2. Name: Nor Akmal Fadil
Education:
•Bachelor Degree: Mechanical-Material
(UTM, 2007)
•Master’s Drgree: Materials Eng.
(SIT, Japan, 2009)
•PhD : Nanoparticles Synthesis
(SIT, Japan, 2012)
Tel: +60-7-5534668
email: norakmal@fkm.utm.my,
Room: C23-415

3. Course objectives
- This course introduces students to the fundamentals of materials science
and engineering with emphasis on atomic bonding, crystal structures and
defects in metals.
- It will introduce students to the various classes of materials including metals,
ceramics, polymers, and composites and their fundamental structures.
- The course will also provide basic diffusion mechanisms, metal solidification,
phase diagrams and heat treatment processes.
- At the end of the course, students should be able to apply the knowledge of
atomic bonding and crystal structures to predict the physical and mechanical
behaviour of materials, and use the principles of phase diagrams and
diffusion to the design of materials and their properties

4. Course Outcomes
CO1 - Identify and describe the types of atomic bonding and crystal
structures in crystalline materials, and sketch crystal planes and
directions.
CO2 - Explain the solidification process of metals and alloys, and
sketch and interpret binary phase diagrams.
CO3 - Apply and relate Iron-Carbon phase diagram, isothermal
transformation (IT) and time-temperature-transformation (TTT)
diagrams to steel heat treatments.
CO4 - Identify the types of metals (ferrous and non-ferrous) and non-
metals and relate their mechanical properties to engineering
applications.
CO5 - Search for relevant information related to materials from various
sources

5. Materials & engineers
You tube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtosXFgP7C4

6. Do you know him?
Dato’ Zaini Ujang Mr. Robert Hanks
The men in the photos below - are they the same person?
How do you know? DNA can prove it!

7. How about materials?
Between these two rings, can you tell which
one is pure gold / better quality gold…and
which one is fake?
How can you prove it?

8. Materials World
You tube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWWuxYXcmtM

9. Lecture Schedule
Week Dates Topics
1 9/9-15/9 INTRODUCTION AND ATOMIC BONDING
Test 1
31/10/13
9-10pm
(Topics:1-6)
2 16/9-22/9 CRYSTALLINE SOLID
3 23/9-29/9 SOLIDIFICATION, CRYSTAL DEFECT AND DIFUSION
4 30/9-6/10 DISLOCATION AND METAL STRENGTHING MECHANISM
5 7/10-13/10 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND MATERIALS TESTING
6 - 7 14/10-27/10 PHASE DIAGRAM
8 28/10-3/11 CARBON STEEL AND HEAT TREATMENT
9 4/11-10/11 MID SEMESTER BREAK
10 11/11-17/11 CARBON STEEL AND HEAT TREATMENT
Test 2
20/12/13
9-10pm
(Topics:7-11)
11 18/11-24/11 CAST IRON
12 25/11-1/12 ALLOY STEELS
13 2/12-8/12 SURFACE HARDENING
14 9/12-15/12 NON-FERROUS METALS
15 16/12-22/12 NON-METALLIC MATERIALS
16 23/12-29/12 REVISION WEEK (1 WEEK)
17-19 30/12/2013 FINAL EXAMINATION (3 WEEKS)

10. Assessment
• 2x Test = 40%
• 3x Quiz = 10%
• 1x assignment = 10%
• Final Exam = 40%
• Attendance : ≥ 80%

11. Rules
1. ATTENDANCE (University Academic Regulation)
• >80% of lecture hours as required for the subject.
• The student will be prohibited from attending any lecture
and assessment activities upon failure to comply the
above requirement. Zero mark will be given to the
subject.
2. Punctuality – later than 20 minutes, attendance =0
3. Tutorial Class – compulsory
4. Student Activities –Quiz, assignment, tutorials, notes –
via UTM elearning.

12. References:
• Callister W.D., Materials Science and
Engineering- An Introduction, 8th Edition, Wiley,
2011
• Smith W. F., Foundation of Materials Science
and Engineering, 4th Edition, McGraw Hill,
2006
• Shackelford J.F., Introduction to Materials Sc.
for Engineers, 4th Ed. Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1996
• Jasmi Hashim, Sains Bahan, 1st Ed. Penerbit
UTM Press, 2013.