Materials Science Courses

Materials Science: 10 Things Every Engineer Should Know

5 reviews

We explore “10 things” that range from the menu of materials available to engineers in their profession to the many mechanical and electrical properties of materials important to their use in various engineering fields. We also discuss the principles beh…

• Coursera
• 8-9 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 20th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Material Behavior

1168 ratings at Coursera

Have you ever wondered why ceramics are hard and brittle while metals tend to be ductile? Why some materials conduct heat or electricity while others are insulators? Why adding just a small amount of carbon to iron results in an alloy that is so much s…

• Coursera
• 25 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 27th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Cellular Solids: Structure, Properties and Applications (Spring 2015)

This course reviews the processing and structure of cellular materials as they are created from polymers, metals, ceramics, glasses, and composites, develops models for the mechanical behavior of cellular solids

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 21 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Materials Data Sciences and Informatics

308 ratings at Coursera

This course aims to provide a succinct overview of the emerging discipline of Materials Informatics at the intersection of materials science, computational science, and information science. Attention is drawn to specific opportunities afforded by this ne…

• Coursera
• 9-10 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 27th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Part 1: Linear Elastic Behavior

3 reviews

Explore materials from the atomic to the continuum level, and apply your learning to mechanics and engineering problems.

• edX
• 11-13 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Part 2: Stress Transformations, Beams, Columns, and Cellular Solids

2 reviews

Explore materials from the atomic to the continuum level, and apply your learning to mechanics and engineering problems.

• edX
• 11-13 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Fundamentals of Materials Science

99 ratings at Coursera

Materials are the physical foundations for the development of science and technology. The human civilizations are historically designated by the evolution of materials, such as the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. Nowadays, materials science a…

• Coursera
• 20 hours worth of material, 16 weeks long
• 20th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

IIT Kanpur;  NPTEL

Nature and Properties of Materials

This course introduces to the basics of metals and metallic alloys, polymers, composites and smart materials which have extensively broadened the scope of engineering design in the fields of Civil, Mechanical, Aerospace and other structural applications.…

• Swayam
• 8 weeks long
• 19th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course

IIT Bombay;  NPTEL

Cathodic Protection Engineering

Course on Introduction to Corrosion Science and Engineering is offered by several academic institutions, including IITs, NITs, colleges affiliated to various universities. But a specialized course on “Cathodic Protection Engineering” is not b…

• Swayam
• 4 weeks long
• 19th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course

IIT Kharagpur;  NPTEL

Scanning Electron / Ion / Probe Microscopy In Materials Characterization

This course “Scanning Electron / Ion / Probe Microscopy in Materials Characterization” will provides in- depth understanding on three different microscopy techniques to students as well as engineers, technicians, and researchers (material and…

• Swayam
• 8 weeks long
• 19th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course

IIT Kanpur;  NPTEL

Properties of Materials (Nature and Properties of Materials : III)

The course is an introduction to mechanical and electrical properties of materials. The course will introduce notation of mechanical properties, elastic properties of various materials, plastic deformation in metals and mechanisms therein and strengtheni…

• Swayam
• 8 weeks long
• 19th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course

IIT Kanpur;  NPTEL

Fundamentals of Material Processing - Part 2

The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the fundamentals involved in the processing of materials. Various materials processes are used in variety of industries to create and form materials for wide range of applications. There are some commona…

• Swayam
• 8 weeks long
• 19th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course

IIT Kanpur;  NPTEL

Corrosion Protection Methods

ABOUT THE COURSE: The course will focus on different corrosion protection methods, like cathodic and anodic protection, design change, change of environment, inhibitors, and coatings. In addition, it will discuss the effect of metallurgy, processing, mic…

• Swayam
• 8 weeks long
• 19th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course

IIT Guwahati;  NPTEL

Introduction To Crystal Elasticity And Crystal Plasticity

This course is primarily designed based on students who are interested in physics based model in broad area of materials and manufacturing processes. The aim of this course is to bridges the gap between continuum mechanics and material science where the…

• Swayam
• 8 weeks long
• 19th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course

Cellular Solids Part 1: Structures, Properties and Engineering Applications

Learn how to model the mechanical properties of honeycombs and foams and to apply the models to material selection in engineering design.

• edX
• 11-13 hours a week, 9 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)