Course syllabus
Material- och polymerteknologi
Materials and Polymer Technology
KASF05, 7,5 credits, G2 (First Cycle)
Valid for: 2021/22
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering, LTH
Decided by: PLED B/K
Date of Decision: 2021-04-14
General Information
Main field: Technology.
Compulsory for: K3
Language of instruction: The course will be given in English
Aim
- to provide the student with an overview of inorganic and
polymer materials of technical importance and their applications,
from an atomic and molecular perspective
- to give the student a deeper insight into the field of
materials in a limited project.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
- be able to describe the preparation and properties of metal
alloys, ceramics and polymers of technical importance
- be able to explain how the microstructure at different levels
affects the properties of materials
- be able to describe the principles of important methods for the
characterization of materials
Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must
be able to comprehend materials science literature.
Contents
The following points are treated:
- The mechanical properties of chemical bonds
- Crystal structures (positions, directions, planes)
- Crystal defects of varying dimensionality
- Dislocations and plastic deformation
- Point defects and diffusion
- Mechanical properties and different types of fracture
- The strengthening of metals and binary phase diagrams
- Important alloys based on iron, aluminium, copper and
titanium
- Ceramics
- Classification, nomenclature and molecular weight concepts of
polymers
- Mechanisms and concepts in step- and chain-growth
polymerisation
- Industrial methods of polymerization
- Conformation and solubility of polymers
- Structure-property relationships in amorphous and semi
crystalline polymers
- Mehanical properties of polymers, polymer blends and
composites
- Processing and rheology of polymers
- Polymer applications: membranes and electronics
Examination details
Grading scale: TH - (U,3,4,5) - (Fail, Three, Four, Five)
Assessment: Written examination. Project completed. Examination results define grade. The teaching of the course takes the form of lectures and a compulsory literature study. The literature study is performed in a smaller group of students. Given a scientific review article in a modern materials field, one original article per student is selected. The group then gives an oral presentation of the review and their individual articles.
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: KOOA15 General Chemistry, KOKA25 Organic Chemistry and KASA10/KOO022 Inorganic Chemistry.
The number of participants is limited to: No
The course overlaps following course/s: KOO052
Reading list
- Fried, J.R.: Polymer Science & Technology, 3rd edition. Prentice Hall Ptr, 2014, ISBN: 978-0-13-703955-5.
- Hand-out material.
- William D. Callister: Callister's Materials Science and Engineering, Global Edition. Wiley, 2020, ISBN: 978-1-119-45391-8.
Contact and other information
Course coordinator: Professor Patric Jannasch, patric.jannasch@chem.lu.se
Course coordinator: Professor Kimberly Thelander, kimberly.thelander@ftf.lth.se
Course homepage: https://canvas.education.lu.se/