ENTC 1120 Materials Report Guidelines - Prof. William K. Hemphill, Study Guides, Projects, Research of Engineering

Download ENTC 1120 Materials Report Guidelines - Prof. William K. Hemphill and more Study Guides, Projects, Research Engineering in PDF only on Docsity! ENTC 1120—MATERIALS REPORT Material assigned: ____________________________________ Your report will consist of EXACTLY three (3) pages appropriately formatted that will contain: All pages: A page header in 10 pt Arial typeface with the following information: Last name, First Name Material name ENTC 1120 Spr09 Page 1: A table of the material's properties to include, but not limited to, the following: • Physical: Specific gravity and volume, density, etc. • Mechanical: Tensile (yield, ultimate, & fracture) and compressive strengths, tensile modulus, hardness, Izod impact strength, elongation, wear resistance, etc. • Metallurgical: Alloy(s), heat treatments (tempers), forms, malleability, machinability, etc. • Thermal: Thermal conductivity, coefficient of thermal expansion, deflection temperature, transition temp., flammability class (UL), etc. • Chemical: Resistance to sunlight, acids, alkalis, salt water, petroleum products, etc. • Electrical: Volume resistively, arc resistance, dielectric strength, etc. Page 2: A material overview to include, but not limited to, the following: • A brief history of the material (discovery & early usage). • Advantages of the material. • Disadvantages of the material. • End user fabrication methods and characteristics, including special handling. • A list or table of typical/recommended applications. Page 3: A bibliography with a minimum of 3 citations in APA format (see also CAST Language Skills Handbook.) RULES 1. Reports must be typed or by computer. 2. Hand drawn table boundaries are acceptable (Please, use a straight edge!). 3. Margins (all pages): Left 1.25", Right .75", Top .75", and Bottom .5" 4. Bibliography and citations per APA format 5. Grading is based upon content (40%), organization (30%), and grammar (30%). Note: Grammar mistakes count -5% EACH; i.e., if you have more than six grammar mistakes (spelling, sentence structure, punctuation, etc.), you will fail the assignment. You've been warned; don't play cute. For more information, see the CBAT Written Error Elimination Policy (WEEP) Available from Desire-2-Learn; check under “_ADMN Sem (ASEM)”