Structure and Properties of Materials

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

In addition to presential formal lessons of key themes that integrate the syllabus, in which will be taught the basic concepts and stimulate discussion on its importance for the future mechanical engineers, an attempt is made to pass from the matter to the material. The classes will be always supported by examples of equipment manufacturing of high mediatic impact. Proactive stance by the students will be encouraged during the classes crutial for skills acquisition.

Learning Outcomes

The materials engineer must acquire a minimum of specified competence on the relation between chemical bonding / atomic structure /properties of matter, in order to understand and act in a sustainable way on their applications. From the matter to the final material there is the conformation, which is crucial to fulfill its usefulness in Materials Engineering. This relationship should be well known by the end of the frequency of this unit. This course of introductory character, gives, in addition to initiation of the aspects in areas of Engineering gives the student and later to the licensee, a proactive role with respect to matters that he handles / uses experimental or virtually. The specific skills acquired in this unit will be the foundation, among others, of units of Materials Science and Engineering.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Chemical bonding. Molecular symmetry and structure.

Order and disorder in the matter.

Structure of materials (metals and alloys, ceramics and glass, polymers and composites.

Crystalline defects.

Transport phenomena: diffusion and precipitation, phase growth, phase changes.

Physical properties: mechanical, thermal, optical, electrical and magnetic. Chemical properties: oxidation, corrosion.

Main mechanical properties of engineering materials. Understanding the tensile tests, hardness, resilience, fracture toughness, fatigue, creep, wear.

Relationship between chemical bonding, structure and properties.

Head Lecturer(s)

João Carlos Barbas de Oliveira

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam (100) or midterm exam (40) + test (60): 100.0%

Bibliography

Introduction to Materials Engineering and Science, Brian S. Mitchell, Wiley- Interscience, 2004


Metals and Materials, R.E.Smallman and R.J: Bishop, Butterrworth Heinemann, 1995.