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Metallurgia (M/Z)
Metallurgy
Marcello Cabibbo

Seat Ingegneria
A.A. 2015/2016
Credits 6
Hours 48
Period II
Language ENG

Prerequisites
none

Learning outcomes
The student should knowing the properties, heat treatments and applications of the most important classes of ferrous materials used in mechanics

Program
Production of steels, and cast-irons. Solidification: equilibrium and non-equilibrium. Binary phase diagrams. Fe-C phase diagram, phases and constituents. TTT and CCT curves, hardenability (Jominy). Classification of steels. Mechanical properties of metallic materials. Steels: general purposes, for special uses, tools, stainless steels, Hadfield. Cast Irons. Aluminium alloys. Classification for Aluminium alloys. Aluminium alloys: applications, strengthening methods.

Development of the examination
LEARNING EVALUATION METHODS
written and oral. The written test will deal with phase diagrams, CCT and TTT curves, steel and aluminum alloys classification, properties of steels and cast irons. During the oral examination, the candidate will be interviewed on the whole course program body.

LEARNING EVALUATION CRITERIA
The student will have to show a sufficient level of knowledge of all the topics included in this course.

LEARNING MEASUREMENT CRITERIA
base of 30 points.

FINAL MARK ALLOCATION CRITERIA
The written exam will be evaluated up to a maximum of 15 points, with a oral access cutoff of 10 points. The oral part ofthe exam will be organized on a 3 query basis. Each query will be evaluated from 0 to 6 points.

Recommended reading
Flinn and Trojan: Engineering Materials and their Applications. Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston. & W.D. Callister: Materials Science and Engineering, an introduction. John Wiley & Sons. Inc. New York.

Courses

• Ingegneria Meccanica (Corso di Laurea Triennale (DM 270/04))