Failure of Engrg Materials credit: 3 or

4 Hours

Material anisotropy and elasto-plastic properties at the crystal level; microstructural basis for fatigue, fracture, and creep in metals, polymers, and ceramics; failure mechanisms and toughening in composites; structure and behavior of metal-matrix composites, ceramic-matrix composites, and polymer composites. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Credit is not given toward graduation for: ME 430 and TAM 424 . Prerequisite: ME 330 OR CEE 300 / TAM 324 .