Credit Hours - 2

(Prerequisite: MTEN 201, 305) 

This course introduces students to the principle and techniques in processing various polymers types for different kinds of applications.

This course details the types of polymers and the various polymerization techniques that are used in their synthesis. The course also deals with crystallization, melt and glass transition phenomena in polymers. The processing and technologies associated with organic, inorganic and smart polymers are treatments as well as Polymerization techniques, polymer size distributions; Mw, and Mn, Thermal properties/ thermal transitions, Introduction to processing of plastics, elastomers and fibers among others. Process techniques used to fabricate polymeric products and application of various polymeric materials and advanced polymeric materials will also be treated.

Credit Hours - 3

(Prerequisite: MTEN 201)

This is to introduce students to organic reactions, polymer synthesis and design, polymerization processes and characterization of polymers. 

This course covers introduction to polymers and the different bonding mechanism and functional groups. It also covers defects and diffusion in polymeric materials that determines their engineering applications. Some topics to be treated include bonding in organic molecules. Hybridization and formation of single and multiple bonds; Functional Groups and hydrocarbon molecules; IUPAC naming; Polymer molecules; the chemistry of polymer molecules (Molecular Weight, Molecular Shape, Molecular structures, molecular configurations); thermoplastics and thermosetting polymers; Copolymers; Polymer crystal/crystallinity; Defects in polymers; Diffusion in Polymeric materials; Organic reactions and polymer synthesis.

Credit Hours - 3

(Prerequisite: MTEN 201)   

This course aims at providing students with the understanding of welding, the classification of welding, and traditional welding processes. Students will be equipped with practical skills on various welding processes. 

This course provides students with the understanding and classification of welding processes. The difference between soldering and brazing and its application in industry will be covered. The metallurgy of welding comprising the fusion zone, the heat affected zone (HAZ), and the filler metal; the use of Rosenthal equations to simulate the HAZ and base metal thermal cycles will be considered.  Metallurgical modelling, heat flow and temperature distribution and solidification mechanism of welding and the application of welding technology in various steel, Aluminium and non-ferrous alloys will be treated. Finally, defects associated with unsound weld and their remedies will be studied. 

Credit Hours - 2

(Prerequisite: MTEN 201, 202, 204, 307)

It treats the link between the structure of materials and their properties with an aspect of alloy design and micro-structural engineering with the goal to exposing students to the refining, alloying and the processing of various metals and alloys for various applications.

This course discusses a review of extraction of iron, aluminium, copper, silicon, titanium and magnesium. It treats the link between the structure of materials and their properties with an aspect of alloy design and micro-structural engineering with the goal to exposing students to the refining, alloying and the processing of various metals and alloys for various applications. Steel making processes and aluminium cast house process will be treated. Thermomechanical processes of steels and aluminium in the production of rebar, cooking utensils, roofing sheets etc. will be treated. Introduction to phase transformations in the iron – carbon diagram and various steels will be treated.

Credit Hours - 2

(Prerequisite: MTEN 202, 204)  

This course aims at equipping the students with the relevant principles behind the extraction of precious and industrial minerals to prepare them for opportunities in the minerals industry. 

This course looks at the principles of the various industrial processes used to upgrade and extract precious and industrial minerals and metals respectively from their ores. Also considered is the upgrading of mineral concentrates by pyrometallurgical, hydrometallurgical and electrometallurgical methods. The relevance of thermodynamics, kinetic processes and reactor extractive processes will be treated as well.

Credit Hours - 2

This course provides to students an overview of various engineering ceramics, their properties, and processing. It also provides understanding for the design of ceramics for various advanced applications.

This course is designed to consider ceramics in advance engineering applications such as high temperature ceramics, aerospace, wear and corrosion, structural, ballistic protection, etc. The use of the functional ceramics in these applications are done through the rigorous study of the properties (modulus, bending strength, fracture toughness, etc) of various engineering ceramics (oxide and non-oxide ceramics). The processing, microstructural characterization and performance are studied to understand their specific applications.  The factors to consider during ceramic engineering design, deterministic approach and Weibull statistics are also studied.  There is emphasis on the toughening of ceramics.

Credit Hours - 2

(Prerequisite: MTEN 201, 307)        

This is designed to expand on the properties of engineering polymers that make them useful in various applications. 

The course covers the study of molecular weight of polymers and the various methods of determining the molecular weight as well as the structure of polymer chain, Amorphous and crystalline state viscoelasticity, kinetics, polymer solutions and blends, thermodynamics and statistical mechanics of polymers elasticity. Some topics include physical (Density; molecular weight, crystallinity & crosslinking) Mechanical Behaviour of polymers; Mechanisms of deformation and strengthening of polymers. Phase behaviour (Melting point, Glass transition temperature (Tg) and decomposition temperature, mixing behavior and inclusion of plasticizer, Microstructure, Morphology (Crystallinity, Chain conformation, and chemical properties); Chemical properties.

