- Docente: Antonio Motori
- Credits: 6
- SSD: ING-IND/22
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Materials and sensors systems for environmental technologies (cod. 0944)
Learning outcomes
The course provides knowledge on properties, application and manufacturing technology of the main composite materials. The student achieves comprehension of the mechanisms which allow to obtain particular properties on the basis of the components of the material and its architecture; moreover, he gains ability in the choice of the most suitable composite material on the basis of the technological requirements of the product.
Course contents
General characteristics of composite materials. Structure and properties of metal, ceramic and polymer matrix. Structure and properties of the main particles and fibres used in composites. Microstructure of composite materials. Interfaces and their effects on the properties of composites. Concepts on mechanics of anisotropic materials. Lamina and laminates. Models for the estimation of the properties of thin laminates, based on the properties of matrix and filler.
Main fabrication processes, properties, design concepts and applications of composite materials.
Measurement of chemical-physical and mechanical properties of composites. Tests and Standards.
Readings/Bibliography
W.D. Callister, Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction, J. Wiley & Sons, New York, 2007.
S.K. Mazumdar, Composites Manufacturing: Materials, Product and Process Engineering, CRC Press Inc., Boca Raton, Florida (U.S.A.), 2002.
S.W. Tsai, Composite materials: Design and Applications, CRC Press Inc., Boca Raton, Florida (U.S.A.), 2002.
P.K. Mallick, Fiber-reinforced composites, Marcel Dekker Ltd., New York (U.S.A.), 1993.
International Tests and Standards on measurement of the main properties of composite materials.Teaching methods
At the end of the course, laboratory tests for the experimental measurement of chemical-physical and mechanical properties of composite materials will be shown to students. Visits at research laboratories and industries for watching manufacturing of composite products are also scheduled
Assessment methods
Oral examination.
Teaching tools
Laboratories for practice on the experimental measurement of chemical-physical and mechanical properties of composite materials.
Office hours
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