Guia docente 2023_24
Escuela de Ingeniería Industrial
Grado en Ingeniería en Organización Industrial
 Subjects
  Materials science and technology
   Contents
Topic Sub-topic
Introduction Introduction to Materials Science and Technology. Classification of materials. Terminology. Guidelines for for the proper follow-up of the course.
Crystalline arrangement. Crystalline and amorphous solids. Crystalline lattices, characteristics and imperfections. Allotropic transformations.
Properties of materials. Laboratory practicals. Mechanical, chemical, thermal, electric and magnetic properties. Standars for materials analysis. Compressive and tensile deformation. Principles of fracture mechanisms. Toughness. Hardness. Main mechanical test methods. Introduction to metallography. Binary isomorphous and eutectic systems. Microstructure in eutectic alloys. Analyses of practical situations.
Metallic materials. Solidification. Constitution of alloys. Grain size. Main binary phase diagrams. Processing. Carbon steels: classification and applications. Cast iron alloys. Heat treatments: aims, fundamentals and classification. Annealing, normalizing, quenching and tempering. Nonferreous alloys.
Plastic materials Classification accoording to the molecular structure: Thermoplastics, thermosets and elastomers. Properties and testing methods. Forming processes. Introduction to the Composite Materials.
Ceramic materials Classification and properties. Glasses and traditional ceramics. Technical Ceramics. Cements: phases, types and main applications. Concrete. Processing of ceramic materials.
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