last modified: 07/03/2006

Course code: MS3421

Course name: Developments in Production and Processing

This concerns a Course

In the program of  MSc MSE                                         and of 

EC (European Credits): 2 (1 EC concerns a work load of 28 hours)

Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering

Department of MSE

Lecturer 1: dr. J. Zhou

Tel.:  015 - 27 85357 / 82218

Lecturer 2: dr.ir. J. Duszczyk

Lecturer 3:      

Catalog data:

powder metallurgy, material production, material processing, rapid solidification, forming, sintering, advanced materials

Course year:

MSc 2nd year

Course language:

English

 

In case of Dutch: Please contact the lecturer about an English alternative, whenever needed.

Semester:

1A

Hours per week:

2

Other hours:

     

Assessment:

Written exam

Assessment period:

1A

(see academic calendar)

 

Prerequisites (course codes):

MS3021 - Metals Science, MS4011 - Mechanical Properties, MS4101 - Production of Materials

Follow up (course codes):

     

Detailed description of topics:

The course concerns the fundamentals of the technology to prepare conventional alloys and most of all non-conventional alloys with non-equilibrium microstructures via rapid solidification and to consolidate these materials into near-net-shape products. It introduces the methods to produce powdered materials such as atomisation, the methods to produce nearly densified preforms such as Osprey spray deposition, characterization of the initial materials such as particle size, size distribution, morphology and density, and the methods to convert the initial materials into engineered shapes such as compaction and to provide structural integration such as sintering. It details the mechanisms operating during full-density processing to enhance mechanical properties such as extrusion, forging, isostatic pressing and dynamic and explosive compaction. Qua materials, it covers a wide range of microstructured metallic alloys and intermetallic compounds, amorphous and nanostructured materials, as well as metal matrix composites.  

Course material:

  • Dictaat MS3421, lecture notes and recommended literature

References from literature:

  •      

Remarks assessment, entry requirements, etc.:

     

Learning goals:

Students are able to:

 

- recognise the capabilities and limitations of modern material processing technology in comparison with the

  conventional technology;

- select non-conventional material processing routes and process parameters for the end product to meet specific

  performance requirements;

- predict microstructural evolution and dimensional changes occurring during each processing step and the

  performance of the product at the end of the processing chain, on the basis of a fundamental understanding of

  process physics and related metallurgy;

- identify the faults as a result of improper material selection and processing and to propose solutions to the

  problem;

- evaluate the gains in product performance against processing complexity.    

Computer use:

     

Laboratory project(s):

     

Design content: