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Metallurgy, 5 Higher education credits

Metallurgi, 5 Högskolepoäng

Established: 2023-04-12

Established by: Department of Engineering Science

Applies from: H23

Learning outcomes

After the course, the student should be able to:

• explain correlation between processing, structure and properties of engineering alloys
• describe the metallurgical extractive processes for main metals and discuss them from sustainability perspective
• identify the different types of crystal structures in metals
• elaborate development of microstructure and phase transformation in metals
• demonstrate understanding of the behavior of metals subjected to mechanical or thermomechanical loads and their strengthening mechanisms.

Entry requirements

General entry requirements and approved result from the following course/courses:

MTK200-Materials Science and Engineering or the equivalent.

The forms of assessment of student performance

Individual written assignment.

Course contents

This is a basic metallurgy course that builds on knowledge acquired from material science. The course covers aspects of extractive metallurgy and physical metallurgy of the most common metal systems:

• Extractive metallurgy
• Overview of physical metallurgy
• Structure of metals and Structural imperfections
• Alloy thermodynamics, phase diagrams and phase transformations
• Diffusion
• Plastic deformation and annealing
• Strengthening mechanisms
• Fracture, fatigue, and creep of metals
• Physical metallurgy of steels, aluminum alloys and superalloys

Other regulations

Course grading: U/3/4/5

Course language: The teaching is conducted in English.

General rules pertaining to examination at University West are available at www.hv.se.

If the student has a decision/recommendation on special support due to disability, the examiner has the right to examine the student in a customized examination form.

Cycle

First cycle

Progressive specialization

G1F - first cycle, has less than 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements

Main field of study

Mechanical Engineering