MEC-E6001 - Engineering Metals and Alloys D, Lecture, 22.4.2024-6.6.2024

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

After the course you will know classification, heat treatment, and properties of engineering metals and alloys. You will know the metallurgical phenomena in the main heat treatment and processing methods. You are able to carry out basic metallurgical characterization and indentify microstructures. You are able to relate microstructure to performance.

Credits: 5

Schedule: 22.04.2024 - 06.06.2024

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Risto Ilola

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

Risto Ilola, risto.ilola@aalto.fi

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The course introduces the most important ferrous and non-ferrous alloys used in mechanical engineering. The emphasis is in applications in transport, energy, and process industry. The course teaches how the performance and properties are related to alloying and microstructure, and how the microstructure is tailored with different heat treatment methods.  Also, the effect of service environment and temperature are taken into account. Theory is connected to practice in assignments, in which the students will study e.g. hardenability of steels and precipitation hardening of aluminium alloys, and characterize microstructures using optical microscopy and hardness testing.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Evaluation is based on examination.

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lectures

    Assignments

    Exam

DETAILS

Study Material

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lecture material.

    Applicaple parts of the following books:

    H.K.D.H. Bhadesia and R.W.K. Honeycombe: Steels, Microstructure and Properties.

    I.J. Polmear: Light Alloys, From Traditional Alloys to Nanocrystals.

    M. Ashby, H. Shercliff and D. Cebon: Materials: Engineering, Science, Processing and Design.

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    4 Quality Education

    9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language : English

    Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Spring V
    2023-2024 Spring V

    Enrollment :

    Registration for the course will take place on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi).

  • applies in this implementation

    Participation in exercises is not mandatory. These can also be done independently in MyCourses.

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