The students are able to

• characterize the four important material groups (metals, ceramics, polymers, composites) with regard to their structure and to name common and separating material properties of technical structural and functional materials.
• describe the crystal structure of solid phases by essential basic concepts of solid state physics (crystal physics) and they have knowledge of the real (defective) structure of material structures.
• establish a connection between real lattice construction defects and solidification mechanisms.
• describe the most important tests and experiments of destructive material testing and they know how to determine real mechanical material properties from these experiments.
• use the experimentally determined mechanical material characteristics for the dimensioning of loaded structural components.

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Basic concepts of materials science:

• Materials, materials science, material groups (metals, ceramics, plastics or polymers and composites)
• Cycling of materials in connection with the technical definition of sustainability (minimization of the entropy change of the circular process)
• Material-technical aspects of the material groups
• Materials science aspects of the material groups
• Structure and physical properties of the materials
• History and future of materials
• Development trends in modern materials

• Atoms
• Bonding of atoms and molecules
• Crystals and X-ray diffraction for the investigation of polycrystalline materials
• Crystal plasticity
• Lattice construction errors
• Grain boundaries and homogeneous microstructures

• Tensile test
• Creep test
• Compression test
• Bending test
• Torsional test
• Shear test
• Hardness testing
• Notched impact test

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E. Werner, E. Hornbogen, N. Jost, G. Eggeler: Fragen und Antworten zu Werkstoffen, Springer Verlag, 2019.
S. Kalpakjian, S. R. Schmid, E. Werner: Werkstofftechnik, Pearson Verlag, 2017.
H.-J. Bargel, G. Schulze: Werkstoffkunde, Springer Verlag, 2008.
G. Gottstein: Physikalische Grundlagen der Materialkunde, Springer Verlag, 2007.
P. Haasen: Physikalische Metallkunde, Springer Verlag, 1994.
J. F. Shackelford: Werkstofftechnologie für Ingenieure, Pearson Verlag, 2005.

Integrated course (ILV)

General examination