Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Engineering
Lecture Code K5035011 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 機械材料概論
Subject Name
(Katakana)
キカイザイリョウガイロン
Subject Name in
English
An Introduction to Engineering Materials
Instructor SASAKI GEN
Instructor
(Katakana)
ササキ ゲン
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  First Semester,  1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Tues3-4,Thur3-4:ENG 111
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Use moodle for the distribution of documents, and the submission of reports.
 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area(Area) 25 : Science and Technology
Course Area(Discipline) 09 : Mechanical Engineering
Eligible Students Students of Faculty of Engineering (freshmen in the 2022 academic year or previous years)
Keywords Allowable stress and strength of the material (6hr), Structure and microstructure of material (14hr) 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Program of Mechanical Systems Engineering
(Abilities and Skills)
・Acquring basis of mechanical system engineering steadily and developing the applied skill.

Program of Transportation Systems
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・The area of structural engineering: The ability to apply the technical knowledge on structural engineering to solve issue related with transportation equipment and coexistence with the environment
(Abilities and Skills)
・The area of structural engineering: The ability to apply the technical knowledge on structural engineering to solve issue related with transportation equipment and coexistence with the environment

Program of Material Processing
(Abilities and Skills)
・Acquiring basis of mechanical system, material creation and processing engineering steadily, and being able to apply

Program of Energy Transform Engineering
(Abilities and Skills)
・Acquring basis of mechanical system engineering steadily and developing the applied skill. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
This class give lectures concerning the mechanical properties and its strength mechanisms of cast iron, verious non-ferrous metals, plastics, ceramics and composite materials which are used for various machines and structures.
You can learn following subjects;
(1) Basical knowlege of variou materilas which are used various machine.(B)
(2) Ability for materials selection in mechnical design.(B) 
Class Schedule Lesson1 Introduction: What are mechanical materials?
Lesson2  Atom Chemical bonding between atoms and its strength
Lesson3  Microstructure of metals and crystals
Lesson4  Crystal defects in metals and materials
Lesson5  Equilibrium phase diagram
Lesson6  Basics of heat treatment (quenching, annealing)
Lesson7  Deformation and fracture of metals and materials
Lesson8   A midterm examination
Lesson9  Material strength and strengthening mechanisms

Lesson10 Material testing method
Lesson11 Evaluation method of material structure
Lesson12 Basics of steel materials: Fe-C phase diagram, properties and classification of carbon steel, heat treatment
Lesson13 Basics of nonferrous metals: Aluminum and its alloys

Lesson14 Basics of non-ferrous metals: copper, titanium, magnesium and their alloys

Lesson15 Characteristics and applications of practical ceramics and plastic materials

Some reports after completion of the lecture. A midterm and final examinations 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Lecture format (Mainly lecture; blackboard-intensive; Textbook, auxiliary materials)
Textbook:機械材料学 JSMEテキストシリーズ/日本機械学会【編】 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) text, handouts, image (PC / Other Image material) 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Please do review the lesson so give a report at each time with respect to the total.
Read textbook deeply. 
Requirements  
Grading Method To be assessed by reports to reach the degree of "target of the lesson." It was determined by comprehensive
evaluation plus attitude toward the class to the arrival of the lesson objectives, grading to a pass of 60% or more. 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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