Course syllabus

Material- och polymerteknologi
Materials and Polymer Technology

KOO052, 7,5 credits, G2 (First Cycle)

Valid for: 2016/17
Decided by: Education Board C
Date of Decision: 2016-04-12

General Information

Main field: Technology.
Compulsory for: K3
Elective for: B4
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish

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
• Electric and magnetic properties of materials
• 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
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.

Admission

Required prior knowledge: KOOA15 General Chemistry, KOKA25 Organic Chemistry, KOO022 Inorganic Chemistry.
The number of participants is limited to: No

Reading list

• Askeland, D.R., Fulay, P.P: Essentials of Materials Science and Engineering (SI Edition), 2nd edition. Cengage, 2010, ISBN: 978-0-495-43850-2.
• Fried, J.R.: Polymer Science and Technology. Prentice Hall Ptr, 2003, ISBN: 0-13-018168-4.
• Hand-out material.

Contact and other information

Course coordinator: Professor Patric Jannasch, patric.jannasch@chem.lu.se
Course coordinator: Professor Sven Lidin, sven.lidin@chem.lu.se
Course homepage: http://www.polymat.lth.se/