Tillman Hatcher Materials Engineering Design at Rockwell International and

Peterbilt Motors Company

• Types of materials

• Structure-property-Processing Relationship

• Environmental Effects on Material Behavior

• Tensile Testing

• Impact Testing

• Fatigue Testing

• Creep Testing

• Hardness Testing

• Material Cold Working

• Annealing

4/3/2012 Tillman Hatcher 1

• Material Hot Working• Dispersion Strengthening by Phase Transformation and Heat Treatment• Ferrous Alloys• Isothermal Heat Treatments and Dispersion Strengthening• Quench and Temper Heat Treatments• Effects of Alloying elements• Hardenability Curves• Surface Treatments• Weldability of Steel• Stainless Steel• Cast Irons• Nonferrous Alloys• Ceramic Materials• Polymers• Composite Materials

4/3/2012 Tillman Hatcher 2

• Electrical Conductivity• Dielectric and magnetic Properties• Thermal Properties• Protection against Deterioration and Failure of Material• Corrosion and Wear• Material Failure – Origin, Detection, and Prevention• Determining the Fracturing Mechanism in Metal Failures• Lubrication failures • Filtration of fluid and air

4/3/2012 Tillman Hatcher 3