SYDE 385Material Properties
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Engineering
- Subject
- Systems Design Engineering
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
An introduction to the properties, processing and structure of metals, semiconductors, polymers, ceramic, nanomaterials, and biomaterials. Introduction to mechanical response of materials and stress-strain relationships. Behaviour of prismatic members in tension, compression, shear, bending, and torsion. Shear-force and bending-moment diagrams and an introduction to instability.
Prerequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Students must be in level 3A or higher
- Enrolled in H-Systems Design Engineering
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
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