MAE 525 - Advanced Material Testing and Characterization

(3 units)

Prerequisite(s): Open to Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Aerospace Engineering M.S. students only.
Basic principles of thermal, physical, mechanical and optical testing, along with material characterization. Destructive and non-destructive testing. Analysis of static and dynamic mechanical tests. Failure analysis. Mechanical behavior of metals, polymer and ceramics. Fracture toughness, Defect characterization.

Letter grade only (A-F). (2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab).