| 42110 Structures and Properties of Materials |
| Danish title: Materialer, strukturer og egenskaber |
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Language: Danish ECTS-creditpoints: 10, External examination.
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Exam schedule:
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F1-A (maj 27 2002), E1-A (dec 10 2001) |
| Recommended semester: 1st - 4th semester |
| Scope and form: The teaching is based on "learning by doing". There will be introductory and summing up lectures. Project work in small groups includes computer simulations, use of internet search engines, field trips, company visits and case studies. |
Evaluation: Written exam and approval of reports
The final evaluation of each student will be based on an assessment of presentations (30%) together with a 2 hour, closed book, written examination (70%). |
| Examination: 13-scale |
| Previous course: 80251 |
| No credit points with: 80251 |
| Participant limitation: Max. 96 |
Aim: Whether we wish to choose a material to make tennis rackets, contact lenses, or jet engines the important issue is always how material properties relate to both the application and the fabrication process. This course aims at presenting a broad and general knowledge of materials to the participants. Furthermore the course will inspire some students to continue with further specialized studies within materials science.
The course aims give an understanding of what it is that makes each type of material behave as it does and how various materials can be used in different applications. The basis for such understanding is obtained by focusing on the relations between structure and properties of metals, polymers, ceramics, composite materials, and semiconductors. |
| Contents: The course treats materials generally covering metals, polymers, ceramics, composites, and semiconductors. We focus on similarities and differences in structure and properties of materials as well as processing and synthesis. Course contents are: i) Basics. Atomic and crystal structure, defects, amorphous and semi-crystalline materials. ii) Microstructure. Phase equlibria and phase diagrams, kinetics and structural transformations. iii) Properties. Mechanical -, electrical -, optical -, dielectric -, magnetic - and thermal properties. iv) Synthesis, design and environment. Materials processing, synthesis and life cycle analysis, choice of materials and processes, risk analysis and environmental interactions. |
Remarks: Introduction to materials
Language: Danish / English
The type of learning process used in this course, with emphasis being placed on poster presentations and mini symposia, naturally leads to continuous assessment of the presented work. |
Contact: Andy Horsewell, building 204, (+45) 4525 2197, horsewell@ipl.dtu.dk
Martin Etchells Vigild, building 423, (+45) 4525 2967, mev@kt.dtu.dk |
| Department: 042 Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Management |
| Keywords: Structure, properties, Synthesis, processes, design, Environment, metals, Polymers, ceramics, Composite materials, semiconductors |
| Updated: 11-07-2001 |
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