Didactic units and topics
Block I. Structure of Materials
Topic 1. Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering.
Topic 2. Crystalline structure.
Solidification, crystalline imperfections and hardening mechanisms.
Topic 4. Solid state diffusion.
Block II. Transformations and Treatments
Mechanical properties.
Metallic alloys and phase diagrams.
Iron-Carbon Diagram.
Topic 8. Heat treatments.
Block III. Engineering Materials
Topic 9. Ferrous alloys.
Topic 10. Non-ferrous alloys.
Topic 11. Ceramic materials.
Topic 12. Polymers and composite materials
Block IV. Functional properties and behavior in service
Topic 13. Thermal properties.
Topic 14. Electrical and electronic properties.
Topic 15. Magnetic properties.
Topic 16. Optical properties.
Topic 17. Fundamentals of corrosion and degradation of materials.
