Materials in Industrial Applications
7.5 ECTS creditsThe course deals with microstructure, heat treatments, properties, areas of application and classification for the main types of engineering materials: steels, cast irons, hightemperature materials, light alloys, copper-based alloys and metal and ceramic based composites.
Instruction is in the form of lectures, seminars, and a group assignment. The lectures provide theoretical background with useful examples of materials application. To get practical experience in the search and analysis of information about engineering materials, students compile a compendium as a group project, which is presented in the form of a written report. The compendium contains written answers on a number of questions for each group of materials and students should find the answers in the textbook, recommended literature, and open Internet resources. The compendium is then the basis for the exam. The focus of the course is on materials properties required for industrial applications and it covers main the types of engineering materials such as steels, cast irons, light alloys, hightemperature materials, copper-based alloys and metal and ceramic based composites.
The focus is on understanding the relation between treatment, microstructure, properties and potential applications of the mentioned materials.
Instruction is in the form of lectures, seminars, and a group assignment. The lectures provide theoretical background with useful examples of materials application. To get practical experience in the search and analysis of information about engineering materials, students compile a compendium as a group project, which is presented in the form of a written report. The compendium contains written answers on a number of questions for each group of materials and students should find the answers in the textbook, recommended literature, and open Internet resources. The compendium is then the basis for the exam. The focus of the course is on materials properties required for industrial applications and it covers main the types of engineering materials such as steels, cast irons, light alloys, hightemperature materials, copper-based alloys and metal and ceramic based composites.
The focus is on understanding the relation between treatment, microstructure, properties and potential applications of the mentioned materials.
Progressive specialisation:
A1N (has only first‐cycle course/s as entry requirements)
Education level:
Master's level
Admission requirements:
Registered for Thermodynamics, 7.5 ECTS credits, Materials Engineering, 7.5 ECTS credits, and Solid Mechanics, 7.5 ECTS, plus upper secondary level English 6, or equivalent
Selection:
Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.
This course is included in the following programme
- Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (studied during year 4)
- Master Programme in Mechanical Engineering with specialisation in Materials Engineering (studied during year 1)
- Master of Science in Engineering, Degree Programme in Mechanical Engineering, specialisation in Materials Engineering (studied during year 1)