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USC Catalogue 2024-2025

MASC 551 Mechanical Behavior of Engineering Materials

Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Mechanical properties of materials; macroscopic mechanical behavior related to structure and microstructure of the material; elementary dislocation theory related to basic strengthening mechanisms; fatigue and fracture; nanomaterials.
Recommended Preparation: Undergraduate introduction to chemistry and the equivalent of MASC 310L 
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter

Crosslisted as AME 551