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MPE 102 Material Science

ND1 levelEngineering & Technology15 topics

MPE 102 covers 15 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Engineering materials and properties
  2. Mechanical properties of materials
  3. Thermal properties of materials
  4. Electrical properties of materials
  5. Atomic structure and electronic configuration
  6. Photon energy and electron excitation
  7. Atomic bonding and coordination
  8. Coordination number and ionic radius
  9. Crystalline phases and crystal structures
  10. Polymorphism of crystals
  11. Phase equilibria and solid solutions
  12. Construction and interpretation of phase diagrams
  13. Gibbs phase rule and Clausius-Clapeyron equation
  14. Alloy steels and alloying elements
  15. Effects of carbon, austenite and ferrite stabilizers in steel

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Engineering materials and properties

Engineering materials and properties focus on the classification of materials (metals, polymers, ceramics, composites), their micro‑structure, and how structure determines mechanical, thermal, electrical, and chemical properties. Mastering these concepts is essential for predicting material behaviour under load, temperature, and corrosive environments, which is a core part of the NUC CCMAS, NBTE, and NCCE exams.

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