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TMT4178

Applied Materials Technology

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Credits 7.5
Level Foundation courses, level I
Course start Spring 2025
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement School exam

About

About the course

Course content

Structural materials, in particular steels, non-ferrous metals (e.g., aluminium), ceramics, polymers and composites, with emphasis on their microstructure, mechanical properties and industrial applications. The topics of phase diagrams and phase transitions, as well as the phenomenon of corrosion, will also be addressed. Finally, the course provides an introduction to functional materials and their optical, magnetic and electrical properties.

Learning outcome

After completing the course, the student should:

  • Be familiar with the term kinetics in relation to evolution of microstructure in metallic materials, and specifically understand C-curves and CCT diagrams.
  • Be able to use binary phase diagrams and CCT diagrams to interpret the response of steels and aluminium alloys to industrial heat treatment and welding.
  • Have a basic knowledge of ceramics, polymers and composites, their microstructural evolution and crystal structure, and be able to estimate their properties based on the rule of mixtures and elementary fracture mechanics.
  • Understand the mechanisms of corrosion and degradation of materials, and further be able to use this knowledge to estimate the corrosion rate and lifetime under different operating conditions.
  • Have a basic knowledge of functional materials, and to some extent also a quantitative understanding of factors affecting their electrical, optical and magnetic properties.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, exercises and midterm test. The total workload corresponds to approx. 210 hours per student.

Compulsory assignments

  • Exercises
  • Mid term test

Further on evaluation

In the event of a re-sit examination, the examination form may be changed from written to oral. The final, written exam may be re-taken (e.g., in the event of a failing grade or as a voluntary re-take) if the obligatory activities (exercises and midterm test) have been approved.

Course materials

Callister's Materials Science and Engineering, 10th Edition, Global Edition

William D. Callister Jr., David G. Rethwisch

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
TMAK1002 5 sp Autumn 2022
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Materials Science and Engineering
  • Materials Technology and Electrochemistry
  • Physical Metallurgy
  • Technological subjects

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Materials Science and Engineering