Mechanical engineering | University of Parma

Professor
Academic discipline: Metallurgia (ING-IND/21)
Field: A scelta dello studente
Type of training activity: Student's choice

48 hours
of face-to-face activities

6 credits

hub: PARMA

course unit
in ITALIAN

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exam calls

Learning objectives

Comprehension of Ferrous metals and light alloys.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

Fundamentals of physical metallurgy. Microstructure investigation of metals.
Ferrous metals. Italian Standard Specification for steels. Plain carbon steels and alloy steels. Cast iron.
Aluminium and its alloys. Magnesium and its alloys. Titanium.

Full programme

Fundamental physical metallurgy: solidification of metals, defetcs, diffusion and thermal treatments.Microstructural investigation Techniques of Metals: Optical and electron Microscopy.Classification of steels (UNI EN). General construction steels (low carbon), special steels (medium and high carbon), maraging steels, tool steels, stainless steels, high and low temperature steels, 13% Mn alloy steels, casting steels. Cast iron: classification, white iron, gray iron, graphite shape and distribution, mechanical properties, perlitic cast iron, alloyed cast iron, spheroidal cast iron, adi.Non-ferrous metals. Aluminum and its alloys: designation, casting alloys, wrought alloys. Magnesium and its alloys: designation, cast and wrought alloys. Titanium alloys.

Bibliography

I.J. Polmear, Light alloys –metallurgy of the light metals, 3 ed.Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford (2000)
W. Nicodemi, Acciai e leghe non ferrose, Zanichelli (2000)

Teaching methods

Class lectures and company visits.

Assessment methods and criteria

written exam.

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