Materials Science and Engineering

Recommended Prerequisites

Structure and Properties of Matter or students who have completed a course 1st cycle of engineering.

Teaching Methods

In addition to formal classes starting of themes that integrate the syllabus, which will be taught the basic concepts and stimulated the discussion about its importance for the future Master of Materials, where will pass the matter the material. Classes will be always supported by examples of manufacturing components / products.

Theoretical-practical courses will be on specific cases where students show greater interest in knowing the materials that are manufactured.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge of the different materials used in engineering is one of the main specific competencies required to a master of engineering of materials whatever the area of speciality. In order to be able to intervene in both the production and processing of materials to the design and development of engineering projects, whatever the area of expertise must not only possess comprehensive knowledge about the nature of different types of materials, but also precise knowledge of the properties and quantity of each material. The discipline of Materials Science and Engineering aims to provide competencies on structure / property / processing / performance alloys, ferrous and non ferrous, ceramics, polymers and composites, emphasizing the technological and economic aspects that should govern its application in engineering components including bioengineering.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Properties of materials and performance in service of the parts/devices/system. Classes of materials. Fundamentals of materials science and engineering: chemical bond versus intrinsic properties;  Crystalline and amorphous materials versus extrinsic properties; structural defects versus properties - vacancies, interstitial atoms, substitutional atoms, dislocations, grain boundaries, stacking faults. Types of industrial  materials: metal alloys - solid solutions and compounds; cooling at equilibrium and out of equilibrium. Alloys - ferrous and non-ferrous, heat treatments, limitations of the properties. Ceramics: traditional and technique; powder technology; exceptional properties of ceramic materials. Glass: glass types, processing, and properties. Polymers - types, properties, applications versus glass transition temperature and melting; recycling. Composites: matrix distribution and types of reinforcement materials, properties.

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria Teresa Freire Vieira

Assessment Methods

Final assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Continuous assessment
Frequency: 40.0%
Mini Tests: 60.0%

Bibliography

W.F. Smith, Princípios de Ciência e Engenharia dos Materiais, McGraw-Hill, 1998.

Jean Barralis, Gérard Maeder, Prontuário de Metalurgia, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 1998

Materials Science And Engineering: An Introduction, 6Th Ed (W/Cd), Callister, Wiley India Pvt. Limited, (2009)