The skills to be worked in the present course are the following ones:



GENERAL SKILL: to be able to understand and use the principles and technology related to materials science and engineering.

SPECIFIC SKILLS:

M02CM02- Theoretical and practical knowledge of the chemical, physical, mechanical and technological properties of the most important materials employed in construction.

M02CM03- Capability of applying the knowledge about construction materials in structural systems. Knowledge about the relationship between the materials structure and mechanical properties derived from the structure.

TRANSVERSAL COMPETENCES (2nd DOMAIN)

MEC1: Students should demonstrate that they have acquired and understood the knowledge included in the topics approached during the second course, above the previous knowledge.

MEC2: Resolution of exercises specific of the second year of the degree, in a reasoned manner and starting from the knowledge acquired during the first year.

MEC4: Proper and clear Comunication in writing, of the ideas, opinion, and information about the specific subjects related to the topics of the course.



LEARNING OUTCOMES:



On successful completion of this course, the students will be able to:

-Identify the differences of the characteristics posed by different types of materials.

-Correlate the characteristics and properties exhibited by materials with the processing conditions employed, and the obtained microstructure.

-Demonstrate the origins of the ideas plotted in reports and works, by referencing sources used in the work.

-Fluent use of the technical language related to the subject

-Solve problems related to the selection and use of materials for different applications in civil & mining engineering.

-Analyse the adequacy of different types of materials for different uses.

-Perform some of the more widespread tests for the characterization of materials in industry: hardness, tensile tests, electrical conductivity, others.

-Construct a sound explanation or solution to a problem, based on the knowledge acquired.

The syllabus of the course:

Introduction to Materials science and engineering. Chemical bonds.

Crystalline structure: Crystal systems. Metallic crystal systems. Ceramic crystal systems.

Crystalline imperfections and deformation: Structural defects. Dislocations. Plastic deformation.Microscopy.

Diffusion in solids: Fick laws. Diffusion in solids. Thermal treatments. processes based in diffusion.

Mechanical behaviour of materials: Elasticity. Fracture Strength. Yield trength. Hardness. Impact. Resilience, etc.

Fracture, Fatigue and Creep: Brittle Fracture and fracture toughness, Fatigue, Creep. Relationship with microstructure, temperature and other factors.

Solidification of materials. Solubility. Phase formation. Grain formation. Segregation. defects.

Thermal treatments and transformations: Introduction to binary phase Diagrams. Phase transformations. Thermal treatments.

Physical Properties of materials: Electric, thermal, magnetic and optical properties.

Metallic materials: Steels, Cast irons, Aluminium alloys, Titanium allloys, copper alloys and superalloys.

Ceramic materials: Traditional ceramics and engineering ceramics. Silicates. Cements. Refractories. Glasses.Others.

Polymeric Materials: Polimerization. Thermoplastics. Thermosets. Behaviour. Production.

Composite Materials: Types. Fibre reinforced composites. Particulate reinforced composites. Production.

Degradation of materials: Corrosion. Wear. Erosion. Failure detection and prevention.

This course will include different types of activities and sessions:



LECTURES (M SESSIONS):

There will be lectures given by the professor, devoted to explain the most intricate or relevant aspects related to the topics covered along the current week.



SESSIONS TO SOLVE CASE STUDIES AND EXERCISES (PA SESSIONS):

These sessions will be devoted to solve case studies and exercises.



LABORATORY WORKSHOPS (PL SESSIONS):

The following 5 sessions of experimental laboratory workshops will be performed:



Practice # 1: Introduction to material properties

Practice # 2: Determination of the mechanical properties: the Tensile Test

Practice # 3: Determination of the electrical and thermal properties

Practice # 4: Determination of Hardness and its relationship to the mechanical properties

Practice # 5: Metallography



The laboratory workshops will be carried out in groups of 4 students. However, this is not a team activity, but individual. The groups are formed for a better use and organization of the space and time available. Prior to the execution of the each session the students should study the contents and topics to be developed on the session, and should answer a corresponding quizz (Prelab Quizz) included in eGela. After having performed the workshop, they should answer another quizz (Quizz Postlab), also included in eGela.



