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CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Aerospace Engineering
Instruction in: English
Course Code: 15333
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 200
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 42
Prerequisites: Chemical basis of Engineering
DESCRIPTION
-Introduction to to Materials Science & Eng. Classification of materials. Properties. Evolution of main aerospace materials. Materials requirements in structures and engines. -Bonding in solids. Relationship between bonding, structure and properties of materials -Crystalline systems and some definitions. Atomic positions. Directions and planes in the crystalline cells. -Crystalline defects. Solid solutions. Polymorphism and Allotropy. Amorphous Materials -Diffusion mechanisms. Fick¿s diffusion laws. Industrial applications examples -Phase Diagrams: Component, phase, micro constituent. Unary or one component phase diagrams. Binary isomorphous phase diagrams. Gibbs Phase Rule. Tie line and lever rule. Non equilibrium solidification. Binary eutectic systems. -Precipitation in solid state. Invariant reactions. Intermetallic components. Congruent and incongruent melting -Fe-C System. Equilibrium transformations in the metastable Fe-C system. Eutectoid steels. Pearlitic transformations. Hypoeutectoid steels. Hypereutectoid steels. Influence of alloy elements in metastable Fe-C -Ceramic phase diagrams. Ternary phase diagrams. Ternary phase diagrams in metallic alloys. Ternary phase diagrams in ceramics - Mechanical properties: Uniaxial Tension Test. Stress-strain Curve: Elastic Zone. Plastic Zone. Slip Systems Ductility concepts. True Stress-strain Curves - Strengthening Mechanisms. Hardness -Electrical Properties: Classification. Diagrams of Energy-Bands. Conducting materials. Metallic conductors .Ceramic conductors. Semiconducting materials. Intrinsic. Extrinsic. Insulating materials - MAGNETIC PROPERTIES. Origin of the magnetic behaviour of materials. Types of magnetism. ferromagnetic, ferrimagnetic; paramagnetic; diamagnetic; anti-ferromagnetic. Magnetic domains. Hysteresis cycles. Types of materials according to their hysteresis cycles. Factors affecting the hysteresis cycle. Applications. THERMAL PROPERTIES -Ceramic materials . Structure of Ceramic Materials. Glasses. Mechanical Properties of Ceramic Materials Processing of ceramic materials. Applications -Polymeric materials: Chemical structure of polymers. Molecular weight and its distribution. Solid state of polymers. Crystalline polymers. Thermal transitions. Mechanical properties of polymers Viscoelasticity Processing and practical applications of polymeric materials -Concept of composite materials. Constituents of composite materials. Classification. Reinforcements. Particles. Composite materials reinforced with large particles. Fibres and prepregs. Mechanical properties of different reinforcement materials -Polymer matrix in Composite Materials. Thermoset and thermoplastic matrices. Additives . Mean elastic properties of composites. Fabrication Processes. Composite materials and in Aerospace - Mechanisms of Adhesion. Modes of failure. Types of adhesives. Processing and design considerations.
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