Syllabus 2008/2009 FKMN05

Syllabus academic year 2008/2009
(Created 2008-07-17.)

POWDER TECHNOLOGY

FKMN05

Higher education credits: 7,5. Grading scale: TH. Level: A (Second level). Language of instruction: The course will be given in English on demand. Optional for: F4, I4pr, M4, M4pr, N4, N4nm. Course coordinator: Universitetslektor Srinivasan Iyengar, Materialteknik. Recommended prerequisits: FKM015 Materials Engineering, Basic Course. Assessment: Written and oral examination, obligatory laboratory experiments and assignments. Further information: The course is offered every alternate year, the next time during the fall term 2008. Home page: http://www.material.lth.se.

Aim
The aim of the course is to help the student acquire a deep understanding of Powder Materials and Powder Metallurgy fundamentals and their Applications.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

be familiar with commonly used powder materials.
know relevant structure-property correlations
know powder treatment and processes for producing powder products.

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

be able to characterize powder materials and products.
be able to design processes for treating powders and powder products to achieve desired properties.

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

demonstrate the ability to choose suitable powder materials for different applications.
demonstrate the ability to analyse the behaviour of powder products.
demonstrate the ability to make written and oral presentations of powder metallurgical concepts and processes.

Contents
Metallic and ceramic powders. Powder characterisation. Powder production methods. Powder compaction. Isostatic pressing. Sintering of powder compacts. Diffusion and surface phenomena in sintering. Liquid phase sintering. Sintering of steel and cemented carbide powders. Powder products and their usage.

Literature
Randall M. German, Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials Processing, Metal Powder Industries Federation (2005). ISBN 0-9762057-1-8.