Description

Theory
2

Laboratory
2

Instructors

Rafaela Casais

Contents

SY1. The science and engineering of materials (2 weeks)
Materials science versus engineering of materials
Types of materials and its properties and applications

SY2. Crystalline structures and crystals geometry (2 weeks)
Crystalline systems and Bravais lattices
Allotropic or polymorphic transformations
Points, directions, and planes in the cubic and hexagonal unit cells

SY3. Solidification, imperfections in the atomic arrangement and diffusion (3 weeks)
Solidification of polycrystalline metals
Metallic solid solutions
Imperfections in the atomic arrangement
Atomic diffusion - Fick's second law
Industrial applications of diffusion processes

SY4. Phase diagrams (4 weeks)
Phases and unary phase diagrams
Isomorphous phase diagrams
The eutectic, peritectic and monotectic reactions

SY5. Corrosion and protection (4 weeks)
Electrochemical corrosion of metals
Galvanic cells
Kinectics of corrosion
Types of corrosion
Protection against corrosion

Learning Outcomes

Transmitting materials basic knowledge regarding the internal structure and the physical, chemical and mechanical major classes of materials available on the market and, in particular, for the specific case of metallic materials develop practical and theoretical powers to recognize the influence of chemical composition and processing method in the mechanical and technological characteristics tested. Finally will also address issues related to the degradation of materials and subsequent deterioration of their properties.


After the frequency with approval of Materials Science, the student will be able to:
LO1 - to know, to identify and to characterize the different types of materials and to discuss its importance in the engineering development;
LO2 - to interpret the mechanical, physical and chemical properties of metallic materials knowing their crystalline structure;
LO3 - to know the mechanisms of diffusion in the solid state and the laws that govern them and use this knowledge in the interpretation of surface treatments on metal and semiconductor doping;
LO4 - to explain and to apply the knowledge about crystalline structures and solidification in the interpretation and analyze of phase diagrams;
LO5 - to interpret and to analyze any binary phase diagram;
LO6 - to differentiate between tendency and kinetic of the electrochemical corrosion phenomena, to recognize and to discuss the main types of corrosion and its control.