Course unit, curriculum year 2023–2024
MSE.440
Adhesion and Surface Modifications, 5 cr
Tampere University
- Description
- Completion options
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2023–22.10.2023)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2024–3.3.2024)
Active in period 4 (4.3.2024–31.5.2024)
Course code
MSE.440Language of instruction
EnglishAcademic years
2021–2022, 2022–2023, 2023–2024Level of study
Advanced studiesGrading scale
General scale, 0-5Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Johanna LahtiResponsible teacher:
Mikko KanervaResponsible teacher:
Jurkka KuusipaloResponsible organisation
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Materials Science Studies 100 %
Core content
- Main factors affecting adhesive bonds at material interfaces
- Surface characteristics: Wetting and surface energy
- Importance of adhesion to material performance
- Concepts of crack, fracture and delamination
- Understands scientific thinking, reasoning and explanation
Complementary knowledge
- The student is able to solve possible adhesion problems in different production processes and can predict functionality of materials in terms of adhesion at bonds.
- Contact angle measurements
- Specific surface treatment and modification methods (e.g. corona, flame, plasma, chemical modification (primers, adhesion promoters)
- Numerical models for bond failure
Specialist knowledge
- DIfferent models of surface enregy determination
- Surface treatment devices
- Nonlinearity of materials, damage
- Knows the risks associated with digital environments and takes them into account in his/her own actions
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
Recommended prerequisites
Learning material
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
Completion of all options is required.
Participation in teaching
09.01.2024 – 29.04.2024
Active in period 3 (1.1.2024–3.3.2024)
Active in period 4 (4.3.2024–31.5.2024)