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Materials

Code 12919
Year 1
Semester S2
ECTS Credits 6
Workload T(30H)/TP(30H)
Scientific area Mechanics and Thermodynamics
Entry requirements No requirements.
Mode of delivery Presential (face to face).
Work placements Not applicable.
Learning outcomes Recognize and know how to select materials and how to obtain some properties.
Learn to characterize a material and know its general properties.
Know the behavior of different materials when subjected to various loading modes.
Select a material group for an industrial engineering project by identifying requirements and constraints related to the function.
Syllabus 1. Introduction to materials science. Materials and civilization. Periodic table. Chemical bonds. Classification of materials.
2. Crystalline structures of materials. Unit cells: CCC, CFC, HC. Geometric relations. Packaging factor. Theoretical density.
3. Crystalline defects. Point defects and dislocations. Solidification, nucleation and diffusion mechanisms. Solid solutions. Growth and phase changes.
4. Equilibrium phase diagrams. Invariant reactions. Pure, binary and ternary systems. Examples of diagrams: pure substances, isomorphic, binary and ternary (ferrous, non-ferrous and ceramic elements).
5. Material properties. Mechanical properties. Other material properties: thermal, electrical and sensory.
6. Ferrous alloys.
7. Non-ferrous alloys.
8. Polymeric materials.
9. Composite materials.
10. Ceramic materials. Traditional and advanced ceramics. Glass.
11. Advanced Materials. Electro active materials.
Main Bibliography - Abílio P. Silva, Caderno Teórico de Ciência dos Materiais; UBI - Universidade da Beira Interior, Tipografia, ISBN: 978-989-654-427-0, 2018.
- Abílio P. Silva, Fichas de exercícios - (disponibilizado no Moodle).
- William F. Smith, Princípios de Ciência e Engenharia dos Materiais, McGraw-Hill.
- William F. Smith, Principles of Materials Science and Engineering, McGraw Hill.
- William D. Callister, Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction, Wiley.
- William D. Callister, Ciência e Engenharia dos Materiais: Uma introdução, Guanabara, 2012.
- Michael F. Ashby, Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, Elsevier.
- M.F. Ashby, Materials and the Environment, eco-informed material choice, Elsevier.
- William F. Smith, J. Hashemi, Fundamentos de Engenharia e Ciência dos Materiais, McGraw-Hill.
- James F. Shackelford, Introduction to Materials Science for Engineers, Macmillan, New York.
- Lucas Martins Silva, Comportamento mecânico dos materiais, Publindústria, 2012.

Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2021-06-11

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