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Course Catalog 1998/99


Materials and Manufacturing Eng

MPM005 Metallic Materials, continuation course 6.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Q III

LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER
Richard Larker Fo ass


PREREQUISITES
Basic courses in Metallic Materials (MPM018) and Non-metallic (ceramic) Materials (MPP001)



COURSE AIM
Understanding of the influence from alloy composition and heat treatment on the properties of steel.
Knowledge about the occurence of and protection from different types of corrosion.
Knowledge about the properties and use of components produced by powder metallurgy.


CONTENTS
The structure of steel, heat treatments and properties: phases, TTT- and CCT-diagrams, heat treatments, hardening mechanisms and hardenability, annealing, surface hardening, stainless steels and tool steels.
Corrosion theory: electrochemistry, types of corrosion, corrosion control, oxidation, surface treatments.
Powder metallurgy: powder manufacture, shaping and sintering methods, properties of materials made by the powder metallurgy route such as cemented carbides, sintered steels and high speed steels, similarities and differences in comparison to ceramic materials.


TEACHING


EXAMINATION
Written exam and laboratory work

COURSE GRADE SCALE:

ITEMS/CREDITS
Laboratory work 0.75ECTS
Written exam 5.25ECTS

COURSE LITTERATURE
Smith W.F., "Structure and Properties of Engineering Alloys", 2nd Ed., McGraw-Hill, 1993.
Mattsson E., "Elektrokemi och korrosionslära", Korrosionsinstitutet, Bulletin nr 100, Stockholm 1987 (in Swedish).
Dowson, G., "Introduction to Powder Metallurgy"; EPMA Education & Training 1995 (distributed free of charge from European Powder Metallurgy Association with the support of the Powder Technology Programme Ð a COMETT II Cb-project.
Information pamphlets from Swedish PM industry (distributed free of charge):
"Iron and Steel Powders for Sintered Components"; (from Hoeganaes AB).
"ASP 2000"; (from Erasteel Kloster AB).
"Hårdmetall och hårdmetallverktyg"; (from Sandvik AB; in Swedish).



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