Chemical Basis of Engineering Science and Engineering of Materials

OBJECTIVES Expand the basic knowledge of metallic materials acquired in undergraduate subjects, including the basics of alloy design from phase diagrams. To know the bases of extractive metallurgy, with examples of obtaining the main metals. New concepts of sustainable metallurgy, and bases of metal recycling techniques. Know the fundamentals of advanced ferrous alloys, their processing, heat treatments, properties and applications. Know the fundamentals of light alloys (Al, Ti) and intermetallics, their processing, heat treatments, properties and applications. Know the fundamentals of superalloys, their processing, heat treatments, properties and applications. Know the fundamentals of porous metal materials, their processing, properties and applications. Introduce the fundamentals of both single-stage (direct techniques) and multi-stage (indirect techniques) additive manufacturing techniques. Introduce research work related to advanced metal materials. LEARNING OUTCOMES Passing this subject guarantees that the student will be able to: - Apply new manufacturing technologies for specific designs. - Select alloys and design the microstructures necessary to meet certain requirements. - Identify the most appropriate techniques for metal recycling.

Topics common to the courses: The topics of this matter complement the basic knowledge in Materials Science and Engineering, that students must have acquired during their university training, deepening essentially on the following topics: - Structure and properties of advanced materials. - Advanced materials processing techniques. - Possible advantages and disadvantages of advanced materials versus traditional materials Specific topics of advanced metallic materials: 1) Innovation processes for the obtaining of metals and metal alloys: Thermodynamic and kinetic fundamentals of metallurgical processes. Processes innovation as alternatives to the current processes. Recycling of strategic and pollutants metals. 2) Design of alloys by applying phase diagrams: Liquid-solid reactions. Solidification process Solid state reactions. Diffusion kinetics. Time-temperature-transformation diagrams. Characteristics of metallic materials for structural or functional applications. 3) Innovations in ferrous and non-ferrous alloys: Light alloys. Ferrous alloys. Intermetallics. Superalloys. Metal glasses. Porous materials. 4) Joining technologies: Welding processes. Non-fusion welding processes. Welding metallurgy. Effects of the gases. Defectology. 5) Advanced processing of metallic materials: Additive manufacturing.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES AF1, Theoretical-practical classes. AF2, Lab practices AF3, Tutorials AF4, Work in groups AF5, Individual work from the student AF6, Visits to companies or research labs related to the subject, our from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid METHODOLOGIES MD1, Explanations in class, so the professor develops main concepts of the subject, practical examples or problems MD3, Practical resolution of examples, problems or exercise, by the student (alone or in groups) MD4, Explanation and discussion in class, under professor supervision, of issues related to the subject MD5, Obtaining experimental results in the lab, using research equipments and techniques, under professor supervision MD6, Elaborating Works and reports, alone or in groups