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MSE 106.2
Materials and Testing Laboratory II
Materials Science and Engineering Program
School of Science and Engineering
2nd semester, SY 2015-2016
3 units
Dr. Benjamin Chan, Dr. Jose Mario Diaz, Mr. Ivan Culaba
Section A/B: M/W 10:00-11:30 AM and 2:30-5:00 PM
C-205/F-104/F-118/C-307

A. COURSE DESCRIPTION
The second laboratory course aims to reinforce concepts in materials science and engineering through
experimentation and testing in the laboratory, and this will be supplemented by a lecture/discussion
session on each experiment or exercise. Discussions will include structure-property relationships and
principles behind the testing and measurement of physical, mechanical, electronic and optical
properties of different materials. Selected experiments include mechanical and electronic testing of
materials, vacuum deposition and characterization of materials, and processing and characterization of
ceramics. The laboratory will introduce the student to tensile testing, dislocation density profiling,
strain hardening effects, Hall effect, resistivity measurements on wafers, IV profiling of devices,
vacuum deposition techniques, characterization of films, atomic force microscopy, spectroscopy and
others. A field trip to a materials fabrication and/or testing facility will be scheduled during the
semester.

B. LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Perform different experiments on tensile testing, dislocation density profiling, strain
hardening effects, Hall effect, resistivity measurements on wafers, IV profiling of devices,
vacuum deposition techniques, characterization of films, atomic force microscopy and
spectroscopy.
2. Demonstrate skills and knowledge in using instruments and techniques for fabricating and
testing materials, such as universal testing machine, IV profiler, Hall effect apparatus,
vacuum deposition, atomic force microscope, UV/VIS spectrometer and others.
3. Maintain an appropriate scientific notebook with MSDS of reagents and products,
experimental procedures, observations, and other pertinent data collected during the
experiment.
4. Interpret experimental results in light of the theories learned in materials science classes with
an emphasis on structure-property relationships and principles behind the materials testing
and measurement.
5. Use information resources in materials science and engineering, including primary literature,
tabulated data, and online resources in writing laboratory reports.

C. COURSE OUTLINE
Section

Dates

Activities

A and B

January 20 (C-205)

Orientation

A
B

January 25, February 3, 10, 15, 22

March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

A
B

February 29, March 7, 14, 21, 28

January 27, February 3, 10, 17, 24

A
B

April 4-May 4

Faculty-in-charge
(lab room)
Dr. B. Chan

Selected
Experiments on
Mechanical and
Electrical
Characterization
Vacuum
Deposition

Ceramics, Atomic
Force Microscopy
and Field Trip

Dr. B. Chan
(F-118/C-205)

Mr. Ivan Culaba

(F-104/C-205)

Dr. J. Diaz
(C-205/C-307)

The field trip can be inserted at any point in the calendar depending on the availability of the facility
(DOST-ITDI-ADMATEL). Classes will then shift one week forward from the week of insertion of the
field trip.

D. REQUIRED READINGS
Laboratory modules that will be given for each experiment and manual of the instruments to be used
in the experiment.
E. SUGGESTED READINGS
Materials science and engineering textbooks
Journal articles related to the topic of the experiment
References listed in the laboratory modules
F. COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Each instructor will orient you about the specific course requirements for his/her part. Your final
grade will be computed as follows:
Final Grade = (grade from Dr. Chan)/3 + (grade from Dr. Diaz)/3 + (grade from Mr. Culaba)/3
The grade from each instructor will be out of 100 points and the breakdown will be given prior to the
start of the laboratory sessions under each instructor.

G. GRADING SYSTEM
Your numerical grade will be converted to the letter grade according to the following:

A 91.5

86.5

79.5 C

72.5 C

65.5

D 59.5

H. CLASSROOM POLICIES
Guidelines for Laboratory Notebooks and Reports:
For experiments requiring a report, a laboratory report is to be submitted consisting of the following:
I.
Title, Name, Date started, Date completed
II.
Brief introduction: specific objectives and basic theories of the experiment

III.
IV.
V.
VI.

VII.
VIII.

Materials (setup diagram, list of materials/reagents, including hazards and precautionary

measures)
Procedures (present a summary outline or a schematic diagram of the procedure)
A. Raw Data Tables (with uncertainties)
B. Derived Data Tables (with uncertainties)
Results and Discussion (derived data, assumptions, errors, sources of errors, theory/principle
demonstrated by the experiment, applications). This part should be typewritten on clean
sheets of bond paper. Graphs and Figures should be computer-generated using Excel or other
mathematical spreadsheet, and properly labeled and titled.
Conclusions (relate to specific objectives)
Sample Calculation/ Worksheet (give only one example for the final values to be derived)

A preliminary lab report may be required depending on the faculty-in-charge. Each student should
have a laboratory notebook for taking down notes, data, observations and initial analysis.
The final report is due for submission one week after the experiment is performed or as specified by
the faculty-in-charge. All tables referred to in the discussion should be pasted on the document report.
Additional experimental and derived data may be attached as an appendix or as specified by the
faculty-in-charge.
Reporting days will be specified by the faculty-in-charge. Penalties will be specified by the faculty-incharge for late reports. Non-submission of requirements specified by the faculty-in-charge will result
in a grade of INC. Electronic versions of the final report should be submitted to the faculty-in-charge.
Deadline for the final reports will be specified by the faculty-in-charge.
Attendance: The students are expected to attend the lab and perform the experiments assigned. Some
meetings will also be spent on discussion of the experiment and results or other lab-related activities
(please see the schedule above) and students are also expected to participate in these activities. The
students are allowed up to three (3) excused/unexcused absences for this course. A student who goes
beyond the maximum number of allowed absences will be given a grade of W. Students who incurred
unexcused absences will not be allowed to make up for the experiment and will get a grade of zero for
the said activity (and other requirements related to that activity). For excused absences the student can
either be allowed to perform a make-up experiment or activity or the activity will not be included in
the computation of the students grade, depending on the faculty-in-charges discretion.
Laboratory Module: Because of limited equipment, each experiment will be done in pairs (or a
group with the number of members to be specified by the instructor). These groups rotate within each
of the major topical areas supervised by a faculty-in-charge. Although the experiments are done by
pair/group, the reports will be marked individually; thus, reports should be written individually. Only
the raw data should be common to members of the group. Each topical area has an assigned facultyin-charge who shall supervise the labs and grade the reports. A major examination may be given for
each topical area.

I. CONSULTATION HOURS
To be specified by the instructor.
Dr. B. Chan: TTH 1:00-3:00 PM or by appointment