AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The student will be trained in the field of material science and specifically on metals and alloys, metallurgical processes, chemico-physical properties of materials, thermal treatments, material degradation. Introduction to stress and strain relationship and models describing material deformations are further learning outcomes.

TEACHING METHODS

Frontal lectures.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Thermodinamics and thermochemical laws: Ist  TD principle, entalpy, state trasnsitions, entalpy and chemical reactions, Kircoff law, IInd  TD principle, Entropy, Free energy, esxercises.

Elettrochemistry: Nernst eq, electrode potential, batteries, electrolizers.

Etherogeneous Equilibria: Gibbs law, one or two component equilibria, Raoul law.

Metallurgy processes: Hellingam diagram, cast iron, stell, aluminium and copper production and refining.

Fe-C diagram.

Main thermal treatmens:  TTT-CTT curves and related treatments.

Technological measurements, designation of iron alloys and aluminium.

Principles of corrosion of metals and main protection strategies.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Didactic material supplied by the lecturer.