Course syllabus

Pulverteknologi
Powder Technology

FKMN05, 7,5 credits, A (Second Cycle)

Valid for: 2021/22
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering, LTH
Decided by: PLED M
Date of Decision: 2021-04-13

General Information

Language of instruction: The course will be given in English

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.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

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.

Examination details

Grading scale: TH - (U,3,4,5) - (Fail, Three, Four, Five)
Assessment: Written and oral examination, obligatory laboratory experiments and assignments.

The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.

Admission

Assumed prior knowledge: Materials Engineering, Basic Course and/or Advanced Materials Technology and Linear Algebra, Calculus in One Variable, Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics and a course in Physics.
The number of participants is limited to: No
The course might be cancelled: If the number of applicants is less than 12.

Reading list

Contact and other information

Course coordinator: Professor Dmytro Orlov, dmytro.orlov@material.lth.se
Course administrator: Rose-Marie Hermansson, rose-marie.hermansson@mel.lth.se
Course homepage: http://www.material.lth.se
Further information: The course is given every alternate year (2021, 2023 ...) during the Spring Term (last quarter)