471 schedule

Tentative Schedule for MatSE 471 - Fall 2007

Date Lab # Activity Turn in the following week

Aug. 28 1a Polishing Steel Part of lab report (title & introduction, including objective)

Sept. 4 1b More Specimen Prep, Safety Exam Part of lab report (experimental procedure)

Sept. 11 1c More Specimen Prep, TAPP Complete lab report (results & discussion, along with corrected versions of above)

Sept. 18 2 Image Analysis & Stereology (computer) Vol% of each microconstituent; calculations of total wt% C

Sept. 25 3 Hardness Measurements Abstract

Oct. 2 4 SEM of Fracture Surface SEM images

Oct. 9 5 SEM of Microstructures (inc. EDS) Extended abstract, SEM images, EDS spectra

Oct. 16 7
Absolute Particle Size & Hardenability Calculations (computer)

Design Project

Program listing and output and/or spreadsheet

Short proposal (title, objective, background, proposed work)

Oct. 23 8 Tempering 1

Oct. 30 9 Tempering 2 Full lab report (title, objective, introduction, experimental procedure, results & discussion, conclusions)

Nov. 6 10 Phase Diagrams by Thermal Analysis Experimentally determined phase diagram

Nov. 13 11 Thermodynamics (computer)
Data tables, plots, calculations of Q & deltaH

FINAL DESIGN PROJECT

Nov. 27 12 TTT Diagram Experimentally determined TTT diagram

Dec. 4 13 Practical Exam

Date	Lab #	Activity	Turn in the following week
Aug. 28	1a	Polishing Steel	Part of lab report (title & introduction, including objective)
Sept. 4	1b	More Specimen Prep, Safety Exam	Part of lab report (experimental procedure)
Sept. 11	1c	More Specimen Prep, TAPP	Complete lab report (results & discussion, along with corrected versions of above)
Sept. 18	2	Image Analysis & Stereology (computer)	Vol% of each microconstituent; calculations of total wt% C
Sept. 25	3	Hardness Measurements	Abstract
Oct. 2	4	SEM of Fracture Surface	SEM images
Oct. 9	5	SEM of Microstructures (inc. EDS)	Extended abstract, SEM images, EDS spectra


Oct. 16	7	Absolute Particle Size & Hardenability Calculations (computer) Design Project	Program listing and output and/or spreadsheet Short proposal (title, objective, background, proposed work)
Oct. 23	8	Tempering 1
Oct. 30	9	Tempering 2	Full lab report (title, objective, introduction, experimental procedure, results & discussion, conclusions)
Nov. 6	10	Phase Diagrams by Thermal Analysis	Experimentally determined phase diagram
Nov. 13	11	Thermodynamics (computer)	Data tables, plots, calculations of Q & deltaH FINAL DESIGN PROJECT
Nov. 27	12	TTT Diagram	Experimentally determined TTT diagram
Dec. 4	13	Practical Exam