METALLURGY
Academic Year 2023/2024 - Teacher: FABIO GIUDICEExpected Learning Outcomes
Course Structure
The course includes theoretical lessons, supplemented by exercises and application examples.
Should teaching be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may be necessary to introduce changes with respect to previous statements, in line with the programme planned and outlined in the syllabus.
The teaching material consists of the slides of the lessons and additional documentation (studium.unict.it).
Required Prerequisites
Knowledge of Physics and Chemistry (Important)
Basics of mechanical behavior of materials (Useful)
Attendance of Lessons
Detailed Course Content
Process Metallurgy
Raw materials and preliminary treatments
Extractive metallurgy
Physical Metallurgy
Metallic structure, crystalline defects, plastic deformation
Solid solutions
Diffusion phenomena
Phase transformations, nucleation, solidification
Solid-state phase transformations, recrystallization, precipitation
Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metal Alloys
Iron-carbon system and heat treatments of steels
Alloying elements and their effects
Types and properties of steels and cast iron
Non-ferrous metals and alloys
Applied Metallurgy
Characterization and analysis of metallic materials
Fracture, fatigue, creep
Corrosion of metallic materials
Hydrogen-induced damage phenomena
Metallurgy of additive manufactured metal components
Materials and Environmental Sustainability
Analysis of material life cycle
Environmental impact of extractive metallurgy
Environmental characterization and recycling of metallic materials
Textbook Information
1 - F.C. Campbell, Elements of Metallurgy and Engineering Alloys, ASM International, 2007 (reference book)
2 - A. Sili, Metallurgy, Associazione Italiana di Metallurgia, 2022 (consultation book)
3 - P. Pedeferri, Corrosion Science and Engineering, Springer, 2018 (reference book)
4 - M.F. Ashby, Materials and the Environment, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2013 (consultation book)
Course Planning
Subjects | Text References | |
---|---|---|
1 | Raw materials and preliminary treatments | 2 and notes |
2 | Extractive metallurgy | 2 and notes |
3 | Metallic structure, crystalline defects, plastic deformation | 1-2 |
4 | Solid solutions | 1-2 |
5 | Solid-state diffusion phenomena | 1-2 |
6 | Phase transformations, nucleation, solidification | 1-2 |
7 | Solid-state phase transformations, recrystallization, precipitation | 1-2 |
8 | Iron-carbon system and heat treatments of steels | 1 |
9 | Alloying elements and their effects | 1-2 |
10 | Types and properties of steels and cast iron | 1-2 |
11 | Non-ferrous metals and alloys | 1-2 |
12 | Characterization and analysis of metallic materials | 1 and notes |
13 | Fracture, fatigue, creep | 1 |
14 | Corrosion of metallic materials | 1-3 |
15 | Hydrogen-induced damage phenomena | 3 |
16 | Metallurgy of additive manufactured metal components | Notes |
17 | Analysis of material life cycle | 4 and notes |
18 | Environmental impact of extractive metallurgy | Notes |
19 | Environmental characterization and recycling of metallic materials | 4 and notes |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
The learning assessment consists in a final oral exam. Elements to be evaluated: relevance of the answers, quality of their contents, ability to connect with other topics within the program, ability to report examples, quality of technical language, and overall expressive ability.
During the course, intermediate tests will be planned. These tests are optional. Failure to participate does not preclude access to the final oral exam, nor does it affect the final outcome of the same.
Learning assessment may also be carried out on line, should the conditions require it.
To guarantee equal opportunities and in compliance with current laws, students can request a meeting in order to plan any compensatory and/or dispensatory measure, according to the educational goals and specific needs. In this case, it is advisable to contact the CInAP (Centre for Active and Participated Integration - Services for Disabilities and/or SLD) reference professor of the Department where the Degree Course is included.
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
Define the main types of defects in crystal lattices
Describe mechanisms and laws of diffusion in crystalline solids
Interpret the Fe-C diagram by describing and quantifying the phases and structural constituents
Describe the main heat treatments for steels, and their effects
Define the phases that characterize the creep phenomenon and the corresponding microstructural mechanisms
Describe the main types of corrosive phenomena