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Materials Science and Material Technologies

Description

The subject provides knowledge about modern materials (metallic, non-metallic, composite, nano- and functional materials), the fields of their application and methods of various materials processing, technological processes, quality control methods. Forms abilities: to evaluate the properties of various materials (mechanical, technological, operational), to select technological methods of blanks production (tools and materials), technologies, forms the understanding of the connections between materials composition, structure and properties.

Aim of the course

Provides knowledge about structural materials (metal, non-metallic) used in the production of automotive and agricultural machinery industry, provides basic knowledge of modern processing techniques for various materials, technological processes for the blanks production, knowledge about tools and auxiliary materials, quality control methods. Forms: the ability to evaluate the properties (mechanical, technological, operational) of various materials, understanding the relationship between the composition, structure and properties of the materials, skills to select technological methods of blanks production, usage of tools and auxiliary materials, selection of machine part production technologies.

Prerequisites

Subjects of general humanitarian education and communication, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, Engineering Graphics, Information Technologies, Theoretical Mechanics.

Course content

1.1. Criteria for selecting materials for a product 1.2. Structure, structure and types of metallic and non-metallic materials 1.3. Understanding of mechanical, technological, performance properties of materials 1.4. Iron and carbon alloys, Non-ferrous alloys, Methods of preparation, Chemical, phase structure, types, designation 1.5. Smart construction materials. 1.6. Non-metallic materials and composites. 1.7. Heat treatment of iron and carbon alloys. 1.8. Basics of metal corrosion 1.9. Hardness tests of metals and investigation of their mechanical properties 1.10. Microstructure and characterization of annealed carbon steel and cast iron 1.11. Investigation of influence of heat treatment parameters on steel properties 1.12. Scratch evaluation of material properties 2.1.Technological process and its parts. 2.2.Cutting concept and basic definitions: elements of GIS system, overhead. 2.3.Preparation of sketches and operating cards. Safe working with machine tools 2.4.Understanding of basic workpiece production methods, molding, plastic deformation processing 2.5. Formation of surfaces of machine elements. Peculiarities and capabilities of the main cutting processes 2.6. Cutting tools, their rational geometry selection. Cutting peculiarities of non-metallic materials. 2.7. Physical phenomena in cutting 2.8. Basic types of machine tools and their equipment. 2.9. Understanding Other Cutting Techniques - Concentrated energy cutting 2.10. Arc welding process, equipment, main characteristics, materials, Understanding other welding techniques Peculiarities of material processing on programmable machine tools 2.11. Cutting Heads Evaluation of machine tool accuracy 2.12. Investigation of the influence of technological regimes on cutting forces 2.12. Analysis of non-metallic materials (wood, polymeric materials) cutting peculiarities 2.13. Analysis of welding arc power supplies 2.14. Evaluation of welding quality 2.15. Analysis of CNC Machining of Main Structural Technological Elements

Assesment Criteria

Identify and describe materials types and it‘s properties, nature of technologies; analyze and link different materials and fields of it‘s usage.; evaluate and defend their response about relation of materials properties, structure, treatment methods.