INTRODUCTION TO MATERIALS' SCIENCE
Stampa
Enrollment year
2018/2019
Academic year
2020/2021
Regulations
DM270
Academic discipline
CHIM/02 (PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMESTRY
Course
CHEMISTRY
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Year of study
Period
2nd semester (01/03/2021 - 18/06/2021)
ECTS
6
Lesson hours
48 lesson hours
Language
Italian
Activity type
ORAL TEST
Teacher
CAPSONI DORETTA (titolare) - 3 ECTS
BINI MARCELLA - 3 ECTS
Prerequisites
Chemistry, mathematics and physics basic notions
Learning outcomes
Section 1: The course aims at provide students with knowledge in the properties and application fields of some classes of materials (metals, metallic alloys, polymers) and in some techniques useful for their characterization.
Section 2: At the end of the course the student should be able to properly define ceramics and composites and know their chemical and physical properties. He should also know the basis of the electron microscopy.
Course contents
Part 1: Classification of materials. Structure and defects in crystalline solids. Structural characterization techniques of crystalline materials. Structure, properties and applications of metals, metal alloys, and polymers.
Part 2: Introduction to ceramics, glasses and composites and their chemical and physical properties (mechanical, optical, magnetic, electric and thermal). Examples on the main classes of ceramic materials and composites. Natural composites. Properties of materials: elasticity, plasticity, ductility, fragility, fatigue. Characterization techniques: Scanning Electron Microscopy, Atomic Force Microscopy, Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy
Teaching methods
The course foresee frontal lessons. No tutoring activity is present and a minimum frequency is not required
Reccomended or required readings
1) W.F. Smith, J. Hashemi "Scienza e tecnologia dei materiali" McGraw-Hill, III ed.
2) Material provided by the teachers
Assessment methods
Oral examination to verify the knowledge of the materials'properties presented in the course and of the main characterization techniques.
Further information
Oral examination to verify the knowledge of the materials'properties presented in the course and of the main characterization techniques.
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