Valid for: 2023/24
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering, LTH
Decided by: PLED M
Date of Decision: 2023-04-11
Elective for: MPRR1
Language of instruction: The course will be given in English
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
Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must
Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must
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.
Grading scale: TH - (U,3,4,5) - (Fail, Three, Four, Five)
Assessment: Examination takes place through compulsory assignments and projects with oral and written presentation. Optional quizzes for continuous knowledge assessment. In the assignments, the students work individually and in the projects in groups of 3–5 students. Approved assignments and projects are required for a passing grade.
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.
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.
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 (2023, 2025 ...) during the Spring Term (last quarter)