NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING

COLLEGE OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

MECHATRONICS ENGINEERING PROGRAM

MC112 – MATERIALS SCIENCES

I. GENERAL INFORMATION
CODE : MC112 Materials Sciences
SEMESTER : 2
CREDITS : 4
HOURS PER WEEK : 5 (Theory – Practice)
PREREQUISITES : MB312 Chemistry
CONDITION : Compulsory

II. COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course trains students in the application of basic principles of science and technology of materials
in engineering, with emphasis in the criteria for their elaboration and behavior in service based on their
class, properties and applications. Ferrous and non-ferrous alloys are classified and studied, and non-
metallic materials derived from the processing of natural raw materials and artificial and synthetic
materials.

III. COURSE OUTCOMES

1. Apply fundamental concepts and criteria for an adequate selection of materials for a certain use,
based on the knowledge of its physical, chemical and technological properties, and considering
the environment and the conditions in which it will be exposed during its behavior in service.
2. Recognize, recommend and participate in the implementation of different types of techniques of
conformation for engineering materials.
3. Apply fundamental knowledge of simulation of the future behavior of new materials, applying
quantitative methods and laws ruling the theory of manufacturing metallic and non-metallic
materials, applying the related knowledge, programming software.
4. Adequately communicate the results of the assessment of possible materials to be used, to be
employed in the decision making of an industrial plant.

IV. LEARNING UNITS

1. FUNDAMENTALS OF MATERIALS ENGINNERING AND SCIENCE
Raw material and materials / Materials classification / Physical, chemical and technological
properties / Auxiliary materials / Fundamentals of the procurement of iron and steel / General
studies of flow charts / The solid state. Crystal structures / Typos of unit cells and metal crystal
lattices / Principles of physical metallurgy / Principles of the processes of materials conformation in
the industry / Principles of conformation by plastic deformation in cold and hot. Forge, lamination,
embossing, drawing, etc. / Fundamentals about shear conformation with blowpipe and welded
joint, dust metallurgy, machining and casting / Contractions of metals and alloys.
2. FUNDAMENTALS ABOUT MATERIAL TESTINGS
Fundamentals about mechanical tests on materials. Materials hardness, tension, flexion and
compaction. Standard tests. Stress- strain curves. Problems / Elasticity of materials. Elasticity
module and its application. Tests of metallic materials fatigue and impact. Standardization.
Problems / Non-destructive material test / Tests with penetrating liquids, video tape recording,
industrial radiography and ultrasound. NDT and industrial quality.
3. FERROUS ALLOYS
Ferrous alloys. Classification / Cast iron and common or carbon steel, cast iron and special steels,
iron-carbon diagrams / Cast iron and steel structures / Influence of the different alloy element on
cast iron and common and special steel / Problems about alloy laws applied to ferrous alloys,
solidification analysis and determination of micro-structures / Elaboration of standard ferrous alloys.
Melting furnace and load calculation / Problems about load calculation and cast iron and steel
standardization / Solution to problems on elaboration of ferrous alloys.
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 4. NON-FERROUS ALLOYS
Non-ferrous alloys. Classification of non-ferrous metals and their alloys. Standardization and name
(Nomenclature) / Fusion and forge alloys / Copper alloys / Bronze and common and special brass /
Load calculation for their elaboration / Light alloys. Aluminum. Properties and applications /
Aluminum alloys. Classification, properties and applications / Aluminum-copper alloys.
Classification, properties and applications. Special study of duralumin.
Ultralight alloys. Magnesium and its alloys / Physical, chemical and technological properties of pure
magnesium. Uses / Alloys of magnesium. Classification, properties and applications.
Standardization / Other alloys of non-ferrous metals / Titanium and its alloys.
5. CERAMIC MATERIALS
Concept, classification, procurement, uses, properties and applications / Ceramics derived from
clay. Elaboration, classification, properties and applications / determination of properties of ceramic
materials. Apparent and real porosity, apparent and real density, mechanical resistance and
durability / Total porosity – mechanical resistance ratio. Problems / Special ceramics. Glasses,
carbides, cement and refractory materials / Refractory materials. Concept, classification,
elaboration, properties and applications / Silica-alumina diagram and other equilibrium diagrams for
the study of refractory systems.
6. POLYMERIC MATERIALS
Fundamentals, concepts and origin of polymers / Importance in modern life / Thermoplastic and
thermostable polymers / Mechanism of formation of a polymer / Degree of polymerization /
Distribution of molecular weight / properties and applications / Problems.
7. COMPOUND MATERIALS
Compound materials (Composites) / Concept. Types of joint, classification, properties and
application of compound materials / Compound hardened by fine particles dispersion, compound
reinforced by real particles, cemented carbides, electrical contacts, special molds and conductors
in synthetic sand for cast and other compound materials / Compounds reinforced by fibers /
Special composites. Polymers and their compound materials.

V. LABORATORIES AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES

Lab 1: Determination of crystal structures of metals.
Lab 2: Methods of conformation and mechanical tests.
Lab 3: Microstructure of ferrous and non-ferrous materials.
Lab 4: Determination of properties of ceramic materials.

VI. METHODOLOGY
The course is carried out in theory, practical and lab sessions. In theory sessions, the instructor
introduces concepts, theoretical deduction and applications. In practical sessions, several problems are
solved and their solutions are analyzed. In lab sessions, the available equipment and material is used,
complementing with videos and prototypes that students elaborate in group works. At the end of the
course, students must hand in and expose a paper or an integrating project. In all sessions, students’
active participation is encouraged.

VII. EVALUATION FORMULA

The average grade PF is calculated as follows:
PF = 0.25 EP+ 0.25 EF + 0.25 [(P1 + P2 + P3 + P4)] /4 + 0.25 [(L1 + L2 + L3)] /3
EP: Mid-Term Exam EF: Final Exam P#: Quizzes L#: Labs

VIII. BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. ZBIEGNIEW D. JASTRZEBSKI
Material Engineering (Spanish)
2. DONALD ASKELAND
Materials Science and Engineering (Spanish)