IRM34513 Advanced Materials (Autumn 2021)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Computer Science, Engineering and Economics
- Campus:
- Fredrikstad
- Course Leader:
- Litian Wang
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- ½ year
The course is connected to the following study programs
Optional course in Bachelor of Engineering, study programmes:
- Mechanical Engineering
- Industrial Design
Absolute requirements
Matematikk 1, Materiallære og tilvirkningsteknikk og Fysikk/kjemi
or
Matematikk 1 og Fysikk med materiallære
or equivalent courses.
Recommended requirements
Mechanics 1 or equivalent courses
Lecture Semester
5th Semester (autumn)
The student's learning outcomes after completing the course
Knowledge:
The student will have theoretical knowledge of:
- Lightweight metal alloy construction materials
- Plastics and composites
- Nanomaterials
Skills:
The student:
- Knows application areas for current materials
- Evaluates material properties
- Applies fundamental test methods to materials
- Uses a materials database during the materials selection process
General Competence:
The student:
- Makes correct and safe decisions in choosing materials for various designs
Content
Lightweight metal alloy construction materials
- Aluminum and Al-based alloys
- Titanium and Ti-based alloys
- Production processes
- Mechanical properties
- Material choice - I: Definitions for various sets of Material indices
- Material choice - II: Screening and selection using material database Granta
Polymeric materials
- Crystalline and amorphous structures
- Temperature regions
- Glass transition temperature
- Thermoplastics, thermosets, rubber, fiber
- Manufacturing methods and areas of applications
Composites
- Fiber-reinforced thermoset-matrix (FRP) composites
- Manufacturing processes
- Sandwich beam theory
- Plate/shell theory, incl. shear deformations
- Introduction to theory of laminates
- Design of simple FRP composite parts
Nanomaterials
- Polymeric and metallic nanomaterials
- Colloidal stability
- Properties of nanomaterials
- Methods for characterizing nanomaterials
- Areas of application
Also: The materials database 'Granta' - advanced level.
Forms of teaching and learning
- Lectures
- Laboratory experiments
- Submission of homework online
- When possible, field trips / visits to companies
Course contents is deliveded mainly in English. Students build up a portfolio of projects that are graded pass/fail; they are allowed to bring their portfolio to the exam.
Workload
250-300 hours
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
- Three projects
- Laboratory notebook
Examination
4 hours individual written exam.
Students are allowed to bring any printed and handwritten matter, their dossiers, and a calculator (with empty memory, that cannot compute symbolically and that cannot be used for wireless communication).
The A-F grading system is used, with A as the best mark and F as fail.
Examiners
External and internal sensor or two internal sensors.
Course evaluation
The course delivery will be continuously evaluated throughout the semester. The evaluation method(s) will be set by agreement between students and faculty. There will be a written final evaluation of the course.
Literature
Ashby, Micheal (2010). Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, 4th Ed., Elsevier, ISBN-9781856176637
Handouts.
Compendia by Anna-Lena Kjøniksen and Litian Wang
Supporting Literature:
- Lightweight alloy construction materials
- Plastics and composites
Isaac M. Daniel, (2006), Engineering mechanics of composite materials, 2nd Ed., Oxford University Press.
F. Irgens, (2006), Fasthetslære, 7th Ed., Tapir Forlag