Materials

Code	12714
Year	1
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	PL(15H)/TP(45H)
Scientific area	Science and Technology
Entry requirements	Not applicable.
Mode of delivery	Face-to-face, supported in Moodle.
Learning outcomes	- To learning how to characterize a material and know what their main properties; - To know the behavior of different materials when requested to different efforts, their properties and typical applications; - To know characterization tests of the behavior of different materials; - To propose a material for a given function in Industrial Design, identifying the requirements and constraints involved.
Syllabus	1. INTRODUCTION TO THE SCIENCE OF MATERIALS: Materials and civilization. Periodic table. Classification of materials and their general properties. 2. STRUCTURE OF CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS: Chemical bonds. Solidification, atomic diffusion and precipitation. unit cell. Crystalline structure. Substitutional and interstitials solid solutions. Crystalline defects. 3. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS 4. Polymeric Materials: thermoplastics, thermosets, elastomers. Copolymers. 5. CERAMIC MATERIALS: ceramic processing. technical ceramics and advanced. electronics ceramics. Glass. 6. METALLIC ALLOYS: iron and steel processing (ferrous alloys). 7. COMPOSITE MATERIALS: Mother and reinforcement. Natural composites. Wood. laminates and composite sandwiches. 8. PROJECT: Application materials selection methodologies. (Throughout the various chapters in collaboration with UC's Design Product)
Main Bibliography	- Notas de aula, apontamentos e exercícios preparados pelos docentes da disciplina. - Jim Lesko, Industrial Design: Materials and Manufacturing Guide, Wiley, 2008. - Michael F. Ashby, Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, Elsevier, 2005. - M.F. Ashby K. Johnson, Materials and Design: The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2009. - M.F. Ashby, Materials and the Environment, eco-informed material choice, Elsevier, 2012. - Michael F. Ashby, Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, Elsevier, 2010 - William F. Smith, Princípios de Ciência e Engenharia dos Materiais, McGraw-Hill, 1998 (edição PT) - William D. Callister, Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering: An Integrated Approach, Wiley, 2012.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.