MSE 250: Structure and Properties of Materials

1. Overview

Instructor: Prof. Yang Jiao (yang.jiao.2@asu.edu)

Office: Engineering Research Center Rm 387
Phone: 480-965-4560

Expected Outcome
What is materials science and engineering and why its important?

What is material tetrahedron and why it is important to the

development of novel materials?

Different classes of materials and their salient properties.

Topics to be covered and the expected outcome of MSE 250.

Materials science: An interdisciplinary field

Environment
Engineering

Chemical
Engineering

Civil
Engineering

Materials Science
and Engineering

Mechanical
Engineering

Aerospace
Engineering

What is a Material?

The substance from which the tools,

equipments, items etc. that we use everyday are
made

Classes of Materials

Metals

Plastics

Ceramics

Composites

Classes of Material: Metals

Examples: iron, aluminum, copper, gold, .

Properties: ductile, good thermal and electrical

conductors, shiny .

WHY?

Classes of Material: Polymers

Examples: different plastics (polyethylene,

polystyrene), gels, rubber, .

Properties: low density, brittle at low T and

softened at high T, low melting T, generally not
very strong, properties vary widely .

WHY?

Classes of Material: Ceramics

Examples: china, window glass (SiO2) .

Properties: brittle, hard, poor electrical and

thermal conductor, high melting point.

WHY?

Classes of Material: Composites

Examples: fiber glass, reinforced plates, carbon

reinforced aluminum, etc.

Properties: better than the constituent phases.

WHY?

Classes of Material: Semiconductors

Examples: Silicon, Germanium, .

Properties: electrical conductivity intermediate

between conductors and insulators

WHY?

What is Materials Science and Engineering?

why metals are ductile and shiny ? .

The answer to these questions.
Materials Science and Engineering:
interdisciplinary
field are
concerned
with
inventing
why ceramics
brittle and
hard
? .
new materials and improving previously known
materials by developing a deeper understanding
of the structure-processing-property
relationships.
why polymers can behave so different under
different temperatue ? .

Why Materials Science and Engineering?

Why Materials Science and Engineering?

Not trial and error any more ...

Optimize performance for specific applications
via inverse design based on comprehensive
understanding of material systems involved and
rigorous scientific design principles.

This course: Material Tetrahedron

Topics
Material Structure:

atomic structure and atomic bonding

structure of crystalline solids

defects in crystalline solids

Material Properties:

mechanical properties
electrical properties
magnetic & optical properties

Materials:

metals & alloys

ceramics

polymers

composites

semiconductors

magnetic/optical materials

Textbook: Callister, Materials Science & Engineering: An Introduction (9th edition)

Expected Outcomes of the Class

Understand the complexity of material structures
on different length scales

Be able to predict material properties and

behaviors for given material structure

Be able to determine processing conditions that

leads to materials for specific applications

Be able to select and design materials for

specific applications

Expected Outcome
What is materials science and engineering and why its important?

What is material tetrahedron and why it is important to the

development of novel materials?

Different classes of materials and their salient properties.

Topics to be covered and the expected outcome of MSE 250.