IRM34513 Advanced Materials (Autumn 2018)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible faculty:
- Faculty of Computer Sciences, Engineering and Economics
- Course Leader:
- Litian Wang
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- ½ year
Table of contents
The course is affiliated to the following study programme
Optional course in Bachelor of Engineering, study programmes:
- Chemical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Industrial Design
Required prerequisite knowledge
Matematikk 1, Materiallære og tilvirkningsteknikk og Fysikk/kjemi
or
Matematikk 1 og Fysikk med materiallære
or equivalent courses.
Recommended previous knowledge
Teaching semester
Content
Lightweight metal alloy construction materials
- Aluminum and Al-based alloys
- Titanium and Ti-based alloys
- Production processes
- Mechanical properties
- Material choice - I: Definitions for various sets of Material indices
- Material choice - II: Screening and selection using material database Granta
Polymeric materials
- Crystalline and amorphous structures
- Temperature regions
- Glass transition temperature
- Thermoplastics, thermosets, rubber, fiber
- Manufacturing methods and areas of applications
Composites
- Fiber-reinforced thermoset-matrix (FRP) composites
- Manufacturing processes
- Sandwich beam theory
- Plate/shell theory, incl. shear deformations
- Introduction to theory of laminates
- Design of simple FRP composite parts
Nanomaterials
- Polymeric and metallic nanomaterials
- Colloidal stability
- Properties of nanomaterials
- Methods for characterizing nanomaterials
- Areas of application
Also: The materials database 'Granta' - advanced level.
The student's learning outcomes on passing the course
Knowledge:
The student will have theoretical knowledge of:
- Lightweight metal alloy construction materials
- Plastics and composites
- Nanomaterials
Skills:
The student:
- Knows application areas for current materials
- Evaluates material properties
- Applies fundamental test methods to materials
- Uses a materials database during the materials selection process
General Competence:
The student:
- Makes correct and safe decisions in choosing materials for various designs
Teaching and learning methods
- Lectures
- Laboratory experiments
- Submission of homework online
- When possible, field trips / visits to companies
Course contents is deliveded mainly in English. Students build up a portfolio of projects that are graded pass/fail; they are allowed to bring their portfolio to the exam.
Workload
Practical training/internship
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
- Three projects
- Laboratory notebook
The work requirements will be described in greater detail in the course plan.
The work requirements must be met before the students can take their exam.
Exam
4 hours individual written exam.
Students are allowed to bring any printed and handwritten matter, their dossiers, and a calculator (with empty memory, that cannot compute symbolically and that cannot be used for wireless communication).
The A-F grading system is used, with A as the best mark and F as fail.
Examiners
Course evaluation
Reading list
Ashby, Micheal (2010). Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, 4th Ed., Elsevier, ISBN-9781856176637
Handouts.
Compendia by Anna-Lena Kjøniksen and Litian Wang
Supporting Literature:
- Lightweight alloy construction materials
- Plastics and composites
Isaac M. Daniel, (2006), Engineering mechanics of composite materials, 2nd Ed., Oxford University Press.
F. Irgens, (2006), Fasthetslære, 7th Ed., Tapir Forlag