MME 507
Composite Materials
3
Course Description
At the end of this course, the students should be able to:
1. produce advanced engineering materials;
2. describe the production, characteristic and applications of hybrid composites;
3. discuss the mode of failure in composites; and
2. discuss the application of composites in various engineering fields and other areas.
Course Outline
Fundamental aspects of modern composite materials; types of composite materials viz: fibre,
reinforced, particulate dispersion strengthened and laminar types, Metal matrix composites,
Ceramic matrix composites, polymer matrix composites, and hybrid composites. Methods of
fabricating composites; solid state and liquid state fabricating techniques; characteristics and
properties of composites; measurement and testing of properties of composites; application
of composites in engineering design; failure modes of composites.