Guia docente 2021_22 Escuela de Ingeniería Industrial

Grado en Ingeniería en Tecnologías Industriales

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
Introduction	Introduction Material Science and Technology. Materials Classification. Terminology. Course Syllabus (course content, goals, guidelines...)
Crystal strucutre	Crystalline and non-crystalline solids. Crystal systems: characteristics and imperfections. Diffusion. Allotropic transformations.
Properties of materials. Laboratory sessions.	Mechanical, chemical, thermal, electric and magnetic properties. Standars for materials testing. Compressive and tensile behaviour. Principles of fracture: mechanisms. Toughness. Hardness. Main test methods. Fundamentals of thermal analysis. Fundamentals of non-destructive testing. Introduction to metallography: monophasic and biphasic structures. Matrix and disperse constituents. Approach, proposal and resolution of exercises and/or practical cases related to each material test.
Metallic materials.	Solidification of metals. 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.
Polymers and composites	Classification based on molecular structure. Thermoplastics , thermosets and elastomers. Properties and testing methods. Processing. Classification of composite materials. Introduction to composite materials.
Ceramic materials	Classification and properties. Traditional glasses and ceramics. Advanced ceramics. Cements: phases, types and main applications. Concrete.