1. Material Properties Science
Shyan-Lung Chung
Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
National Cheng Kung University

2. Introduction to the Course

3. Course Outline Chapter 1 Introduction
Part Ⅰ STRUCTURE OF MATERIALS AND ITS EFFECTS on MATERIALS PROPERTIES
Chapter 2 Atomic Scale Structure:
Interatomic Bonding
Chapter 3 Atomic Scale Structure:
Atomic Packing and Coordination Numbers
Chapter 4 Crystal Structure:
Fundamental Crystallography, Crystal Structure of Metals and X-Ray Diffraction

4. Chapter 5 Crystal Structure:
Crystal Structure of Ceramics
Chapter 6 Imperfections of Structures
Chapter 7 Effects of Structure on Properties of Materials
Chapter 8 Microstructure:
Phase Diagrams and Microstructure Development
Part Ⅱ Properties of Materials
Chapter 9 Mechanical Properties:
Fundamentals

5. Failure and Fracture Mechanics, Mechanical Properties of Ceramics
Chapter 10 Mechanical Properties:
Dislocations and Plastic Deformation, Microstructure and Mechanical Strength
Chapter 11 Mechanical Properties:
Failure and Fracture Mechanics, Mechanical Properties of Ceramics
Chapter 12 Electrical Properties of Materials
Chapter 13 Optical Properties of Materials
Part Ⅲ Applications and Processing of Materials

6. COURSE MATERIALS Required text: None
Lecture Notes: posted on the course website
Optional Materials:
W. D. Callister Jr. and D.G. Rethwisch, “Materials Science and Engineering”, John Wiley ＆Son. Inc. 9th ed. (2015)
J. P. Schaffer, A. Saxena, S. D. Antolovich, T. H. Sanders, Jr., S. B. Warner, “The Science and Design of Engineering Materials”, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2nd or the newest ed.)
M. W. Barsoum, ”Fundamentals of Ceramics”, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (1997 or the newest ed.)

7. COURSE WEBSITE Syllabus Lecture notes Homework assignments
Syllabus
Lecture notes
Homework assignments
Exam announcements
Answer keys
Grades
Supplementary materials

8. TA of this course:
Li-Hsuan Wei (魏立玄)
(a graduate student of LAMSA).
Office: 93A20
Phone: X

9. Evaluation and Score  Exams (70%) • One midterm (35%)
• One final (35%)
 Homework (20%)
Performance in class (10%)
• attendance or absence
• participation in discussion

10. About homework
Homework assignments will be posted on the course website.
Unless otherwise mentioned, each homework problem counts 10 points. (Depending on degree of difficulty, some problems will count more points and this will be marked on the problems.)
Homework must be handed in before 5:10PM on the due dates. Points will be deducted for late hand-ins.
For those obviously copied from others, no points will be given.