OVERVIEW

The aim of the course is the one to confer elementary skills connected with the relations between the microstructure and the chemical-physical and mechanical performance of a material and its resistance to corrosion and degradation, according to the principles of the science and technology of the materials. Finally attention will be paid to the design of the material and to its selection, also based on economic criteria.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Identify the more suitable materials for an optimal duration of the components, considering the load during the working, the operating environment, the variations of the properties induced by the production process. Evaluate the tests on materials in acceptance, during the production, in testing and information returning from the market. Keep in touch with material suppliers.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The aim of the course is to give to the student basic skills on the microstructural and mechanical properties of materials.

The student will acquire the ability to identify which materials are suitable in a given process and which treatments improve their characteristics and extend their life time.

PREREQUISITES

Courses of Chemistry and Physic

TEACHING METHODS

Oral

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Mechanical characteristics of metals, polymers, ceramics and composites: tensile, bending, compression, shear stress and hardness.

Viscoelastic materials and rheological models.

Fracture theory and fatigue.

Thermal treatments and sintering and their influence on the characteristics of use.

Corrosion of metals.

Design of a product based on operating criteria and economic aspects.

Life cycle of a material and sustainability.

Some examples of choosing a material.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

M. Ashby, H. Shercliff, D. Cebon, Materials: engineering, science, processing and design

W.D. Callister Jr., D.G. Rethwisch, Materials Science and Engineering

W.F. Smith, J. Hashemi, Foundation of Materials Science and Engineering, McGraw-Hill

Notes and material provided in class

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ALBERTO LAGAZZO (President)

ANTONIO BARBUCCI

MARIA PAOLA CARPANESE

RODOLFO BOTTER (President Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

I semester

Class schedule

DURATION OF MATERIALS UNDER OPERATING CONDITIONS

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The exam evaluates the student ability in the choose of the most suitable material in a process.

Exam schedule