Metals Technology, 5 op

Core content

• Classification of aluminium alloys
• Classification of stainless steels and their selection to typical applications
• Crystal plasticity theory and applications for metals. Deformation mechanisms of metals at different strain rates and temperatures, and how the mechanisms affect plasticity and fracture of the metal.
• The basic properties of the most common metals and their metallurgical background
• Difference between steel grades and subsequent properties

Complementary knowledge

• Difference in forming behaviour between steels and aluminiums
• Effects of adiabatic heating. High strain rate testing. Materials modeling.
• The material properties behind sheet metal formability
• Testing formability of sheet metals