MT 124 — Metallurgy and Materials
Students should also enroll in MT 125LAB. Matter; its existence, forms and combinations. Mechanical behavior and the structure-property relationships of materials. General properties and applications of metals, polymers, concrete and wood. Solidification of pure and alloyed metals. Introduction to phase diagrams. Solid solutions. Fundamentals of the Fe-C system. Principles of heat treating. Stainless steels. Corrosion. Overview of composite materials and their applications.