Guia docente 2013_14 Escuela de Ingeniería Industrial

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
Introduction	Introduction to Science and Technology of Materials. Classification of materials. Terminology. Guidance for the subject follow-up.
Crystal systems	Crystlline and noncrystalline solids. Crystal systems, characteristics and imperfeccions in solids. Allotropy.
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 test methods. Fundamentals of thermal analysis. Fundamentals of non-destructive testing. Introduction to metallography. Binary isomorphous and eutectic systems. Microstructure in eutectic alloys. Analyses of practical situations.
Metallic materials.	Solidification. Alloys. Grain sizein. Main binary pahse diagrams. Processing. Carnon steels: classification and applications. Cast iron alloys. Thermal tretaments: aims, fundamentals and classification. Annealing, normalizing, quenching and tempering. Nonferreous alloys.
Polymers and composites	General concepts. Classification. Properties. Types of polymers. Processing. Classification of composite materials. Polymer matrix composite materials. Processing of composite materials. Problems related to polymeric and composite materials.
Ceramic materials	Structure and bonding in ceramic materials. Silicates structure. Glasses. Properties of ceramic materials. Processing of ceramic materials. Applications.