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Part 3: Materials
Lecture 1
graham.schaffer@unimelb.edu.au
Room E304
MCEN30017 Mechanics and Materials (Part 3: Materials)
graham.schaffer@unimelb.edu.au
Room E304
15 Lectures
5 Tutorials (Start this week)
2 Laboratory Sessions (Prac 1 runs 7 – 16 May; Prac 2 runs 7 – 25 May)
Materials Textbook
W.D. Callister and D.G. Rethwisch, Materials Science and Engineering, 9th Edition, Wiley, 2014
(Notes: Earlier editions are not too different. This is a general materials text and can serve as a useful
reference for this and other materials subjects.)
Price What does it cost - both for the raw material, its
processing/fabrication, and recycling – the life cycle
cost? What will the customer pay?
PROPERTIES of MATERIALS
• STIFFNESS
• STRENGTH
• PLASTICITY/FORMABILITY
• RESISTANCE to FRACTURE
• WEAR RESISTANCE
• DENSITY
• MAGNETIC
• ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY
•THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
•THERMAL EXPANSION COEFFICIENT
• MELTING POINT
• CORROSION RESISTANCE
• BIOCOMPATIBILITY
• APPEARANCE
• AVAILABILITY
• COST
On 21 July 1991, the tanker Kirki lost its bow off the coast of Western Australia (WA).
John Clarke and Bryan Dawe
Senator Bob Collins: Minister for Shipping and Aviation Support
On a sheet of paper, anonymously answer one or more of the
following questions about today’s lecture: