Complements of Materials Science

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

A partial presentation of the topics will be carried out in course. The students will develop the case studies with the teaching staff. The final mark will take into consideration the marks obtained in an exam and the classification of the case studies.

Learning Outcomes

Materials Science and Engineering is a multidisciplinary area that attracts students from a wide range of scientific backgrounds. The aim of this Course is to give students with a non-materials science background advanced formation in structure and defects, phase transformations and microstructure, and correlation between structure and functional properties, which will allow students to understand the scientific principles underlying the design and selection of materials with specific functionalities

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Observation: the case studies will be selected taking into consideration the scientific interests of the students attending the course and are indicated only for illustrative purpose.

1. Electronic and crystallographic structure of materials. Influence of the electronic structure on properties.

Case study: advanced materials for spintronics.

2. Crystallographic defects. Dislocations. Influence of crystallographic structure and defects on the physical an mechanical properties of materials. Case study: nuclear fusion materials, impact-resisting materials.

3. Microstructure formation. Solidification and solid state transformations. Microstructure-properties correlation. Case study: superelastic alloys.

4. Microstructure-properties correlation in polymers and composites. Case study: self-healing composites for aerospace applications.

4. Materials design and selection. Case study: design of a material with specific multifunctionalities.

Assessment Methods

Assessment continuous
Assessment continuous: 100.0%

Bibliography

Principal

Introduction to Thermodynamics of Materials 4th ed, D.R.Gaskell&R.Rice, Taylor&Francis (2003).

Structure of Materials: An Introduction to Crystallography, Diffraction and Symmetry, Marc De Graef & Michael E. McHenry, Cambridge University Press (2007).

Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys 3rd ed, David A. Porter, Kenneth E. Easterling&Mohamed Sherif, RC Press (2009).

Phase Equilibria, Phase Diagrams and Phase Transformations: Their Thermodynamic Basis 2nd ed, Mats Hillert (2007).

An Introduction to the Mechanical Properties of Solid Polymers 2nd ed, I.M.Ward&J.Sweeney, John Wiley&Sons Inc. (2004).

Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, 4th Edition, M. Ashby, Butterworth-Heinemann (2010).

Physical Metallurgy and Advanced Materials Engineering, Elsevier, R.E. Smallman, A.H.W. Ngan, (2007).