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Material Sciences

Code 15755
Year 1
Semester S2
ECTS Credits 6
Workload T(30H)/TP(30H)
Scientific area Engenharia Mecânica
Entry requirements not applicable.
Learning outcomes - Learn to characterize a material and know its general properties;
- To know the behavior of different materials when applied to different efforts;
- To know how to propose materials for a given component, equipment and/or electromechanical engineering project, identifying the requirements and constraints involved.
Syllabus 1. Introduction to materials science. Materials and civilization. Periodic table.
2. Crystal structures of materials. Unit cells.
3. Crystalline defects. Solidification. Solid solutions.
4. Equilibrium phase diagrams. Examples of diagrams.
5. Material properties. Mechanical, thermal, electrical and sensory properties.
6. Ferrous alloys. Steels. Fe-C diagram. Thermal and thermochemical treatments.
7. Non-ferrous alloys. Aluminum, copper, titanium, magnesium and zinc alloys. Refractory alloys.
8. Polymeric materials. Thermoplastics, thermosets, elastomers. Copolymers.
9. Composite materials. Matrix and reinforcement. Natural composites. Wood. Laminated composites and sandwiches.
10. Ceramic materials. Traditional and advanced ceramics. Electronic ceramics. Glass. Ceramic matrix composites.
11. Advanced Materials. Electrical, magnetic, thermal and optical properties of 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: 2025-06-12

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