IRM34513 Advanced Materials (Autumn 2022)

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