The course includes subjects to acquire the basic knowledge of materials science. Common to other engineering studies in Europe that can homologate to this engineering degree, the course contains subjects including the growing importance of engineering materials, the basic structure of the different classes of materials (metals, ceramics, polymers), the transformations that have or may have taken place in their manufacturing and in service, as well as their mechanical, electrical, electronic, magnetic, thermal and optical properties. The course finishes with a brief description of the main features of the materials most commonly used among the three previously mentioned families, and by presenting the usual criteria in their selection for final uses.



Being located within a basic module, the course allows an initiation in the field of science and engineering of materials. It will also lead to generate in the future graduates the wish to complete their knowledge on materials from novel aspects that concern industrial engineering as a profession.



Mechanisms to ensure horizontal coordination within the course are based on the programmed coordination of this subject with others that introduce and employ similar concepts and principles, e. g. Static-Mechanics and Thermodynamics.



The mechanisms assuring vertical coordination are related to the structure of the planning itself of the undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering, hence subjects necessary for the monitoring of materials are already studied previously (Physics and Chemistry), while subjects that need of this course are programmed for later on.

TITLE / DESCRIPTION



1 - History and importance of materials / Science and engineering of materials. Hystorical prospective. Current trends and uses of materials.

2 - Atomic structure and chemical bonding / Foundations of atomic structure. Electron models. Energy levels and electron configurations. Periodic Table. Bonding forces and energies. Atomic bonding: ionic, covalent, metallic, secondary. Mixed interactions.

3 - The structure of crystalline solids / Crystalline arrangement. Bravais lattices. Miller indices. Crystal structures of metals. Other crystal structures. X-ray diffraction.

4 - Structure of polymers / Macromolecules. Polymer chemistry. Molecular weight. Form, structure and molecular configuration. Supramolecular arrangement. Crystalline and amorphous polymers. Families of polymeric materials: thermosettings, thermoplastics and elastomers.

5 - Phase diagrams / Definitions. Solid solutions: rule of Hume-Rothery. Phases rule of Gibbs. Types of phase diagram: pure substances, binary, ternary. Binary diagrams of complete solubility. Binary diagrams with invariant points: eutectic, peritectic, monotectic, eutectoid, peritectoid. Phase diagrams and intermediate compounds. Ternary phase diagrams.

6 - Fundamentals of corrosion / Electrochemical corrosion in metals. Rate of corrosion. Passivity. Environmental corrosion and protection. Oxidation. Corrosion of ceramics. Polymer degradation. Effect of the environment.

7 - Mechanical Properties of Materials / Introduction. Elastic deformation. Plastic deformation. Tensile properties and stress-strain diagram. Influence of temperature and strain rate. Modelling the tensile behaviour of materials. Viscoelasticity and viscoplasticity. Hardness.

8 - Electrical properties, electronic / Electrical conduction. Electronic and ionic conductivity. Energy bands and magnetic properties of materials. Electrical resistance in metals. Conduction in ceramics and polymers. Dielectric behaviour. Polarization. Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors. Effect of temperature. Hall effect. Basic concepts of magnetism. Diamagnetism, paramagnetism and ferromagnetism. Domains and hysteresis. Hard and soft magnetic materials. Superconductivity.

9- Thermal and optical properties of materials / Heat capacity. Thermal conductivity. Thermal expansion and stresses. Electromagnetic radiation. Interaction of light with solids. Photoconductivity and lasers.

10 - Metallic and ceramic materials.

11 - Polymer and composite materials / Additives. Mechanical behaviour of polymers. Viscoelasticity. Fracture. Thermoplastics. Thermosettings. Elastomers. Composite materials. Reinforcement with particles. Reinforcement with fibres. Laminar and structural composites.

12 - Examples of materials selection / Introduction. The price and availability of materials. Key relationships. Materials properties. Applications and practical cases.

Balioztatzea:

- Garatzeko idatzizko azterketa

- Test itxurako idatzizko azterketa

- Laborategiko praktikak (ariketak, arazo konkretuak)

- Bakarkako lanak

- Lanen aurkezpena, irakurketak...



Argibideak:

Idatzizko azterketa bi ataletan banatua egongo da: teorikoa eta praktikoa. Atal teorikoa bi ataletan banatua dago: test itxurako atala (notaren %50) eta teoria garatzeko atala (notaren %50). Atal praktikoan bi ariketa ebatzi beharko dira inolako dokumentazio gabe. Ariketa bakoitzak atal praktikoaren %50 balioko du.



Kurtsoaren ebaluazioa:

- Idatzizko azterketa: %75

- Laborategiko praktikak: %10

- Mintegiak eta lan pertsonala: %15

EVALUATION OF THE COURSE

- Written exam: theory and problems: 75 %

- Laboratory practices: 10 %

- Open exercise: preparation and presentation: 15 %

Slides and notes of the lectures. Resolved problems.

Basic bibliography

Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction. W.D. Callister. Wiley Ed., 7th Ed.

In-depth bibliography

Foundations of Materials Science and Engineering. W. Smith. McGraw-Hill Science (2009).

Journals

Revista de Metalurgia del CENIM (revistametalurgia.revistas.csic.es)
Boletín Cerámica y vidrio (boletines.secv.es)