What is Materials Mentor?
Materials Mentor is a set of 10 computer tutorials that provides a simple, highly-visual overview of topics typically covered in an introductory course on materials science and engineering. The tutorials utilize a combination of text, interactive graph
ics and review questions to provide a good introduction to each topic. The tutorials are intended to be used individually by students as part of their homework assignments, to supplement the lecture and readings. Each tutorial will typically take students
30-60 minutes to review, depending on whether they read part or all of it. A clear table of contents makes it easy to jump to topics of interest
The tutorials were developed by Prof. James Adams and students at the University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign to supplement traditional lectures. The tutorials proved very popular with students, and we are offering them as freeware. All we ask is that yo
u send us your comments after you have had a chance to use the tutorials.
How do I go about getting Materials Mentor?
The tutorials require a Macintosh with at least 4 megs of RAM. The Windows
version of the tutorials may be available in the future. Listed below are
the 10 tutorials which may be downloaded individually.
Atomic Bonding
(AtomicBonding.sea.hqx 732 k)
Review of the atom, primary and secondary bond types, determining the bond type, effect of bonding properties
Structure of Crystals
(Crystals.sea.hqx 924 k)
Structures, densities, crystal planes, diffraction, polymorphism, defects
Structure of Polymers
(Polymers.sea.hqx 732 k)
Synthesis, molecular weight, tacticity, crystallintiy, crosslinking, temperature effects
Mechanical Properites I
(MechPropI.sea.hqx 732k)
Stress-strain curves, elasticity, plastic deformation in metals, ceramics and polymers, deformation mechanisms, viscoelasticity
Mechanical Properties II
(MechPropII.sea.hqx 655 k)
Fracture, Fatigue, Creep
Phase Diagrams I
(PhaseDiaI.sea.hqx 616 k)
Interstitial and substitutional solubility, alloys and binary phase diagrams
Phase Diagrams II
(PhaseDiaII.sea.hqx 693 k)
Solid solutions, eutectics, lever law, precipitation, cooling simulations
Phase Diagrams III
(PhaseDiaIII.sea.hqx 886 k)
Eutectoid (Fe-C), peritectic, peritectoid, monotectic, dendrites, cooling simulations
Phase Diagrams IV
(PhaseDiaIV.sea.hqx 770 k)
Non-equilibrium cooling and coring, precipiation hardening (Al-Cu alloys), martensite
Steel Processing
(Steel.sea.hqx 655 k)
Blast furnace, oxygen furnace, continuous casting, hot rolling, cold rolling
Prof. Jim Adams
email jim.adams@asu.edu
Department of Chemical, Bio, and Materials Engineering
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85284
(602) 965-3316
web page created by Brad Linville (Brad.Linville@asu.edu)