Materials

Code:

EIG0061

Acronym:

MAT

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Design and Manufacturing

Instance: 2017/2018 - 2S

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
MIEGI	86	Syllabus since 2006/2007	2	-	6	56	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To provide the students with an elementary background in the field of mechanical behavior of materials and about the main groups of materials. 

Learning outcomes and competences

It is expected that at the end of the course, the students be able to:
-          Compare materials according to their static and dynamic mechanical properties.
- Explain the role of the crystal defects and other variables in the mechanical behavior.
- Know the strengthening mechanics, their advantages and limitations.
- Relate the microstructure with the mechanical properties through the study of the equilibrium diagrams.
- Know (structure, types and properties) the ferrous and non-ferrous alloys.
- Know (structure, types and properties) the ceramics.
- Know (structure, types and properties) the polymers.
Know (structure, types and properties) the composites.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Structure of materials (classes of materials, properties, elastic behavior, atomic bonding, atomic arrangement)

Phase diagrams (diffusion, phase transformation, phase diagrams)

Plastic deformation (yielding and ductility, mechanics of deformation)

Strengthening mechanisms (monocrystals (intrinsic, particles, solute atoms, plastic deformation), policrystals)

Fracture mechanics (Griffith theory, stress intensity factor, mechanics of fracture)

Fatigue (high cycles, low cycles, components with cracks, mechanics of fracture)

Creep (creep curve, methods of extrapolation, mechanics of creep)

Steels: Fe-C phase diagram and TTT (time, temperature, transformation) diagrams.

Alloy steels: heat treatments.

Ceramics.

Polymers.

Composites.

Mandatory literature

Lucas F M da Silva; Comportamento mecânico dos materiais, Publindústria, 2012
Lucas F M da Silva, F J L Alves, A T Marques; Materiais de construção, Publindústria, 2013
Lucas F M da Silva, T Duarte, V Antunes; Problemas e trabalhos práticos de metalurgia, 2ª edição, Publindústria, 2016
Lucas F M da Silva, F J L Alves, A T Marques, T Duarte, V Antunes, P Nóvoa; Problemas e trabalhos práticos de materiais de construção, Publindústria, 2017. ISBN: 9789897232145

Complementary Bibliography

Smith William F.; Principios de ciência e engenharia de materiais. ISBN: 972-8298-68-4

Teaching methods and learning activities

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

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	80,00
Trabalho escrito	20,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	50,00
Estudo autónomo	40,00
Frequência das aulas	52,00
Trabalho laboratorial	20,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Presence of at least 75% of laboratory classes is mandatory to final exam admission.

Calculation formula of final grade

Weighted means of the marks of 2 Tests and reports:

1st test (written) on the mechnaical behaiour of materials

2nd test (Moodle) on the classes of materials

A minimum score of 7 out of 20 values in each of the tests is required

Final Mark = (1st test) * 0.5 * (Reports)*0.2 + (2nd test)*0.3

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Article 9º (FEUP evaluation rules).

Classification improvement

Article 10º (FEUP evaluation rules).