Introduction to Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Code:

EIG0006

Acronym:

IMPF

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Instance: 2007/2008 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Materials and Technological Processes Group
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Engineering and Industrial Management

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LGEI	0	Plano de estudos de transição para 2006/07	1	4	4	42	106
			2
MIEIG	65	Plano de estudos de transiçao para 2006/07	1	-	4	42	106
			2
		Syllabus since 2006/2007	1	-	4	42	106

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Specific Objectives:
To provide the students with an elementary background in the field of Materials and Industrial Technological Processes, enabling them to integrate theoretical knowledge direct or indirectly related to the subjects of the course. To increase their ability to understand and select relevant information to the course through the elaboration of literature research reports. To improve their communication and arguing skills through the presentation and discussion of the proposed works.


Learning outcomes:
At the end of the course it is expected that the students:
1. Know the characteristic properties of the main material groups used in industry and the associated processing methods.
2. Have the ability to select adequate materials to produce a given component (through catalogue and data bases or property tables analysis), and connect them with available manufacturing processes.
3. Will be able to comprehend (equilibrium, stress / strain, etc) diagrams and extract the elements needed to characterize corresponding material properties.
4. Recognize the terminology and main characteristics of Rapid Prototyping Processes and Foundry together with the ability to identify their tools.

Program

General introduction to materials.
Materials, their main characteristics and applications; Observation of components made of different materials.
Mechanical, thermal and electrical properties of materials
Metallic structure and crystallization. Materials strength, elastic and plastic behaviour and traction deformation. Phase diagrams. Metallic alloy structure - lever rule. Binary equilibrium diagrams.
Mechanical Testing: Tensile test; hardness test; fracture and fatigue test. Problem solving on mechanical properties of materials. Demonstration of mechanical testing in the Laboratory.
Introduction to Technological Processes.
Product development support technologies. Rapid prototyping and rapid tooling technologies. Study visit to INEGI.
Foundry Technology: production of cast parts by sand moulding; casting techniques; conventional and non conventional; casting alloys; their technological characteristics, furnaces and other equipments. Study visit to a casting unit.
Production of a literature survey about Materials and / or Technological Processes together with its oral presentation.

Mandatory literature

Smith, William F.; Principios de ciência e engenharia dos materiais. ISBN: 972-8298-68-4
Barralis, Jean; Prontuário de metalurgia. ISBN: 972-31-1106-3

Teaching methods and learning activities

Concept and general elementary data presentation. Discussion of the presented subjects. Examples and case study of materials applications. Demonstration of materials mechanical testing at the Laboratory. Exercises. Study visits.

keywords

Technological sciences > Technology > Production technology
Technological sciences > Engineering > Mechanical engineering > Metalurgia Metallurgy
Technological sciences > Engineering > Industrial engineering
Technological sciences > Engineering > Materials engineering

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Subject Classes	Participação presencial	39,00
Reporting	Trabalho escrito	30,00		2008-02-08
Partial assessement	Exame	3,00		2008-01-25
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Personal study	Estudo autónomo	30	2008-01-25
Study visits	Estudo autónomo	6	2008-02-01
	Total:	36,00

Eligibility for exams

The students must attend 75% of laboratory classes

Calculation formula of final grade

NF=A*0.6+B*0.2+0.2*C

NF- Final mark
A- Average of 3 mini-test classifications
B- Average of report and practical work scores
C- Research work mark

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

See general rules of FEUP.