3 ECTS credits
75 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1004508BNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester
1st semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
Inschrijving voor Metalen en hun eigenschappen is mogelijk indien men ingeschreven of geslaagd is voor Mechanica van materialen, vloeistoffen en constructies, voor het technologieproject Werktuigkunde en Elektrotechniek (voor studenten afstudeerrichting werktuigkunde-elektrotechniek) of het technologieproject Leefmilietechnologie en duurzame materialen (voor studenten afstudeerrichting chemie en materialen) en voor 1 van de 3 overige technologieprojecten.
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Engineering
Department
Materials and Chemistry
Educational team
Herman Terryn (course titular)
Activities and contact hours

18 contact hours Lecture
12 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
Course Content
The course is building further on the general classes of materials science where the micro structure of materials is considered. The course teaches deeply the relation between microstructure and phase diagram. The student is explained how he or she can do the interpretation of a phase diagram and how this can be related with the microstructure of the metals. In addition the kinetics of phase formation is discussed. Different metals such as steel, cast iron, stainless steels, aluminium, copper, titatium are explained. The different important alloys are introduced and related with metal properties such as mechanical, corrosion, weld ability, optical,…The thermo mechanical treatments of steel and aluminium are considered more deeply.
Course material
Handbook (Required) : Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering: An integrated Approach, An Introduction, W.D.Callister, Jr., 2de Editie, J.Wiley&Sons Inc, 9781119453918, 2020
Additional info
/ The slides of the course are based on the following book

W.D.Callister, Jr. “Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering: An integrated Approach”, 2de Editie, J.Wiley&Sons Inc, 2005.



The student is encouraged to study more deeply some aspects of the metals depending on his or her interest and trajectory.  He or she can consider other handbooks such as:

K.G.Budenski and M.R. Budenski “Materiaalkunde voor Technici” 3 de editie, Academic Service, Schoonhoven, 2003, ISBN 90 395 2097 6

ASM metaal handboeken
Learning Outcomes

General competencies

During the lectures the structure and related properties of metals are explained.  It allows the bachelor student in Applied Sciences and Engineering:Chemistry and Materials or Mechanics to have a better understanding of the behaviour of metals in different applications.  The student will understand how the metallic structure of alloys is created considering phase diagram and kinetics of faze transformation.  The aim is that the student can do an interpretation of the phase diagrams and that he or she can link this with the expected microstructure present in the metal alloy.  This allows him or her to understand for example the mechanical behaviour of metals.  This course can be considered as a final class on metals for the bachelor student and a base for a student that wants to continue his or her studies as a Master in Applied Sciences and Engineering: Chemistry and Materials or Mechanics where more deeper the microstructure, the forming and the properties of metals are discussed.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Oral exam incl. practicum with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

    Note: An oral examination covering the whole content of the course is organized. This defines 2/3 of the scores. For the oral examination the student has first to do a written preparation. Two main questions are given and the level of the questions is such that the student is able to show his or her competence and problem solving skills. Practicum counts for 1/3 of the global score.

Additional info regarding evaluation

An oral examination covering the whole content of the course is organized.  This defines 2/3 of the scores.  For the oral examination the student has first to do a written preparation.  Two main questions are given and the level of the questions is such that the student is able to show his or her competence and problem solving skills.    Practicum counts for 1/3 of the global score.  Participation to the practicum is obligatory and in case of absence a score of 0/20 is given.  For second term the student has to redo the examination if the score is less than 10/20.  Separate scores are not transferred to the next year in case of failure of the student for the course.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Engineering: Mechanical and Electrotechnical Engineering (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Engineering: Chemistry and Materials (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Engineering: verkort traject werktuigkunde-elektrotechniek na vooropleiding industriële wetenschappen (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Engineering: verkort traject werktuigkunde-elektrotechniek na vooropleiding fysica (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Science and Technology: ingenieurswetenschappen (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Science in Electromechanical Engineering: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)