About the Program
PROGRAM AIMS
The Bachelor of Science (Hons) Materials Science and Technology program (AS240) believes that it is capable to produce excellent Bumiputera material scientists and technologists who nurtured scientific practitioners with fundamental knowledge and skills with dynamic and competitive materials technologists’ experts in supporting the National Science, Technology and Innovation aspiration, particularly in economic growth and social development.
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WHAT IS MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY?
Materials Science and Technology is a multidisciplinary program cover the fundamentals of sciences, structures and properties of various materials such as metals, alloys, polymers, ceramics and composites.
It is a technological course focusing on a spectroscopic, characterization of materials, physical testing of materials, non-destructive testing of materials, processing and fabrication of materials that are embedded into comprehensive curriculum design.
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UNDERSTANDING OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY?
"Materials Tetrahedron" diagram can be used to understand the Materials Science and Technology course which contain of structure, properties, processing, and performance with characterization at the middle of point.
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Structure - The atom or molecule arrangement feature at microscopic and macroscopic level include the grain boundaries and orientation, phase, precipitates and pores influenced by the processing or fabrication of the materials.
Properties - The materials structure determine the characteristics of the materials involve physical, mechanical and chemical properties such as density, hardness, elasticity, strength, corrosion, electrical and thermal conductivity and coefficient of friction.
Processing - Refers to the methods used to produced materials include materials selection, blending or mixing, heating, forming or shaping and post-treatment process.
Performance - The capability of the materials to function in specific applications based on their properties and structure.
Characterization - The methods used to measure the properties of the materials produced by using a specific instrument such as Microscope, X-ray Diffraction, Thermogravimetric Analysis, Fourier Transformation Infrared, Izod and Charpy Impact Tester, Universal Testing Machine and others.
Metals and Alloys
Metals and alloys are materials that are typically hard, malleable, and have good electrical and thermal conductivity.
Students are cognitively and scientifically engaged in the areas of structural
details of metallic materials, mechanical processing and testing of metallic materials.
Polymers
A polymer is an any class of natural or synthetic substances composed of very large molecules, called macromolecules, which are multiples of simpler chemical units called monomers. Students will be taught in understanding the chemistry and physics of polymers, the relationship
between structural features and their general and specific properties which include mechanical,
thermal, chemical, optical and electrical properties of polymers
Ceramics
A ceramic is a material that is neither metallic nor organic. It may be crystalline, glassy or both crystalline and glassy. Ceramics are typically hard and chemically non-reactive and can be formed or densified with heat. In this course, student will be introduced to a
fundamental science of ceramics and the various classes of
ceramic materials, properties and their applications.
Composite
A composite material is a combination of two or more materials with a different physical and chemical properties to obtain superior performance better than a single material. These combination produce a stronger and lighter materials to be used in various applications of industrial technology. The performances of composite materials depend on their structures and properties of the combined materials.