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Engineering Materials - New Materials, 6 ECTS credits.
/KM - Nya material/
For:
AER
EM
M
MEC
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 52
Rec. self-study hours: 108
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Area of Education: Technology
Main field of studies: Mechanical Engineering
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Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): A
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Aim:
The course gives an overview of recent trends and development of new engineering materials and processes with an industrial perspective. With the emphasis on powder metallurgical materials and advanced engineering ceramics, advanced surface coatings and some other new materials and processes are also introduced. After the course the students are expected to:
- Understand the fundamentals of powder metallurgy
- Understand the fundamentals of modern ceramic engineering
- Have general knowledge of high temperature coatings and some other advanced materials and material processes presented in the course
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Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Basic course in Materials science and engineering.
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
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Organisation:
Teaching is in the form of lectures, seminars and laboratory work.
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Course contents:
- Advantages and limitations of powder metallurgy
- Powder manufacturing and characterization
- Compacting and sintering of powder metallurgical materials
- Microstructure, properties, process and application areas of advanced ceramics
- Design approachs for ceramic components
- Introduction to high temperature coatings and thin films
- Brief overview of other selected examples of new advanced engineering and functional materials
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Course literature:
German, "Power Metallurgy Science". Collection of papers.
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Examination: |
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Written examination
Laboratory work and project work
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4,5 ECTS
1,5 ECTS
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Course language is Swedish/English.
Department offering the course: IEI.
Director of Studies: Mikael Segersäll
Examiner: Ru Lin Peng
Link to the course homepage at the department
Course Syllabus in Swedish
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