Advanced metallurgy
Summary
This course covers the metallurgy, processing and properties of modern high-performance metals and alloys (e.g. advanced steels, Ni-base, Ti-base, High Entropy Alloys etc.). In addition, the principles of computational alloy design as well as approaches for a sustainable metallurgy will be addressed
Content
The course's goal is to enlarge the field of knowledge of the students beyond the classical three metals and alloy classes (i.e. iron and steel, aluminium, copper and their alloys) and to provide a thorough understanding of the processing-microstructure-properties relationship of high-performance alloys. The students will be introduced to modern computer-assisted methods based on thermodynamic and kinetic simulations for the design of multi-component alloys. In addition, the course will address modern metals processing technologies including novel approaches for a sustainable metallurgy.
Course outline:
- Repetition
Thermodynamics of alloys and phase diagrams
kinetics; solid and liquid state phase transformations
mechanical properties (quasistatic, cyclic, creep); strengthening mechanisms in alloys - Modern high performance metallic materials
Advanced steels (austenitic steels, advanced high-strength steels, TRIP/TWIP steels)
Ni and Co alloys
Al and Mg alloys
Ti alloys
Precious metals (Au, Pt alloys)
Structural intermetallics (TiAl, FeAl)
High entropy alloys and bulk metallic glasses - Introduction into alloy design
Thermodynamic/kinetic modeling; integrated computational materials engineering
Combinatorial metallurgy/rapid alloy screening
Alloy development cycle - "Green" (sustainable) metallurgy and metals recycling
Keywords
Learning Prerequisites
Required courses
Metals and Alloys, Thermodynamics for Materials Science; Phase Transformations; Deformation of Materials; fundamental courses in physics
Recommended courses
Fracture of materials; Corrosion and protection of metals
Important concepts to start the course
Understanding phase diagrams and phase transformations; deformation of metals and strengthening mechanisms
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- Sketch the general physical and mechanical properties of the most relevant metals and alloys
- Sketch the correlation between composition, microstructure and properties for the main alloy classes
- Propose adequate metals and alloys for a given set of requirements and applications
- Judge the veracity of tabulated values in Handbooks
Transversal skills
- Set objectives and design an action plan to reach those objectives.
- Demonstrate the capacity for critical thinking
- Access and evaluate appropriate sources of information.
- Write a scientific or technical report.
- Summarize an article or a technical report.
- Evaluate one's own performance in the team, receive and respond appropriately to feedback.
Teaching methods
Ex-Cathedra, exercises, case studies
Expected student activities
- Attendance at lectures
- Completion of exercices
- Completion of two smaller case studies in groups of 3-4 students; this includes a short written report for each case study
Assessment methods
Two student case studies during the semester (25% each), one written exam (50%)
Supervision
| Office hours | Yes |
| Assistants | Yes |
Prerequisite for
Master's Project; life in industry.
In the programs
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: Written (winter session)
- Subject examined: Advanced metallurgy
- Lecture: 3 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: Written (winter session)
- Subject examined: Advanced metallurgy
- Lecture: 3 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional