Pierce Hayward
| Jan/21 | Thu | 09:00AM-11:00AM | 1-307 |
| Jan/22 | Fri | 09:00AM-11:00AM | 1-307 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/20
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session
Opportunity for hands-on personal experience testing materials at your own pace. The lab has four conventional testing machines so that students can get the direct, repetitive experience frequently missing from standard courses. The lab also has an attached machine shop where grips and specimens are made and students will get an introduction to lathe and mill operations. Students will test provided specimens as an introduction and then make material specimens from stock and extract materials from products, something mechanical engineers are called upon to do. Some students may be interested in testing particular materials, such as carabineers, 3D printed parts, ropes, chains, etc; this course can generally accommodate such special testing projects. Routine procedures for handling materials, such as heat treatment, for hardening and strengthening of steels and aluminums are part of the course. Bluing and tempering of strengthened steels is presented, along wth hardness as an indicator of presumptive material strength. Comparisons are made among tensile, compression and bending results for determining material properties. After class time each morning, students may work on their own. They are free to do so during the remainder of IAP and into the spring term.
Sponsor(s): Mechanical Engineering, MIT-SUTD Collaboration
Contact: Pierce Hayward, 1-307, 617-253-3841, phayward@mit.edu