MIET2115 - Mechanic and Materials

Activity #1 :  1. Choose a material for ALL of the applications below and explain your choice. In explaining your choice, relate the properties the application requires to the mechanical properties of your selected material. You can select a different material for each application: ? Car Bumper Bar of a family car; ? Floor of the passenger cabin of a commercial jet plane; ? Window latches for a house near the sea; ? A fuel tank for a car that uses hydrogen as fuel; ? The crushing surface of a jaw crusher which is used to grind ore. Activity #2 :  Individual Research Activity: ? Explain how iron ore is refined to make steel ? Explain how titanium ore is refined to make a useable titanium alloy ? Describe what metallic glasses or amorphous metals are, how they are formed, and where they can be used. ? Explain what maraging steels are how they are used in engineering applications ? Explain what are shape memory alloys are how they are used in engineering applications ? Discover what is meant by “superplasticity” and explain how it can be used to advantage