Engineering Materials Identification Lab
MEET-1134-151 ENGINEERING MATERIALS & LAB
MATERIAL SAMPLE IDENTIFICATION LAB
LAB #1
PREPARED BY:
FOR:
TERM:
Spring 2014
SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Purpose 2
Equipment 3
Materials 4
Procedure 5
Data 6
Discussion & Conclusion 8
Appendix 10
PURPOSE
To gain a knowledge of different types of metals by using simple methods for sorting and identification.
EQUIPMENT
Magnet
Scales
Caliper
Periodic Table
Rockwell Hardness Test Machine
Fundamentals Of Materials Science for Technologists textbook
PROCEDURE
Use the following criteria to sort the samples and match them with the listed metals:
Color
Magnetism
Weight/Volume
Hardness
Chemistry Analysis
Experience
DATA H E
A J K
C B D I
F
DATA
DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION The examiner began the Material Sample Identification Lab with 10 samples from sample set #5. The ten sets were initially segregated by color. The two distinct color categories were a gold section consisting of 2 samples and a silver/gray set consisting of 8 samples. Next, the examiner used a magnet to determine which samples were magnetic and which were not. It was determined that 3 samples (A, D, and K) were magnetic. The remaining 7 samples (B, C, E, F, H, I, and J) were classified as non-magnetic. The examiner next proceeded to evaluate the weight and dimensions of several of the samples as a potential means of further distinction.
MATERIAL SAMPLE IDENTIFICATION LAB
LAB #1
PREPARED BY:
FOR:
TERM:
Spring 2014
SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Purpose 2
Equipment 3
Materials 4
Procedure 5
Data 6
Discussion & Conclusion 8
Appendix 10
PURPOSE
To gain a knowledge of different types of metals by using simple methods for sorting and identification.
EQUIPMENT
Magnet
Scales
Caliper
Periodic Table
Rockwell Hardness Test Machine
Fundamentals Of Materials Science for Technologists textbook
PROCEDURE
Use the following criteria to sort the samples and match them with the listed metals:
Color
Magnetism
Weight/Volume
Hardness
Chemistry Analysis
Experience
DATA H E
A J K
C B D I
F
DATA
DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION The examiner began the Material Sample Identification Lab with 10 samples from sample set #5. The ten sets were initially segregated by color. The two distinct color categories were a gold section consisting of 2 samples and a silver/gray set consisting of 8 samples. Next, the examiner used a magnet to determine which samples were magnetic and which were not. It was determined that 3 samples (A, D, and K) were magnetic. The remaining 7 samples (B, C, E, F, H, I, and J) were classified as non-magnetic. The examiner next proceeded to evaluate the weight and dimensions of several of the samples as a potential means of further distinction.