Curricula

Objectives

Competence in Material Technology is needed in material selection, when analyzing material failures and selecting different production methods.
You will learn the basic terminology and diagrams and fracture surfaces related to basic material terminology. You will learn how the environment will affect on different materials and also the effect of material selection on sustainable development. You will be familiar with materials used in engineering, technical properties and most common applications. You also understand and the effects of different materials on the environment.

Knowledge and understanding;
You are familiar with materials used in engineering and how inner structure and changes in structure will affect material properties.You will understand the effect of environment in use of materials.

Investigations and information retrieval:
You have the ability to make information retrieval related to material technology. You can make experimental tests and work in laboratory environment.

Content

Material inner structure, mechanical properties and the effect of inner structure on properties. Effect of working and heat treatment on properties. Environmental effect on materials and the effect of materials on the environment. Material groups and laboratory work.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Lecture material.

Teaching methods

Lectures, learning tasks and laboratory work.

Exam dates and retake possibilities

3 mid-term exams and 2 resit.

Student workload

60 h lectures, 6 h laboratories and independent work 69 h, out of which 40 h for 10 learning assignments, 4 h laboratory assignment as groupwork and 25 h independent learning.

Further information for students

On the learning assignments there is continuous developing feedback.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Assessment is based on mid-term exams, assignments and laboratory work.

Sufficient (1): You are familiar with basic terminology, but you can not interpret diagrams and fracture surfaces. You know how environment affects materials.

Satisfactory (2): You are familiar with basic terminology, you can interpret diagrams and fracture surfaces and you are familiar with environmental affects on materials, but you can not interpret them in practice.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

Good (3): You are familiar with basic terminology, you can interpret diagrams and fracture surfaces and you are familiar with environmental affects on materials, but you can not benefit the knowledge when selecting materials and interpreting failures.

Very good (4): You master basic terminology, you can interpret diagrams and fracture surfaces and you are familiar with environmental affects on materials. You can benefit the knowledge quite well when selecting materials and interpreting failures.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5): You master basic terminology, you can interpret diagrams and fracture surfaces and you are familiar with environmental affects on materials. You can benefit the knowledge well when selecting materials and interpreting failures.

Prerequisites

No prerequisite.