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Foundations of Materials Science (FMS)

  • Name (Acronym)
    Foundations of Materials Science (FMS)
  • ECTS
    3
  • Contact E-mail
    mattia.biesuz@unitn.it, giulia.fredi@unitn.it
  • Teachers
    Prof. BIESUZ Mattia, Dr. FREDI Giulia
  • Syllabus
    ESSE3 Page
  • Institution
    DII, University of Trento
  • Study Program
    MAII M3
  • Degree
    Postgraduate
  • Language
    English

ABSTRACT

The course aims to provide a fundamental understanding of materials’ structure, diffusion processes and phase diagrams. The course will provide an insight into the chemical and physical properties of the main classes of materials (metals, polymers, ceramics) and the relationships between microstructure and properties (in particular mechanical). The course will introduce basic concepts about rheology needed to understand additive manufacturing processes.

COURSE CONTENT

  • Materials structure
  • Defects and diffusion
  • Mechanical properties
  • Phase diagrams
  • Properties and structure of metals, polymers and ceramics
  • Rheology

 

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

The teaching activity includes theoretical lessons and numerical exercises. The results will be assessed through an oral (online if needed) examination. During the examination, the teachers can ask to solve simple numerical problems.

 

FURTHER READINGS

  1. William D. Callister Jr., David G. Rethwisch, Materials Science And Engineering: An Introduction,10th Edition, Wiley, 2018 (Very Basic)
  2. Evaristo Riande Ricardo Diaz-calleja Margarita G. Prolongo Rosa M. Masegosa Catalina Salom, Polymer Viscoelasticity: Stress And Strain In Practice, Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1999
  3. D.W. Van Krevelen, K. Te Nijenhuis, Properties of Polymers, Fourth Edition, Elsevier, 2009
  4. R. J Crawford, P. J Martin, Plastics Engineering, Fourth Edition, Butterworth-Heinemann, Elsevier, 2020
  5. Xiaolong Wang (Ed.), Vat Photopolymerization Additive Manufacturing – 3D Printing Processes, Materials, And Applications, Elsevier Science, 2024
  6. Ali Bagheri And Jianyong Jin, Acs Applied Polymer Materials20191(4), 593-611 Doi: 10.1021/Acsapm.8b00165
Each registered participant acknowledges that the material distributed in the frame of the courses, available for the duration of the current edition of the Postgraduate program, is protected by copyright and delivered for educational purposes and personal use only. The participant agrees and undertakes not to forward, publish, disclose, distribute, disseminate – in any form or manner – such a material without written consent of the author(s) of the material. Unless otherwise explicitly allowed by the speaker in written form, no recordings of the online lectures can be made.

Course Information

Date:  30 January – 31 January 2025 (15 hours)
Format:  The course is offered on-site and on-line (synchronous and asynchronous) with video recordings, hand-outs, etc. of the lectures available off-line

Registration Information

UniTN Students:  Free
EXTERNAL Students:  216 Eu: First course
180 Eu: Every course from the second one

The fees include the course teaching, video recordings, hand-outs, etc. (*).

Registration Procedure for UniTN Students

Please contact the Student Support Office of your Department/Centre/School to include the course in your study plan.

Registration Procedure for EXTERNAL Students

Step 1: Register a "guest" type account (@guest.unitn.it)

  • Should you still not have a UniTN account, you have to register and log in with your SPID identity or CIE (electronic ID card). If you cannot use SPID or CIE, please create your own UniTN account.

Step 2: Enroll to a Single UniTN Course

  • Complete the online application through the dedicated webpage.
    In the application form (Section "Teaching Activities") put the following information:
    • Name of single class/teaching activity: Foundations of Materials Science
    • Code of single class/teaching activity: M220_29
    • Degree course to which the teaching activity is associated: [M220] Master in Multifunctional Metamaterials and Metastructures
  • Once received the outcome of the application (1-3 days), login into ESSE3 with your "guest" account user-name and password. Then, pay the bulletin you find in Administrative Office – Payments.

NOTES:

(*) Each registered participant acknowledges that the material distributed in the frame of the courses, available for the duration of the current edition of the Postgraduate program, is protected by copyright and delivered for educational purposes and personal use only. The participant agrees and undertakes not to forward, publish, disclose, distribute, disseminate – in any form or manner – such a material without written consent of the author(s) of the material. Unless otherwise explicitly allowed by the speaker in written form, no recordings of the online lectures can be made.