MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Academic Year 2019/2020 - 1° Year - Curriculum Advanced Mechanical design, Curriculum Energy and Enviroment and Curriculum Mechatronics and Manifacturing

Learning Objectives

• Materials Science and Technology

  The aim of the course is to introduce material structures, materials structure-property relationship and some of the most important technological process. Metals will be discussed while, polymer and composites will be discussed in more detail in the module Macromolecular Chemistry. Introduction to material recycling methodology will be provided and Life Cycle Analysis techniques will be shortly presented.

• Materials Science and Technology

  The aim of the course is to introduce material structures, materials structure-property relationship and some of the most important technological process. Metals, polymers and composites will be discussed . Introduction to material recycling methodology will be provided and Life Cycle Analysis techniques will be shortly presented. Finally additive manufacturing, also defined 3D printing, will be introduced.

Course Structure

• Materials Science and Technology

  Oral Lesson

• Materials Science and Technology

  Oral Lesson

Detailed Course Content

• Materials Science and Technology

  1. Summary of the course 2. Atomic structure and interatomic bonding 3. The Structure of Crystalline Solids 4. Imperfections in Solids 5. Diffusion 6. Mechanical Properties of Metals 7. Dislocations and Strengthening Mechanisms 8. Failure 9. Phase diagrams 10. Phase Transformations in Metals 11. Applications and Processing of Metal Alloys 12. Alloys 13. Applications and Processing of Ceramics 14. Introduction to Life Cycle Assestement.

• Materials Science and Technology

  1. Summary of the course 2. Atomic structure and interatomic bonding 3. The Structure of Crystalline Solids 4. Imperfections in Solids 5. Diffusion 6. Mechanical Properties of Metals 7. Dislocations and Strengthening Mechanisms 8. Failure 9. Phase diagrams 10. Phase Transformations in Metals 11. Applications and Processing of Metal Alloys 12. Alloys 13. Applications and Processing of Ceramics 14. Introduction to Life Cycle Assestement. 15 Polymeric Materials: structure and properties. 16 Production techniques for polymers 17. Polymeric composites materials: Properties and processing.

Textbook Information

• Materials Science and Technology

  Materials Science and Engineering, Callister, Ed. John Wiley & Sons, Inc Principles of Materials Science and Engineering, W.F. Smith, McGraw Hill

• Materials Science and Technology

  Materials Science and Engineering, Callister, Ed. John Wiley & Sons, Inc Principles of Materials Science and Engineering, W.F. Smith, McGraw Hill