Credit Hours - 3

This course looks at the various principles underlying the processing of ceramics. This course provides students with understanding of the scientific principles and techniques of ceramic processing and fabricate ceramic materials for targeted application.

This course provides a comprehensive study of the perspectives of science in ceramic processing, starting materials, chemical preparation of inorganic materials and advanced materials. It considers the various factors in the selection of ceramic raw materials, powder preparation, processing additives, sintering and shape-forming processes in detail. Other areas include surface chemistry -coatings and rheology. There is emphasis on causes and prevention of defects in products during processing, sintering and finishing. The concept of thermodynamics, kinetics and surface chemistry relevant to ceramic processing are also covered.

Credit Hours - 2

The course promotes the understanding of the relationship between crystal and micro- structures and the properties of ceramic materials. Students are taught to identify crystal structures of important ceramic materials in order to describe them and build their atomic models.

The course introduces students to the principles of crystal chemistry and its use in describing structure-property relations in Ceramics. The principles that govern assembly of crystals and glass structures are described; models of many of the technologically important crystal structures are built, and the impact of structure on the various fundamental mechanisms responsible for many physical properties are discussed. Review of crystal structure (ceramic structure with single element, binary structure and ternary) and bonding in ceramics are considered.  Also discussed are Group theory, Space group, Packing structures and Pauling’s Rule.

Credit Hours - 2

This is intended to introduce students to the nanomaterials and their unique characteristics that make them application in the design of new materials and devices.

This introductory course covers the fundamental topics of nanomaterials and nanotechnology and provides the foundation for understanding the properties and behaviour of materials at nanosized scale. Knowledge of nanotechnology is important since the properties of materials can be manipulated at the nanometre scale. The course will provide students with skills to produce, characterize, select and manipulate nanomaterials. The course includes laboratory practice with hands-on experience on synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials and interpretation of data, to consolidate the knowledge acquired during lectures

Credit Hours - 2

The objective of this course is to help students understand the underpinning principles guiding the evolution of electronic devices, basic semiconductor physics, and electrical characteristics of solid-state devices. 

This course considers the underpinning principles guiding the evolution of electronic devices, basic semiconductor physics, and electrical characteristics of solid-state devices. It looks at Solid –State Physics: energy bands in materials, carrier statistics and semiconductor technology. The semiconductor technology deals with semiconductor devices and their applications in material studies or processing. The techniques for fabricating solid-state devices such as transistors, solar cells, laser etc are discussed. Their applications in various areas including biomaterials, smart materials and nanotechnology will be considered.

Credit Hours - 3

This course introduces students to the concepts, principles and techniques for characterizing the characteristics and properties of Engineering Materials. 

This course introduces students to the concepts, principles and techniques for characterizing the characteristics and properties of Engineering Materials. A comprehensive coverage of materials characterization techniques are covered in this class with hands-on demonstrations. Topics to be covered include Grain size measurements, X-ray diffraction, X-ray energy dispersive analysis (EDXA), X-ray wavelength dispersive analysis (WDS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Auger election spectroscopy (AES), Secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS), Thermal analysis via DTA, DSC, TGA, Imaging via Light Microscopy, Electron Microscopy (SEM, TEM), Atomic Force Microscopy, Scanning Acoustic Microscopy and surface area measurement via BET.

Credit Hours - 3

The goal of this course is to help students understand and solve conduction-related heat transfer, heat transfer with convection and heat radiation problems

The course provides the skills for students to interpret and solve problems related to the rate of transportation of mater via diffusion and other mechanisms. The applicable differential equations underlining heat and mass transfer problems are developed and analytical solutions obtained. This course also discusses the fundamentals of heat conduction, heat transfer processes by convection and radiation. The general heat conduction equation, forced and natural convection, black, real and gray body radiation among other topics are discussed. These concepts are applied to the solidification of metals, sintering, welding and the design of furnaces.

Credit Hours - 3

This course is designed to introduce students to the understanding and interpretation of the phase equilibria of one-, two-(binary systems), and three-component (ternary systems). 

This course is designed to introduce students to the understanding and interpretation of the phase equilibria of one (unary)-, two(binary)-, and three (ternary)-component (ternary) systems. Students should be able to explain the thermodynamic principles underlining phase relations. In this course, basic understanding of changes in microstructures of materials with emphasis on thermodynamics is considered. The course examines phase equilibria and phase transformations in one (unary)-, two (binary)- and three (ternary)- component systems.

Credit Hours - 3

Introduces students to various characterization techniques and to apply them to analysing laboratory experimental samples. This course is expected to equip students with the necessary skills for the smooth conduct of their final undergraduate project. 

Students will be introduced to experimental techniques used in materials science research. Sample preparation, characterization and interpretation of results are the focus of this course. Particular attention is given to thermal analysis (TGA/DSC), fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectrocopy, UV-VIS Spectroscopy, X-ray diffractions, optical and electron microscopy/energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (SEM/EDX). Other techniques such as field ion microscopy, electron spin resonance spectroscopy, low voltage electron diffraction, etc.

