Course syllabus
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MTT010 MTT010 Materials science and engineering lp4 VT21 (7.5 hp)
Course is offered by the department of Industrial and Materials Science
Contact details
Examiner: Prof. Emmy Yu Cao (YC) phone: 031-7721252 yu.cao@chalmers.se
Other lecturers: Prof. Antal Boldizar (AB) antal.boldizar@chalmers.se
Course assistant: Ahmad Raza (1 Ass, labansvarig) ahmadra@chalmers.se
Xiaolong Li (lab) lixiaol@chalmers.se
Angelica Avella (övn, lab) avella@chalmers.se
Student Administration of department (mainly for exam and general enquiries):
Hanije Safakar phone 031-7721265 e-mail: hanije@chalmers.se
Course purpose
The students are expected to attain basic understanding about materials science and engineering, in particular the relations between the structure, properties and processing of materials. The level of understanding should be such that the students in their profession as engineers should be able to participate in discussions regarding materials selection and choices of processing methods for materials. Materials encountered in the course are metals, ceramics and polymeric materials, primarily for engineering purposes.
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Literature
The main literature source is the book:
William F. Smith, Foundations of Materials Science and Engineering, McGraw-Hill 2011, 5th edition, ISBN 978-007-131114-4 or MHID 007-131114-9.
Learning outcomes
After the course, the student should be able to:
- Describe how different kinds of materials (metals including alloys, ceramics and polymers) are structured in terms of atomic bonding and crystal structure and also describe how the structure will affect some of their properties; Recognize product-related problem that requires taking into account the material's microstructure.
- Apply phase diagrams and TTT-diagrams; to read them and from the diagram predict the microstructure after different heat treatments.
- Describe how mechanical properties of the materials are influenced by a change of the microstructure; to relate this change to the specific hardening mechanism.
- Choose suitable manufacturing or heat treatment methods for specific properties and microstructure; discuss the choices of criteria to reach a good result.
5. Describe how corrosion is induced; discuss possibilities to avoid corrosion.
6. Identify a few selected materials.
7. Make a reflection regarding materials selection for an industrial product with the perspective of environmental sustainability.
Examination
Passing the course requires passed final exam and approved laboratory sessions.
The written exam is based on materials from both teaching as well as the book on 3rd June 2020. Make sure to register the exam in due time according to what is written at the Study Portal. The exam is formulated in English. Permitted aids are a dictionary and a Chalmers approved calculator. The grading will be as follows: 3 > 40% (20 out of 50), 4 > 60% (30 out of 50), 5 > 75% (37.5 out of 50). Passing the exam qualifies for 6 credit units.
Participating in all laboratory sessions (or variants) and getting approved qualifies for 1.5 credit units.
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