TEAMWORK SESSIONS (PL SESSIONS):

A team-work activity will be carried out. Along the present year, a case study will be approached to analyze, discuss and propose the adequate solutions. This activity will require that part of the work be carried out tutored by the teacher and other part outside the classroom. The output will be a personal report.



INDIVIDUAL WORK ON EXERCISES AND CASE ANALYSIS

The teacher will present case studies and exercises that should be solved independently, outside the school-sessions. The students should hand it the results and solutions for monitoring progress. These will be part of the assessed materials.



INDIVIDUAL STUDY

Students should study the concepts and contents indicated on the syllabus.



FINAL ASSESSMENT TEST

The students should take a final assessment test on the date scheduled by the School Academic Board. Questions about all the contents, concepts, activities and exercises carried out along the course can be included in this test.

The course has been scheduled to be assessed by means of various activities throughout the term, including a final assessment test. This final assessment test will sum up 50% of the final mark, while the mark (weighed average) of the rest of activities (continuous assessment activities) will correspond to the other 50%. However, it is compulsory to have an average mark above 4 on the final assessment test in order to take into account the mark obtained on the continuous assessment activities. If the mark obtained on the final test is below 4, the final mark will correspond to the mark obtained on that test.



The continuous assessment activities, and their weighting on the final grade, are the following ones:

- eGela TESTS: Multiple choice and Simple choice type tests 5%

- EXERCISES: study cases, exercises, others 30%

- TEAM WORK: Problem solving, project design, materials selection 15%



The Final Grade of the course will therefore correspond to the following equation:



FINAL GRADE = CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIESx0,5+ FINAL ASSESSMENT TESTx0,5 =

FINAL GRADE = (EXERCISESx0,3 + eGela TESTSx0,05 + TEAM WORKx0,15)+ FINAL ASSESSMENT TESTx0,5



Rubrics will be employed to assess the level attained on the competences approached on this course. These rubrics will be provided to the students at the beginning of each activity.



The students who are unavailable to take part on the scheduled activities could opt for a final global assessment test if they feel confident to learn and achieve the foreseen competence level in an independent way. This option should be requested and submitted in writing to the teacher ON A PERIOD COMPRISING 9 WEEKS SINCE THE STARTING DATE OF THE COURSE. In the event that a student who chose this assessment method does not attend to the final assessment test, it will be considered that he/she revoqued the call to the assessment and therefore, will not lose “the call”.

eGela platform and E-mail provided by the University.
Books on materials science and engineering available in the library of the School.
Internet.
Typical software tools (MSOffice, openoffice, etc).
Calculators and other auxiliary materials.

Basic bibliography

Callister, William D

Materials science and engineering : an introduction / 2007 / New York: John Wiley & Sons

ISSN/ISBN: 0471736961 9780471736967*



Shackelford, James F

Introduction to materials science for engineers / 2009/Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Education ISSN/ISBN: 9780132083706*



ELECTRÓNICOS disponibles en la UPV/EHU:

CES Edupack

ASM Handbooks





Othe basic bibliography in the library of the school:



Chung, Yip-Wah

Introduction to materials science and engineering / 2007 /Boca Ratón, Florida [etc.]: CRC Press

ISSN/ISBN: 9780849392634* 0849392632



Ashby, M. F Jones, David Rayner Hunkin, coaut.

Engineering materials 1 : an introduction to their properties, applications and design / 2005

Editor: Oxford [etc.]: Butterworth-Heinemann ISSN/ISBN: 9780750663809*



Ashby, M. F Jones, David Rayner Hunkin, coautor

Engineering materials 2 : an introduction to microstructures, processing and design / 2005 / Editor: Oxford [etc.]: Butterworth-Heinemann ISSN/ISBN: 9780750663816*

In-depth bibliography

- CRC practical handbook of materials selection. Shackelford, James F, Park, Jun S, Alexander, William. CRC Press, 1995.
Ashby, M. F

- Materials selection in mechanical design. Ashby M.F. Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann, 2005. Amsterdam.

- Mechanical behavior of materials. Bowman, Keith. 2008. John Wiley & Sons Ed. Hoboken, N.J.

Journals

- Materials Science and Engineering A & B
- Journal of Material Science