Overview

This unit develops students basic understanding of structure and the relationship of engineering materials and manufacturing processes, and emphasises shaping and forming, metrology and the aspect of quality metrology and the aspect of quality.

Requisites

Prerequisites
ENG10002 Engineering Materials

OR
EAT10003 Engineering Materials

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Analyse the structure and property of engineering materials based on heat treatment (K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, S2)
  • Analyse different joining methods and engineered surfaces using different coating methods (K1, K4, S1, S2, A2)
  • Research the failure of materials by the analysis of known failure case studies (S1, S2, A2)
  • Use a series of materials removal processes and describe how a product is manufactured (K1, K2, K3, S1)
  • Safely conduct experiments, analyse and interpret results and errors, and formulate conclusions (K1, S1, S2, A2)
  • Apply sustainability software to carry out life cycle assessment of a product (K1, K2,  K4, K5, K6, S1, S2, A2)

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Lecture		 3.00  6 weeks  18
Live Online
Lecture		 3.00 6 weeks 18
On-campus
Class		 1.00  12 weeks  12
On-campus
Lab		 1.00  6 weeks  6
On-campus
Practical		 1.00 6 weeks 6
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning		 7.50  12 weeks  90
TOTAL     150

Sarawak

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Lecture		3.00 12 weeks 36
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Tutorial		1.00 12 weeks 12
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Laboratory		1.00 12 weeks 12
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning		7.50 12 weeks 90
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
AssignmentIndividual 5 - 10% 1,2,3,4,5,6 
ExaminationIndividual 40 - 50% 1,2,3,4,6 
Laboratory PracticalsIndividual 20 - 30% 1,2,3,4,5 
TestIndividual 5 - 10% 1,2,3,4 

Hurdle

As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all ULOs to a minimum standard, an undergraduate student must have achieved:

- an aggregate mark for the unit of 50% or more, including- at least 40% in the final exam

Content

  • Ferrous, non-ferrous metals and ceramics: production, heat treatment, joining and phase diagrams
  • Surface Engineering: thermochemical, plating and deposition
  • Material Removal Processes: HSS and carbide tools, wear and economics
  • Manufacturing automation: Numerical control programming
  • Metrology: linear and angular measurement
  • Sustainability: life cycle assessment
  • Graduate Attribute – Communication, Communicating using different media
  • Graduate Attribute – Teamwork Skills, Teamwork roles and processes
  • Graduate Attribute – Digital Literacies, Technical Literacy

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.