Introduction to materials science

MSE-100 / coefficient 6

Teacher(s): Bourban Pierre-Etienne, Tileli Vasiliki

Language: French/English

Résumé

This course relates the structural elements of materials to their mechanical, thermal, electric, magnetic, and optical properties. Hands-on laboratories and team projects offer insight into the profession of materials engineers.

Contenu

Lectures (in English)

  • Historical overview and introduction to the various functional properties of materials: Thedifferent classes of materials (metals, ceramics, glass, polymers, and elastomers) are briefly described in the context of their historic importance and functionality.
  • Atomistic nature and structure of materials: Starting with atomic bonds, we will study how materials are organized at different structural levels, including microstructure, grains, and defects.
  • Mechanical properties: Materials must possess certain mechanical properties, no matter the application. After introducing the concepts of elastic and plastic deformation, materials properties such as strength, ductility, toughness, hardness, fatigue and wear will be described.
  • Thermal properties: Material expansion and general thermal properties such as conductivity, specific heat, and latent heat of transformations will be presented.
  • Phase diagrams and phase transformations of materials: Materials evolve during their processing and their use. The concept of thermodynamic equilibrium and the kinetic aspects of their transformations will be reviewed.
  • Electrical, magnetic and optical properties: The functional properties of materials are essential for many applications in electronics, microtechnology, watchmaking, biomedical engineering, and more. We will discuss examples of these applications in relation to the material structure.
  • Technology of Materials: We will introduce the most important technological aspects of materials engineering, including the role of a materials engineer, training in materials science research and scientific report writing. Group projects on the various activities of materials engineers will be given and reviewed in the context of the life of a product.

Practical works on materials (in French): Some indicative examples include: Materials selection (EduPack); Atomic structures (crystallography); Multiscale observations (microstructures); Mechanical behaviour of materials (mechanical properties); Thermal properties (thermal expansion).

 

Mots-clés

Materials: Microstructures, Properties, Applications, Transformations

Materials Enginnering: Profession, practical laboratory work, team project

Compétences requises

Cours prérequis obligatoires

Cours d' analyse

Cours de Physique générale

Cours de Chimie générale avancée

Concepts importants à maîtriser

Atomic structure, periodic table, chemical bonds

Fundamental laws of mechanics, electricity and optics

Acquis de formation

A la fin de ce cours l'étudiant doit être capable de:

  • Evaluer les phénomènes importants liés aux matériaux intervenant dans une application
  • Formuler un problème lié aux matériaux d'une application en termes d'équations simples
  • Choisir ou sélectionner un type de matériaux pour une aplication donnée
  • Analyser des propritétés de matériaux en fonction de leur structure et composition
  • Synthétiser des informations technologiques sur les matériaux et procédés des produits courant
  • Définir les métiers d'un ingénieur en matériaux
  • Planifier des résultats de tests
  • Rapporter test results

Compétences transversales

  • Utiliser une méthodologie de travail appropriée, organiser un/son travail.
  • Recevoir du feedback (une critique) et y répondre de manière appropriée.
  • Etre responsable des impacts environnementaux de ses actions et décisions.
  • Accéder aux sources d'informations appropriées et les évaluer.
  • Communiquer efficacement et être compris y compris par des personnes de languages et cultures différentes.
  • Ecrire un rapport scientifique ou technique.

Méthode d'enseignement

Ex cathedra et exercises

Team project and presentations

Travail attendu

Attend class and take additional notes

Do the exercises and check the solutions obtained against the solutions sheet distributed the following week

Find information on materials products

Prepare and carry out practical work

Write reports

Méthode d'évaluation

Written exam

Quality of the team project

Quality of practical work carried out

Ressources

Service de cours virtuels (VDI)

Non

Bibliographie

Materials : Engineering science, processing and design M. Ashby, H. Shercliff, D. Cebon, Butterworth-Elsevier, 2007. Or the french translation, Matériaux: science, ingénierie, procédés et conception. L.Deillon, M. Rappaz, Presses Polytechniques Universitaires Romandes, 2013

Cristallographie, Deuxième édition revie et augmentée, Dieter Schwarzenbach, Gervais Chapuis, Press Polytechniques et Universitaires Romandes

Ressources en bibliothèque

Polycopiés

Course documents and practical laboratory work descriptions

Liens Moodle

Préparation pour

Other in-depth materials science courses

In the programs

  • Semester: Spring
  • Exam form: Written (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Introduction to materials science
  • Courses: 3 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • TP: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: mandatory

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