DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

ENGINEERING MATERIALS (EMG 2201)

TERM PAPER

14TH JUNE 2018

Conduct a thorough literature search and write a 15-20 page technical review paper on the
evolution of the engineering materials used in the manufacturing of any one of the
following applications: (i) automobile parts such as crankshaft, doors, fenders, frame, wheel,
control arm, and steering knuckle, (ii) superconducting wires, power transmission lines, and
solar panels, (iii) aircraft wings and fuselage, (iv) actuating devices such as macro and micro
actuators, transducers, and motors, and (v) music instruments.

Your paper must include a description of the following:

(a) The functional requirements; i.e., normal use or uses of the product or component. What
are its normal operating conditions in terms of temperatures, loadings, impacts, corrosive
media, etc.?
(b) The major property requirements (specifications), i.e., quantitative values or range of
values of the properties a material must or should have to be considered for selection
for this application. For example, what is the required minimum yield strength (in MPa)
or maximum corrosion rate (in mm/year) required for a component to satisfactorily
perform its functions? What are the characteristics that an engineering material must or
should possess in order for the product or component to function satisfactorily?
(c) The types and unique characteristics of candidate engineering materials used or can be
used for the manufacturing of the product. Include the following:
(i) A brief history of the development and evolution of the engineering materials
used in the fabrication of the component;
(ii) Unique characteristics of the engineering materials including chemical
composition and properties; and
(iii) The technical (e.g. recyclability), economic, legal, sustainability, and social hurdles
that could hinder the application of some of the candidate engineering materials.
(d) The manufacturing processes used to make and/or assemble the product or component.
Required Report Format
The format and content of the report MUST include the following:

(i) 15-20 pages long (with at least 10 pages of text).

(ii) Typewritten and 1.5 spacing.

(iii) At least 20 published papers (preferably from technical journals, trade journals, patent
publications, etc.) should be cited in your report. A report based solely on information from the
Internet is not acceptable, and an internet website will not be accepted as one of required 20
references.

(iv) Your report MUST have the following sections (in addition to the sections or subsections
germane to your research topic):

1. Introduction
2. Description of the Product
3. Functional Requirements
4. Required Material Properties
5. Engineering Materials Used in the Manufacture of the Components
6. Manufacturing of the Component
7. References

Required format for Citation and Listing of References

References should be numbered consecutively in the text and indicated by the number(s) in
square brackets in line with the text, e.g.: "According to a recent theory [1] ...." They should be
listed at the end of the paper (with a space between them) in the order in which they appear in
the text, in the following styles.
Examples
Reference to a Journal publication:
1. A. Black and C. Dent: J. Mater. Sci., 1966, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 274-280.
Reference to a conference proceeding:
2. M. Smith: "Effects of Fe on Constituent Phase Particles in Castings," Proc. of the 2nd Conf.
on Castings, edited by T. Brouhaha, 1999, pp. 503-710. Reference to a book:
3. J. Blow: "Introduction to Polymers," Chapman and Hall, London, 1981, pp. 137-145.
Reference to a patent:
4. H. D. Merchant and J. G. Morris: Continental Can Company, U.S. Patent No. 256,667, 2020
Reference to report:
5. R. D. Niel: “Interfacial Structures in intermetallic/steel joints after high temperature service”,
Report no. 1131, Alcoa Inc., Pittsburgh, USA, 2011.
Reference to thesis and dissertations:
6. D. J. Mazarati: “Characterization of melt integrity in injection micromolding”, PhD thesis,
Brunel University, London, UK, 2002.
Reference to material obtained from Internet:
7. D.E. J. Smith: "Advanced Materials", http://www.intellect.com, as on 20 July 2005.

All of your references MUST be cited in your text.

(v) You should include correctly titled and sequentially numbered Tables of data and Figures (of
schematics, graphs, etc.) in your technical paper. These Tables and Figures MUST be referred to
in your text.

(vi) Your paper MUST be paginated.

(vii) Units and abbreviations - SI units must be used. All abbreviations should be spelled out in
full on first appearance, e.g., scanning electron microscope (SEM). You are not permitted to
make up (or create) “lazy” abbreviations.

This term paper will constitute 15% of the total grade for the course. It will be graded on technical
content and correctness, grammar, and presentation.