue and creep of materials will be discussed.
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