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Chapter 1 - 1
Example Hip Implant
With age or certain illnesses joints deteriorate.
Particularly those with large loads (such as hip).
Chapter 1 - 2
Example Hip Implant
Requirements
mechanical
strength (many
cycles)
good lubricity
biocompatibility
Chapter 1 - 3
Example Hip Implant
Femoral
Stem
Adapted from chapter-opening photograph,
Chapter 22, Callister 7e. (Photograph
courtesy of Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN, USA.)
Chapter 1 - 5
Example Develop New Types of
Polymers
Commodity plastics large volume ca. $0.50 / lb
Ex. Polyethylene
Polypropylene
Polystyrene
etc.
Chapter 1 - 6
Structure, Processing, & Properties
Properties depend on structure
ex: hardness vs structure of steel
(d)
600
Hardness (BHN)
30 m
500 (c)
Data obtained from Figs. 12.31(a) and
12.32 with 4 wt% C composition, and from
400 (b) Fig. 17.8, Callister & Rethwisch 9e.
(a) Micrographs adapted from (a) Fig. 12.19;
4 m
300 (b) Fig. 11.29; (c) Fig. 12.33; and (d) Fig.
12.21, Callister & Rethwisch 9e. (Figures
30 m 12.19, 12.21, & 12.33 copyright 1971 by United
200 30 m States Steel Corporation. Figure 9.30 courtesy
of Republic Steel Corporation.)
100
0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000
Cooling Rate (C/s)
Processing can change structure
ex: structure vs cooling rate of steel
Chapter 1 - 7
Types of Materials
Metals:
Strong, ductile
High thermal & electrical conductivity
Opaque, reflective.
Chapter 1 - 8
The Materials Selection Process
1. Pick Application Determine required Properties
Properties: mechanical, electrical, thermal,
magnetic, optical, deteriorative.
Chapter 1 - 9
ELECTRICAL
Electrical Resistivity of Copper:
6 Fig. 19.8, Callister & Rethwisch 9e.
[Adapted from: J.O. Linde, Ann Physik 5, 219
(1932); and C.A. Wert and R.M. Thomson,
5 Physics of Solids, 2nd edition, McGraw-Hill
Company, New York, 1970.]
Resistivity,
(10-8 Ohm-m)
4
3
2
1
0
-200 -100 0 T (C)
Adding impurity atoms to Cu increases resistivity.
Deforming Cu increases resistivity.
Chapter 1 - 10
THERMAL
Space Shuttle Tiles: Thermal Conductivity
-- Silica fiber insulation of Copper:
offers low heat conduction. -- It decreases when
Chapter-opening you add zinc!
photograph, Chapter 17,
Callister & Rethwisch 3e.
Thermal Conductivity
(Courtesy of Lockheed 400
Missiles and Space
Company, Inc.)
300
(W/m-K)
200
100
0
0 10 20 30 40
Composition (wt% Zinc)
Fig. 19.4W, Callister 6e. Fig. 20.4, Callister & Rethwisch 9e.
(Courtesy of Lockheed [Adapted from Metals Handbook: Properties
Aerospace Ceramics and Selection: Nonferrous alloys and Pure
Systems, Sunnyvale, CA) Metals, Vol. 2, 9th ed., H. Baker, (Managing
(Note: "W" denotes fig. is on Editor), ASM International, 1979, p. 315.]
CD-ROM.)
100 m Chapter 1 - 11
MAGNETIC
Magnetic Storage: Magnetic Permeability
-- Recording medium vs. Composition:
is magnetized by -- Adding 3 atomic % Si
recording head. makes Fe a better
recording medium!
Fe+3%Si
Magnetization
Fe
Magnetic Field
Adapted from C.R. Barrett, W.D. Nix, and
A.S. Tetelman, The Principles of Engineering
Fig. 21.23, Callister & Rethwisch 9e. Materials, Fig. 1-7(a), p. 9, 1973.
(Courtesy of HGST, a Western Digital Company.) Electronically reproduced by permission of
Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River,
New Jersey.
Chapter 1 - 12
OPTICAL
Transmittance:
-- Aluminum oxide may be transparent, translucent, or
opaque depending on the materials structure (i.e.,
single crystal vs. polycrystal, and degree of porosity).
polycrystal: polycrystal:
single crystal no porosity some porosity
Chapter 1 - 13
DETERIORATIVE
Stress & Saltwater... Heat treatment: slows
-- causes cracks! crack speed in salt water!
10-8 as-is
increasing load
Fig. 18.21, Callister & Rethwisch 9e.
(from Marine Corrosion, Causes, and Prevention,
John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1975.) Adapted from Fig. 11.20(b), R.W. Hertzberg, "Deformation and
Fracture Mechanics of Engineering Materials" (4th ed.), p. 505, John
Wiley and Sons, 1996. (Original source: Markus O. Speidel, Brown
Boveri Co.)
Chapter 1 - 14
SUMMARY
Course Goals:
Use the right material for the job.
Chapter 1 - 15
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Reading:
Core Problems:
Self-help Problems:
Chapter 1 - 16