NC State University Department of Materials Science and Engineering1 MSE 440: Processing of Metallic Materials Instructors: Yuntian Zhu Office: 308 RBII Ph: Lecture 1

NC State University Department of Materials Science and Engineering2 Course Description and Objectives see the Syllabus for more details Course Description (from Catalog): Fundamental concepts of solidification and their application to foundry and welding practices; metal forming concepts applied to forging, rolling, extrusion, drawing, and sheet forming operations; machining mechanisms and methods; powder metallurgy; advanced processing methods including rapid solidification and mechanical alloying. Course Objectives: By the end of the course, you should be able to do the following things: Understand the physical principles related to the processing of metallic materials such as solidification theory, metal forming theory, theory of chip formation in machining, etc. Be familiar with the common metal processing technologies both from classroom study and from field trips. Be able to optimize the design of processing variables to obtain sound material free from defects.

NC State University Textbook and Lecture Notes Text book: Mikell P. Groover, “Introduction to Manufacturing Processes”, Wiley, Lecture slides: download from: Print a copy and bring it with you to the classroom Department of Materials Science and Engineering3

NC State University Department of Materials Science and Engineering4 Policies and Procedures see the Syllabus for more details Test grading: –Written request for changing grade Missed tests –Makeup test during “dead week” Class Resources –Available at Attendance (on campus students) –Attendance expected (0.2% penalty for missing a quiz)

NC State University Department of Materials Science and Engineering5 Testing and Grading Where are testing problems from? –Underlined contents in the slides –Homework assignments –Quizzes/class discussions 440, and will be graded separately 540 will have more challenging testing problems Test 131% Test 231% Final38% ( The final is comprehensive ) No grade markup no matter how close Targeted grade distribution: A: 15-25%, B: 30-40%

NC State University Department of Materials Science and Engineering6 Teaching style Active student participation in class A dice will be rolled to determine who participates 0.2% will be deducted if you are not present in the class to answer a quiz; 0.2% extra credit will be given if you give the right answer 0.2% extra credit will be given to a volunteer who gives the right answer No credit will be given or deducted if you give a wrong answer for regular quizzes.

NC State University Department of Materials Science and Engineering7 Reading assignments Questions will be asked to check if you have finished the assignment. Extra credit for those who give right answer A student will be chosen randomly using dice

NC State University Quiz Coordinate Department of Materials Science and Engineering8 Can be downloaded from the class website.

NC State University Quizzes for Online students Department of Materials Science and Engineering9 Quizzes may be given. Submission by to within 5 Correct answers will be given credits. Steelmaking (10 min) Samurai Sword (54min) Viking Sword (13 min)

NC State University Reading and Homework Assignment Reading assignment, Chapter 5 (textbook), Department of Materials Science and Engineering10