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
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Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
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 VEnrollment :
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.