Introduction to 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 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

Engineers must acquire a minimum of specific competences on the relation between chemical bonding, structure the properties of materials, 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 Engineering. This relationship should be well known by the end of the frequency of this unit. This course of introductory character, in addition to initiation of the aspects in areas of Engineering, gives the student, a proactive role in what concerns the matterials that he handles / uses experimental or virtually. The specific skills acquired in this unit will be the foundation, among others, of the units of Materials for Engineering.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Chemical bonding. and structure.

Order and disorder.

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

Importance of 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.

Extraction of materials from primary and secondary raw materials

Head Lecturer(s)

Cristina Maria Gonçalves dos Santos

Assessment Methods

Final Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Continous Assessment
Frequency: 40.0%
Mini Tests: 60.0%

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.