Properties of Metals (NV)
Explore the fascinating world of metals and their properties, including alloys, stress, strain, Young's Modulus, and metalworking.
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Why are stress and strain so important in engineering and what effect do they have upon metals? How can we use stress and strain calculations to design almost all engineering components? In this course, you will find the answers to all of these questions and many more.
Every engineering industry requires metals for the construction of buildings, pipes, machinery, and equipment. Once you have finished this course, you will know why certain metals are chosen for specific applications and how these metals fail.
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This course takes you from zero-to-hero, no previous engineering knowledge is required!
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High quality 2D images are used throughout.
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Wherever possible, metric and imperial units are quoted.
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Relax, we have taught over 50,000 online students, we know what we are doing!
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A Quiz is provided.
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A Certificate is provided.
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Calculate stress and strain, and explain their definitions and importance in materials science.
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Calculate Young's Modulus and understand its significance in relation to a material's deformation under stress.
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Evaluate the effects of different heat treatment processes, including annealing and quenching, on the properties of metals.
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Identify and distinguish between various types of corrosion, including galvanic, localized, chloride stress, and caustic stress.
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Predict the failure of a material based on its stress and strain limits.
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Apply Hooke's Law to analyze the relationship between stress and strain in elastic materials.
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Define and differentiate between the metallurgical terms of strength, ductility, malleability, toughness, and hardness.
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Explain the formation of alloys and their properties in materials science.
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Materials Science and Engineering students or professionals.
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Mechanical Engineering students or professionals.
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Metallurgical Engineering students or professionals.
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Machinists and Metalworkers.
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Quality Control personnel in metal manufacturing.
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Stress5 lessons
Stress
Definition of Stress
Types of Stress
Types of Applied Stress
Summary
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Strain5 lessons
Strain
Definition of Strain
Types of Strain
Deformation of Cubic Structures
Summary
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Young's Modulus4 lessons
Young's Modulus
Hooke's Law
Young's Modulus (Elastic Modulus)
Summary
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Stress-Strain Relationship4 lessons
Stress-Strain Relationship
Elastic Moduli
Tensile (Load) Tests and Stress-Strain Curves
Summary
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Physical Properties10 lessons
Physical Properties
Strength
Ultimate Tensile Strength
Yield Strength
Ductility
Malleability
Toughness
Hardness
How Alloys Affect Physical Properties
Summary
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Working of Metals4 lessons
Working of Metals
Heat Treatment
Cold and Hot Working
Summary
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Corrosion8 lessons
Corrosion
General Corrosion
Galvanic Corrosion
Localised Corrosion
Stress-Corrosion Cracking
Chloride Stress Corrosion
Caustic Stress Corrosion
Summary
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Hydrogen Embrittlement5 lessons
Hydrogen Embrittlement
Concern
Sources of Hydrogen
Hydrogen Embrittlement of Stainless Steel
Summary
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Appendix A (Advanced) Tritium/Material Compatibility11 lessons
Appendix A (Advanced) Tritium/Material Compatibility
Concern
Compatibility
Solubility in Metals
Permeability
Nonhydriding Metals
Hydriding Metals
Graphite
Glasses
Ceramics
Plastics, Elastomers, and Oils
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Final Thoughts2 lessons
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Final Thoughts
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Final Quiz
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