Materials

Code	16436
Year	1
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	4
Workload	TP(45H)
Scientific area	Science and Technology
Entry requirements	not applicable.
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 select a material for a given function in Industrial Design, using a methodology that identify the requirements, constraints and objective involved.
Syllabus	1. INTRODUCTION TO THE SCIENCE OF MATERIALS: Materials and civilization. Periodic table. 2. STRUCTURE OF CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS: Chemical bonds. Solidification, atomic diffusion and precipitation. 3. PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS. Mechanical Properties. Sensitive Properties. 4. METALLIC ALLOYS. Ferrous alloys. No ferrous alloys. 5. POLYMERIC MATERIALS: thermoplastics, thermosets, elastomers. Copolymers. Polymers biodegradables. 6. CERAMIC MATERIALS. Traditional and advanced ceramics. Glasses. 7. COMPOSITE MATERIALS: Matrix and reinforcement. Laminates and sandwiches. Wood. 8. ADVANCED MATERIALS: Multifunctional, active materials. Nanomaterials. 9. Materials selection. Study case analysis.
Main Bibliography	- Notas de aula, apontamentos e exercícios disponibilizados pelo docente da disciplina (Moodle). - Jim Lesko, Industrial Design: Materials and Manufacturing Guide, Wiley, 2013. - William F. Smith, Fundamentos de Engenharia e Ciência dos Materiais, McGraw-Hill, 2013. - Michael F. Ashby, Materials and the Environment, Elsevier, 2012. - Michael F. Ashby, Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2016. - William D. Callister Jr., Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering: An Integrated Approach, Wiley, 2018.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.