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MOL-7106 Engineering Ceramics, 5 cr

Person responsible

Minna Uusitalo, Tapio Mäntylä, Erkki Levänen

Lessons

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Summer Implementations Lecture times and places
Lectures
Excercises


 


 
 2 h/week
 1 h/week
+2 h/week
+1 h/week


 
MOL-7106 2010-01 Monday 12 - 14, K3104

Requirements

Examination from given material, include both lectures and exercises. Practical work.

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student will be able to identify the most common engineering ceramics and define their main properties with a special emphasis in mechanical properties which are important in engineering applications. The student will be able to name the different testing methods and interpret the results. The students will be able to define the different processing techniques, joining, finishing and NDE methods for ceramic components. The students will be able to summarize the main properties, major applications and the limitations of the most common engineering ceramics. The students will be able to define the basic designing methods and apply those for different components. The student will be able to select materials for different applications, especially for applications facing corrosion and wear. The student will be able to name some new trends in engineering ceramics e.g. ceramic composites.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Mechanical properties of ceramics: theoretical strength, Weibull theory, effect of flaw and porosity to strength, 3 and 4 points bending test, tensile strength, fracture toughness  Other properties such as subcritical crack growth, fatigue of ceramics, thermal shock  Toughening mechanisms 
2. Processing of ceramics: basics of processing techniques (powder processing, pressing, casting, plastic forming, sintering, machining, finishing, joining), design considerations and approaches, NDE techniques  Slip stabilization, effect of processing additives  Non-conventional processing 
3. Examples of the most common engineering ceramics (alumina, zirconia, silicon carbide, silicon nitride): their different types, properties, main applications, limitations, toughening mechanisms  Other engineering ceramics   
4. Wear and corrosion of ceramics: wear and corrosion mechanisms   Compositional and structural limitation for different materials in different environments   
5. New trends in ceramics  Ceramic matrix composites  Ceramic/Ceramic nanocomposites 

Study material

Type Name Author ISBN URL Edition, availability, ... Examination material Language
Book   Modern Ceramic Engineering Properties, Processing and Use in Design   David W. Richerson            English  
Lecture slides                English  

Prerequisites

Course Mandatory/Advisable Description
MOL-1210 Materiaalit Advisable    
MOL-1310 Materiaaliopin perusteet 1 Advisable    
MOL-1320 Materiaaliopin perusteet 2 Advisable    
MOL-1330 Materiaaliopin perusteet 3 Advisable    
MOL-1410 Materiaalitieteen tutkimusmenetelmät 1 Advisable    
MOL-1420 Materiaalitieteen tutkimusmenetelmät 2 Advisable    

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Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
MOL-7106 Engineering Ceramics, 5 cr MOL-7100 Engineering Ceramics, 5 cr  

More precise information per implementation

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MOL-7106 2010-01        

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