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COURSE PRO FORMA

IMPORTANT:
Contents of this Pro Forma shall not be changed without the Senate’s approval for items indicated with *. Changes
to the other items can be approved at the Academy/Faculty/Institution/Centre level.

Academy/Faculty/Institute/Centre Engineering

Department Mechanical Engineering

Programme Materials Engineering

Course Code* KMEB2101

Course Title* Phase Diagram and Transformations

Course Pre-requisite(s)/ Minimum Require- None
ment(s)

Student Learning Time (SLT)* 120

Credit* 3

Course Learning Outcomes* By the end of this course, students are able to:

1. Describe the solidification process, and the type of nucleation, and crys-
tal growth
2. Explain the principles of diffusion process in materials.
3. Identify the type of microstructure and its relation with the phase dia-
gram.
4. Explain the relation of TTT diagram to the phase transformation
Transferable Skills Presentation skills
Problem solving skills

Synopsis of Course Contents Fundamental concepts of solidification including nucleation and microstruc-
tures evolution during solidification as well as diffusion in transformation.
The various types of phase and the phase stability theories, Gibb’s free
energy and its relation to the phase stability and phase transformation. The
use of the different types of phase diagrams for processing of materials; the
type of cooling; and for determine the structure of materials. Types of phase
transformations; TTT and CCT diagrams.
Learning Strategies (lecture, tutorial, work- Lecture, tutorial
shop, discussion, etc)

Assessment Weightage* Continuous Assessment: 40%
Final Examination: 60%

Methodologies for Feedback on Perfor- 1) Announcement of marks for assignments and continuous assessment
mance before the final examination.
2) Grades for final exam will be given.

Criteria in Summative Assessment Refer to the University of Malaya (First Degree) Rules 2013 and the Uni-
versity of Malaya (First Degree) Regulations 2013.

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