AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE: To give knowledge about the modern engineering materials in terms of production, fabrication characteristics and application; the basic manufacturing processes and their effect on material properties; design for manufacture; selection of materials, processes and processing routes.
DESCRIPTION OF THE COURSE: The main topics concern: Testing and Properties of Materials: tension and compression test, strength–deformation characteristics, bending, compression, impact test, hardness, creep, fatigue. Fundamentals of the Mechanical Behaviour of Materials: stress – strain state, maximum shear-stress and distortion energy criterion, effective stress and strain. Fundamentals of Metal Casting: crystallization, structure, defects and properties of castings. Metal-Casting Processes. Bulk Deformation Forming and Shaping Processes: rolling, extrusion and drawing, forging. strain hardening, recrystallization, cold and hot working. Sheet Metal Forming Processes: shearing, bending, deep drawing. formability tests. Joining. Welding processes: The welded joint: microstructure, defects, residual stresses and distortion, weldability. Soldering and brazing. Adhesive bonding. Metal removal processes. Heat treatment processes: mechanism of phase transformations, final structures and mechanical properties, strengthening, case hardening, annealing. Powder metallurgy: Forming, sintering, secondary finishing, design consideration. Forming and shaping of ceramics and glass. Processing of Polymers and Reinforced Plastics: structure and mechanical properties, forming and shaping polymers, structure of the composites.
