Online Learning Programmes

Short course/CPD

Online Learning - Principles of Materials

Course date: 05 Mar 2012 - 28 May 2012

Course overview

The Principles of Materials course is an innovative online course. It is aimed at those working with engineers, including technicians, graduate engineers and non-engineering professionals across the defence, aerospace, naval and land sectors.

Learning Outcomes

To make initial material selections for a trade study exercise, taking into account processing and joining routes and lifecycle considerations.
To debate material related issues with experts from a position of sound basic knowledge.

Course is scheduled twice a year in March and September (minimum number of delegates apply).

Duration - approximately over 14 weeks (average time spent 5 hours per week)

Location

Delivered wholly online. Accessible worldwide (subject to internet availability)

Course fee:

£1250 - Standard. (Apply 20% discount for Cranfield alumni, 10% discount for colleagues of alumni)
£1125 - Professional/Trade association discount
£1135 - Multiple bookings*

*Minimum of five delegates.

How to register

To request a place on this course, please complete the online Registration Form.

If you have any queries please contact:

Academic Operations Unit.

Cranfield University
Cranfield
Bedfordshire
MK43 0AL, UK

T: +44 (0) 1234 754176
E: shortcourse@cranfield.ac.uk
F: +44 (0) 1234 751206

Please be aware that short courses/CPD are subject to:

Booking Conditions

Course description

The course comprises five sections and a number of study units delivered as an audio-visual presentation, discussion questions and five assessed assignments. These provide the ‘tools’ required for the group project. The Group project involves working together in teams on a realistic project to fulfil demanding objectives within a tight time schedule and delivering results to a high professional standard.

Key Learning Points

Materials Properties and Selection
• To describe common families of materials, their physical properties: concepts of strength, toughness and comparative advantages/disadvantages in various in-scope applications
• Methods of measuring material properties & determining quality, effect of operating environment on common in-scope materials
• Apply an analytical approach to materials selection

Primary metal processing
• Describe primary & secondary processing methods: casting etc..
• Describe methods used to enhance performance, integrity, durability and testing & inspection techniques

Composites and their processing
• To be able to describe primary & secondary processing methods for creating common composite material forms
• Appreciate merits & demerits of interlaminate sandwich materials
• Describe techniques for testing & quality control

Non-metallic materials videos
• Describe coatings, sealants, rubber components, fillers etc.. Their primary purpose and how they are applied

Joining, Assembly and repair
• To describe the joining processes commonly used in Aerospace, Marine & Defence industries e.g. bolting, welding etc...
• Comment on impact of in-service and environmental requirements on choice of assembly approach
• Implications of joining dissimilar materials and commenting on the repairability dimension in the choice of assembly approach.