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.
