Heat Treating

Code:

EMM0022

Acronym:

TTER

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Science and Technology of Materials

Instance: 2016/2017 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	https://moodle.up.pt/course/view.php?id=1696
Responsible unit:	Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIEMM	36	Syllabus since 2006/2007	3	-	8	82	216

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Address the theoretical principals that rule the heat treatments; - Characterize the industrial heat treatment techniques, including the operational costs and the environmental impact; - Discuss the influence of the variables of the heat treatment on microstructures and properties of the alloys.

Learning outcomes and competences

Students are expected to:

• assimilate the execution and control techniques of the main heat treatments;

• be capable of correlating the variables of the heat treatments with the microstructure and properties;

•  develop bibliographic research skills toward planning the experimental work;

•   develop team work and communication skills (oral and written).

Working method

Presencial

Program

Fe-C alloys and their transformations in the solid state.

Bulk and surface heat treatments.

Thermo-chemical treatments.

Mandatory literature

Krauss, George; Principles of Heat Treatment of Steel

Complementary Bibliography

Smith, William F.; Structure and properties of engineering alloys
Honeycombe, Robert William Kerr; Steels. ISBN: 0-87170-124-3

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures and discussion of cases studies.

Laboratory classes: teamwork on topics about steel heat treatment; oral presentation and discussion of written reports.

keywords

Technological sciences > Engineering > Materials engineering
Technological sciences > Engineering > Process engineering

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	70,00
Trabalho laboratorial	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	132,00
Frequência das aulas	42,00
Trabalho laboratorial	42,00
Total:	216,00

Eligibility for exams

To be admitted to exams, students: - have to do all the practical assignments and the corresponding reports and presentations; - cannot miss more than 25 % of the laboratory classes; - have to reach a minimum grade of 10 out of 20 in the practical component.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final Grade = 70 % of the average grade of the mini-tests + 30 % of the practical grade (average grade of the written reports and oral presentations)

Examinations or Special Assignments

Special assignments require a written examination and a laboratory work accomplished in two days, previously to the written examination. The relative weight of the written examination and the practical test in the final classification is 70:30 and approving requires 10 in 20 for practical component.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

The form of special evaluation is identical to the one defined in "Special Assignments".

Classification improvement

Students can improve the theoretical-practical component by attending an extra exam.

Observations

This course requires the specific knowledge of Materials Engineering, Equilibrium Diagrams and Laboratories.