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| Module code: MST2.WEW |
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3V+1P (4 hours per week) |
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| Semester: 1 |
| Mandatory course: yes |
Language of instruction:
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Assessment:
Written exam (120 min)
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MST2.WEW (P231-0087, P231-0088) Mechatronics and Sensor Technology, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2019
, semester 1, mandatory course
MST2.WEW (P231-0087, P231-0088) Mechatronics and Sensor Technology, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2020
, semester 1, mandatory course
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60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 120 hours (equivalent to 4 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 75 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
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Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
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Recommended as prerequisite for:
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Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Moritz Habschied |
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Moritz Habschied
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Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this module, students will be able to name the main groups of metallic and polymeric materials and their manufacturing processes.
Students will be able to explain the relationship between microstructure, manufacturing conditions, and material properties.
Students will be able to classify materials according to their areas of application.
Students will be able to analyze microstructures and derive mechanical properties from them.
Students will be able to assess the suitability of a material in a thermally stressed application.
Students will be able to determine suitable heat treatments for targeted property modification.
Students will demonstrate a willingness to work actively in groups.
Students will be able to organize group processes to solve technical problems.
Students will be able to reflect on contributions made by other group members and integrate them constructively.
Students will be able to justify their decisions regarding material selection with comprehensible factual arguments.
Students will be able to reflect on their own approach and adjust it if necessary.
Students will be able to conduct targeted research in specialist literature and databases.
Students will be able to compare researched data and evaluate its quality and relevance.
Students will be able to structure a subject topic in a meaningful way in terms of content and methodology.
Students will be able to present their results in a manner appropriate to the target audience using suitable media.
Students will be able to respond to critical questions in a well-founded manner.
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Module content:
Material Science
1. Structural description of materials
1.1 Atomic structure and periodic table
1.2 Types of bonds
1.3 Structural descriptions of materials
1.4 Lennard-Jones-potential energy & force-distance curve
1.5 Introduction to crystallography
1.6 Ideal crystals
1.a. Excursus: Terms and definitions relevant to materials science in mechanics
1.a.1 Force, stress, strain, elasticity, plasticity
1.a.2 Relationship between normal stress and shear stress
1.7 Lattice defects, their formation, and their significance for mechanical behavior (strength, deformation, etc.)
2. Mechanical material behavior (of metals)
2.1 Elastic material behavior
2.2 (Ideal) plastic material behavior
3. Mechanical materials testing
3.1 Tensile testing (procedure, parameters, types of fracture, types of hardening curves, strain aging effects, hardening mechanisms, exercises)
3.2 Charpy impact test (implementation, interpretation of results, influencing factors)
3.3 Hardness testing (implementation of various test methods, evaluation, assessment, practical implementation instructions)
4. Alloy theory
4.1 Phase diagram of single-component systems (e.g., water)
4.2 Phase diagrams of two-component systems
4.3 Lever rule, Gibbs phase rule
4.4 Important types of (partial) phase diagrams
5. Iron-carbon diagram
5.1 Phase description
5.2 Microstructure development
6. Thermally activated processes / Manufacturing-related material influence
6.1 Solidification mechanisms and ways to activate/deactivate them
6.2 Diffusion
6.3 Recovery, nucleation, grain growth, recrystallization
6.4 Materials engineering: heat treatment process
6.4.1 Phase transformations Austenite & cooling behavior --> Transformation diagrams
6.4.2 Selected (thermal and thermochemical) heat treatment processes
7. Non-ferrous metals
7.1 Aluminum alloys (natural hard & heat treatable) including process for precipitation hardening
7.2 Magnesium alloys
7.3 Titanium alloys
7.4 Copper alloys
7.5 Nickel alloys
7. Plastics
7.1 Structural description & classification of plastics
7.2 Plastic synthesis
7.3 Chemical and physical properties
7.4 Temperature-dependent mechanical behavior
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Teaching methods/Media:
Interactive, seminaristic lecture
Practical training in the lab in small groups
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Recommended or required reading:
Online and library
Bargel/Schulze: „Werkstoffkunde“, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 12. bearb. Auflage 2018
Weißbach W., Dahms M., Jaroschek C.: „Werkstoffe und ihre Anwendungen: Metalle, Kunststoffe und mehr“, Springer Vieweg; 20., überarb. Auflage 2018
Nur Bibliothek
Läpple, V.: „Wärmebehandlung des Stahls“, Verlag Europa-Lernmittel, Haan-Gruiten, 11. aktualisierte Auflage 2014
Läpple, V., Kammer, C., Steuernagel, L.: „Werkstofftechnik Maschinenbau“, Verlag Europa-Lernmittel, Haan-Gruiten, 6. Auflage 2017
Greven, E., Magin, W.: „Werkstoffkunde und Werkstoffprüfung für technische Berufe“, Verlag Handwerk und Technik; 18. Auflage 2015
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