Course syllabus

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MTT081 MTT081 Tailored materials and commercialisation aspects lp2 HT20 (7.5 hp)

Course is offered by the department of Industrial and Materials Science

Contact details

Uta Klement (uta.klement@chalmers.se) is teacher and examiner of the course.

There are a number of guest lecturers. Their names and affiliactions are provided in the course information (schedule).

Course purpose

In the course, several of these modern types of materials (nanostructured materials, amorphous materials, Graphene, etc.) will be discussed. Aim is to introduce topics from the research front in the area of Materials Science and Engineering, and to demonstrate how different materials concepts can be used to achieve novel and/or improved materials properties in order to realize new products. In parallel to the different materials concepts, commercialization aspects will be covered for providing knowledge on intellectual property and innovation strategies.

Increasing demands on properties like light weight, high-temperature stability, high load, wear resistance, etc. resulted in the development of a wide range of advanced engineering materials. In the course, several of these modern types of materials and production methods (nanostructured materials, amorphous materials, Graphene, additive manufacturing, etc.) will be discussed. Aim is to introduce topics from the research front in the area of Materials Science and Engineering, and to demonstrate how different materials concepts can be used to achieve novel and/or improved materials properties in order to realize new products. In parallel to the different materials concepts, commercialization aspects will be covered for providing knowledge on intellectual property and innovation strategies.

Schedule

The (preliminary) schedule is provided in the course information. 

Course literature

Specific literature (handouts) will be provided during the course.

Course design

The course will be divided into lectures, and a project work (consisting of presentation and sales pitch). With respect to the project work, you have to team up with other students and work with a product/innovation (grouping will be done in the beginning of the course). At the end of the course, your group will give a presentation about the product/innovation you have chosen and will do a “sales pitch” on the product/innovation of another group. Both presentation and sales pitch will be graded. Details on the project work will be provided during the first lecture.

Changes made since the last occasion

Lecture on Graphene, lecture on Design of AM, Lecture on Innovation Aspects, guest lecture by Volvo Cars.

Learning objectives and syllabus

After completion of this course, you should be able to

• describe the different material concepts and their critical parts
• describe the design strategy
• relate the improvement in properties to the materials microstructure
• comment on application limits and exemplify some of the trade-offs involved
• describe different protection strategies
• analyse technological innovations and markets and understand how customer value can be created

Examination form

There will be a written exam in January. A passed exam and an approved project work are required for passing the course.