Teaching GuideTerm Faculty of Science |
Grao en Química |
Subjects |
Materials Science |
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Identifying Data | 2023/24 | |||||||||||||
Subject | Materials Science | Code | 610G01035 | |||||||||||
Study programme |
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Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
Graduate | 1st four-month period |
Fourth | Obligatory | 6 | ||||||||||
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Topic | Sub-topic |
I. Introductory Section | • Introduction to Materials Science • Criteria for classification of Materials • Criteria for selection of Materials • Structure, microstructure and phase diagrams |
II. Families of Materials | • Metals and alloys (steels, cast irons and non-ferrous alloys) • Ceramics (clay products, refractories, abrasives, cements, glasses, advanced ceramics) • Polymers (thermoplastics, termosetting polymers, elastomers) • Composites •Synthesis and processing tecniques |
III: Properties of Materials | • Mechanical properties • Magnetic properties: - dia- and para-magnetism - ferro-, ferri-, and antiferro-magnetism - main applications (motors, magnetic recording) • Electrical properties: - electronic condutors - semi-condutors (transistors, photovoltaic cells, LEDs) - supercondutors - insulators (dielectrics, ferroelectrics, piezoelectrics, pyroelectrics, devices) - ionic condutors (batteries, fuel cells) • Introduction to optical properties and their applications |
IV: New trends in Materials Science and examples of selection of materials | • Biomaterials, nanomaterials, etc. • Examples of selection of materials |
V: Materials Laboratoy | • Synnthesis and processing • Characterization and study of materials properties |
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