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ME 632Experimental Methods in Materials Engineering

Units
0.50
Level
Graduate
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Mechanical Engineering

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course will focus on techniques used to characterise materials including metals, ceramics, polymers and composites. Techniques will include scanning and transmission electron microscopy, x-ray and neutron diffraction, thermal analysis (DSC, DMA, TGA, dilactometry), and quantitative metallography. Some of the techniques covered in lectures will be used in laboratory exercises. These exercises will be used to demonstrate the practical use of the equipment and illustrate materials processing, microstructure and property relationships.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 001880118 / 20T 18:00–20:50

Reviewed on UW Flow

75% easy75% useful

From 1 comment on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Very easy weekly LEARN quizzes, a decent final project, and a difficult final exam. Learning about different materials characterization techniques was quite useful. I wish more focus were put on applications of the course concepts, as we were kind of blindsided by them on the final exam.

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Fall 2017

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Spring 2016

ME 632 for Chem Eng? 3 points, 0 comments

u/nevergonagiveyouup: “Thinking of taking ME 632: Experimental Methods in Materials Engineering. The course seems very useful for my research but I don't want to take a course that takes up too much time. As a chem eng masters student, any opinions are welcome.”

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