Block I: Introduction to Materials Technology
1. Introduction to the subject
Block II: Engineering alloys
2. Ferrous alloys
- Low-alloy steels
- High-alloy steels
- Stainless steels
- Tool steels
- Cast irons (white iron, gray iron, malleable iron, ductile iron)
3. Non-ferrous alloys
- Aluminum Alloys
- Titanium Alloys
- Copper alloys (brass, bronzes)
Block III: Forming of materials
4. Fundamentals of forming by casting
- Solidification
- Formation of the ingot structure
- Defects
5. Casting techniques
- Permanent mold processes
- Non-permanent mold processes
- Influence of the casting process on microstructure and properties of materials
- Continuous casting
6. Fundamentals of forming by plastic deformation
- Factors affecting plastic deformation
- Effects of plastic deformation
- Strain hardening
- Cold working
- Recrystallization annealing
- Hot working
- Warm / Isothermal deformation
- Superplasticity
7. Deformation Techniques
- Rolling
- Forging
- Extrusion
- Drawing
8. Powder Technology
- Manufacturing, processing and properties of powders
- Forming techniques
- Sintering
9. Processing of ceramics
- Processing for ceramic powders (cold/hot isostatic pressing, slip casting, tape casting, extrusion).
- Thermal treatments (drying, firing)
- Monocrystals
- Preparation of thin films (PVD, CVD)
10. Processing of polymers
- Basic principles polymers processing
- Polymer forming processes
- Additives
- Plastics recycling
11. Processing of polymer matrix composites (PMC)
- Fiber-reinforced composite materials
- Open mold processes
- Closed mold processes
Block IV: Failure of materials
12. Fracture
- Fracture types
- Principles of fracture mechanics
- Impact fracture testing: brittle-ductile transition
- Problems on fracture
13. Fatigue
- Cyclic stresses
- The S-N curve
- Crack initiation and propagation
- Fatigue in components without crack
- Fatigue in components with crack
- Factors that affect fatigue life
- Problems on fatigue
14. Creep
- Concept of creep
- Creep test: creep curves
- Data extrapolation methods: Larson-Miller parameter
- Mechanisms of creep
- Problems on creep
15. Friction and wear
- Tribology
- Friction: adhesion theory
- Wear: types and mechanisms
- Friction and wear tests
- Lubrication
16. Corrosion of metals
- General concepts of corrosion
- Dry corrosion (mechanism, protective oxides, affected sectors)
- Electrochemical corrosion (thermodynamics and mechanism, factors that produce a corrosion cell)
- Types of corrosion
- Protection against corrosion
Block V: Joining techniques
17. Welding
- Welding metallurgy
- Defects in welding
- Welding techniques
18. Adhesives
- Basic concepts of adhesives
- Classification of adhesives
- Formation of the adhesive bond
- Mechanical behavior of the adhesive bond
- Degradation of the adhesive bond
Block VI: Surface treatments and coating
19. Surface treatments and coatings
- Surface preparation and cleaning
- Surface treatments that do not modify composition (flame hardening, induction hardening, laser hardening)
- Surface treatments that modify composition (nitriding, carburizing, carbonitriding).
- Coatings (galvanized, electrodeposition, organic coatings, thermal spray)
Block VII: Non-destructive testing (NDT)
20. Non-destructive testing (NDT)
- Introduction and classification
- Visual inspection
- Penetrating liquids
- Magnetic particles
- Induction currents: eddy currents
- Radiography and scintigraphy
- Ultrasounds