MSE 227 Lab: Engineering Materials Lab

Lab Manual

Introduction          1st Class

Experiment 1         X-Ray Diffraction      X-RAY FILMS

Experiment 2         Notched Bar Impact Testing of Materials (Charpy)

Experiment 3         Metallographic Observations

Experiment 4         Testing of Materials in Tension

Experiment 5         Cold Work, Recovery, Recrystallization and Grain Growth      

Experiment 6         Heat Treatment of Steel      DATA - 6

Experiment 7         Hardenability of Steels       DATA - 7

Experiment 8         Precipitation Hardening in 2024 Aluminum       DATA - 8

Experiment 9        Corrosion of Metals       DATA - 9

Health and Safety Information - follow safety procedures and dress appropriately for lab (long sleeves, long pants and covered shoes).

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

 

Radiation Safety

 

Tensile Machine (DATUM software)

GAMRY Corrosion Software Instructions

Brinell Hardness Calculation

Project Outline

 

Memorandum Report format

 

Formal Report

Microstructure for 1045 and 4143 steel

Brass images

Rockwell Hardness Test

 

 

 

 

All labs are in Engineering JD1504

 

Lisa Reiner -

email: lisa.reiner@csun.edu

 

 

 

Read lab description before coming to lab. Come prepared.

TAKE the COVID survey. Wear your mask.

227 Lab Guidelines (Rubrics)

The following rubrics will be used by your instructor to evaluate lab work. Use them to make sure that you are including the appropriate content in your work.

Attach the rubric to the front of your Memo report.

Guidelines for PowerPoint Presentations

X-RAY Diffraction

Charpy Impact Testing

Metallographic Observations
Testing of Materials in Tension

Cold Work,-Recovery...
Heat Treatment and Hardenability of Steel
Precipitation Hardening of Aluminum

Corrosion in Metals
Bound Lab Book - (TOC, Sample page)

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