B. Course Syllabi for Materials Engineering

1. Course Name: Mat E 321 Ceramic Processing - Forming

2. Catalog Description: Mat E 321. Ceramic Processing - Forming. (2-3) Cr. ?. F. Raw materials, characterization of ceramic powders and slurries, ceramic forming methods - slip casting, injection molding, extrusion, dry pressing, and evaluation of green microstructures, relationship between powder characteristics and resulting microstructure. Nonmajor graduate credit.

3. Prerequisites: Chem. 211.

4. Textbook/Materials: PRINCIPLES OF CERAMIC PROCESSING, 2ND ED. James S. Reed, John Wiley & Sons, New York.

5. Course Learning Objectives:
The student will:

• Be able to identify and classify various raw materials by properties, particle size, composition and crystal structures.
• Be able to calculate batch recipes form chemical composition or empirical formulae.
• Correlate rheological behavior with particle size and surface-active chemicals.
• Be able to measure yield point and viscous properties of pastes and slurries.
• Be able to select candidate materials forming methods for particular applications given basic knowledge of materials properties and expected service/environmental conditions.
• Be able to measure drying and firing shrinkage for linear and volume applications, bulk, apparent and true density, apparent, total and closed-pore porosity on the plastic, dry and fired basis.
• Be able to form ceramic bodies by slip casting, extrusion, dry pressing, injection molding, and tape casting, methods.
• Be able to write laboratory reports giving principles, experimental methods, results and analysis.

6. Topics Covered:

• Crystal Structure and Composition of Raw Materials
• Particle Size and Shape
• Density, Porosity and Shrinkage
• Deflocculation and Coagulents
• Rheology,
• Particle Packing, Binders and Plasticizers, Forming Principles
• Slip Casting, Extrusion, Dry Pressing, Injection Molding, Tape Casting
• Drying
• Microstructure and Defects
• Polymer Structure/Processing

7. Class/Laboratory Schedule: Class MW 9, Lab R 9-12

8. Professional Component: Mat E 321 contributes 3 credits to Engineering Topics and to the professional component of this program through the discussion of case studies which include economic, environmental, ethical and political factors.

9. Relationship of Course to Program Learning Outcomes and Program Educational Objectives: Objectives: A, C, E Outcomes: a, b, g. l, m, r (significant), c, d, e, k, n, o (moderate)

10. Prepared by: Thomas McGee, 1/29/00, rev. 5/24/00 KPC