Materials Characterization Lab

Code:

M.EMAT007

Acronym:

LCM

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Science and Technology of Materials

Instance: 2021/2022 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Materials Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
M.EMAT	0	Syllabus	1	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Learning outcomes and competences

1. Explain the purpose of chemical, microstructural and mechanical characterization and its correlation.


2. Use the laboratory in accordance with quality, safety and environmental rules and procedures.


3. Identify and describe the main methods of chemical characterization. Select methods, tools and consumables and apply them.


4. Identify and describe the main specimen preparation methods for the different microscopy techniques. Select methods, tools and consumables and apply them. Qualitative and quantitative microstructure analysis.


5. Recognize the different mechanical tests and interpret their standards. Apply standards and perform the test accordingly to evaluate a component/material.


6. Correlate the chemical and microstructural analysis with the mechanical properties, aiming at an integrated characterization that allows solving problems/practical cases in materials engineering.

Developed team work: report, discuss and present the experimental data.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Quality, safety and environment in laboratory practices.


2. Chemical characterization: spectrometric techniques (atomic absorption, AES, XPS, SIMS, EDS and WDS).


3. Microstructural characterization: specimen preparation for microscopy (methods, equipment, consumables and techniques); optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM); electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD); quantitative analysis (automatic image analysis systems).


4. Mechanical characterization: hardness, tensile, impact and bending tests.


5. Case studies.

Mandatory literature

Kay Geels, Daniel B. Fowler, Wolf-Ulrich Kopp, and Michael Ruckert; Metallographic and Materialographic Specimen Preparation, Light Microscopy, Image Analysis and Hardness Testing, ASTM, 2007. ISBN: 978-0-8031-4265-7/978-0-8031-5691-3
JP Davim, AG Magalhães; Ensaios de Mecânicos e Tecnológicos, Publindústria, Edições Técnicas, 2004. ISBN: ISBN: 972-98726-5-1
Goldstein, J.I., Newbury, D.E., Michael, J.R., Ritchie, N.W.M., Scott, J.H.J., Joy, D.C.; Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-Ray Microanalysis, Springer-Verlag New York, 2018. ISBN: 978-1-4939-6676-9
Schwartz, A.J., Kumar, M., Adams, B.L., Field, D.P.; Electron Backscatter Diffraction in Materials Science, Springer US, 2009. ISBN: 978-0-387-88136-2
Carter, C. Barry; Norton, M. Grant; Ceramic Materials, Springer-Verlag New York, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-4614-3523-5
Williams, David B.; Carter, C. Barry; Transmission Electron Microscopy, Springer US, 2009. ISBN: 978-0-387-76501-3
Enrique Saldivar-Guerra, Eduardo Vivaldo-Lima; Handbook of Polymer Synthesis, Characterization, and Processing, Wiley, 2013. ISBN: 978-0-470-63032-7

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical and practical lectures: presentation of  course topics and discussion of practical cases.

Laboratory classes: experimental work consisting in materials chemical characterization, microstructural characterization and mechanical tests.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	25,00
Trabalho laboratorial	75,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	70,00
Estudo autónomo	40,00
Frequência das aulas	13,00
Trabalho laboratorial	39,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

To be admitted to exams, students:

• Have to complete the three practical assignments including the corresponding reports/poster and oral presentations;
• Cannot miss more than 25% of appointed practical classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

Examinations or Special Assignments

See special assessment.

Internship work/project

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

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

A written exam plus a practical exam.

Final grade = 75% of practical grade + 25% of theoretical grade. To complete this course, students have to reach a minimum grade of 8 out of 20 in theoretical component.

Classification improvement

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