Modern Structural Materials and Sustainability

3 credits · Undergraduate

The course offers a comprehensive overview of processing, characterization, and property testing methods, as well as recycling processes for structural materials, including metals, alloys, and structural ceramics. The objective of this course is to provide foundational knowledge of the relationships between the microstructures of the materials and their mechanical properties that make them suitable for structural applications. This course will also address sustainability challenges in structural materials and discuss how material selection, material design strategies, fabrication, and recycling methods have evolved to meet sustainability goals.