Credit Hours - 3

To equip students to be able to identify the properties of materials and manipulate them to understand the behaviour of materials under different imposed loads. 

This course discusses the principles of deformation of solids under stress; emphasizes the role of imperfections, state of stress, temperature, strain rate and elastic properties of materials. The fundamental aspects of crystal plasticity will also be considered, along with the methods for strengthening crystals at low temperatures. Deformation at elevated temperatures and deformation maps will also be covered. Finally, emphasis will be put on the relationship between microscopic mechanisms and macroscopic behaviour of materials.

Credit Hours - 2

This course introduces students to techniques in the development of computer models and process simulations to predict materials and process characteristics. 

The course provides insight into the design of materials with specific properties and to predict the behaviour of these materials. Techniques in atomistic and continuum (via finite element) modelling will be explored. It also explores the basic concepts of computer modelling and simulation in materials science and engineering. Techniques and software for simulation, data analysis and visualization will be introduced to students. Examples in the core courses will be drawn to understand or characterize complex structures and materials, and to complement experimental observations. Introduction to mathematical modeling  such as DFT, HF, Post-HF, Semi-empirical, & MD methods will be discussed. Also, possible Application Software such as cp2k, Quantum Espresso, AIMPRO, Nanohub, ATK, AIREBO potential & LAMMPs will be introduced.  

Credit Hours - 3

It introduces the concept and principles of the processing of materials and applies these to metals, ceramics, polymers, composites and others to process them for specific applications.

The course deals with the treatment of raw materials, processing to obtain desired properties and shape forming to fit into designed application. Students are introduced to concept and principles of the processing of materials and applies these to metals, ceramics, polymers, composites and others to impart specific properties for targeted applications. The concepts of kinetics, thermodynamics, melting and solidification, powder processing, are applied to the processing of various materials. The course is designed to cover the areas of casting, plastic forming, powder processing, and polymer processing. Various methods of heat and surface treatments will also be studied. 

Credit Hours - 1

To equip students with hands-on practical experience in industry in order to enable them relate theory acquired in the lecture hall to practical industrial applications.

Coordinated and planned work experience with cooperating industries and agencies. Students undertake at least six weeks of industrial attachment to gain practical experience. A detailed report on the training is submitted to the department at the end of the attachment.

Credit Hours - 3

Materials Processing Laboratory (Prerequisite MTEN 212)  3 Credits

Objectives: This lab course builds on the experience of students in MTEN 212 Materials Properties Laboratory. It presents students with understanding of laboratory health and safety guidelines, materials identification, property determination (mechanical, physical, optical and electrical properties) and basic experimental techniques in the processing of metals, polymers and ceramics.

This course builds on the concepts in health and safety and materials identification. Experimental modules on the processing of metals, polymers, ceramics and composites are practised and the properties of these materials determined. The properties of interest are Mechanical: strength, modulus of elasticity, hardness, toughness; Physical: density, shrinkage, viscosity, etc; Optical properties: refractive index, absorbance, etc; and Electrical conductivity. Metallurgical sample preparation techniques and determination of microstructural characteristics shall also be introduced. Results obtained from property measurements are clearly interpreted within the context of real life.

Credit Hours - 3

This course introduces students to the concept of probability and statistics for engineering application. 

Topics include probability functions axioms and rules, counting techniques, conditional probability, independence, and mutually exclusive events. Discrete Random Variable: Expectation and variance, Binomial distribution, Hypergeometric distribution, Poisson distribution, the relationship between Poisson and Binomial. Continuous Random Variable: Percentiles and cumulative distribution function, expectation and variance, uniform distribution, normal distribution, exponential distribution, and other distributions. Joint Distributions. Covariance and Correlation. Sampling Distributions: Distributions of statistics, central limit theorem, samples from normal distribution (t-distribution, X2 distribution, and F-distributions). Estimation: Common point estimators, interval estimators. Hypothesis Testing. Introduction to Regression Analysis. Engineering applications in quality control, process control, communication systems and speech recognition.

Credit Hours - 3

The course involves matrices, linear homogeneous systems, and eigenvectors and values. Numerical methods and errors, stability, and convergence. Solving systems of linear equations: Gaussian elimination, Gauss-Jordan, LU decomposition methods. Solving nonlinear equations: Fixed point iteration, bisection method, false position method, secant, and Newton Raphson method. Curve-fitting and interpolation: Lagrange and Newton’s polynomial.

Credit Hours - 2

To provide students with a fundamental understanding of economic concepts and principles applicable to engineering.

Topics to be covered include an introduction to making economic decisions, supply, demand, and equilibrium in economics. Concept of engineering economics: economic efficiency, engineering efficiency, marginal costs and revenues, opportunity and sunk costs, break-even analysis, economic analysis involving material. Decision making and value engineering: value engineering procedure, interest formula, and applications in time value of money. Evaluation of alternatives and methods: present and future worth methods, an annual equivalent method, and rate of return method. Sensitivity analysis. Computer-aided engineering economics using spreadsheets.