EM 307 - Mechanical Engineering Materials II (Materiais de Construção Mecânica II) Materials for Mechanical Construction II (Materiais de Construção Mecânica II) - course taught in cooperation with staff from other group of DEMEGI - Generic properties of ceramics and applications of traditional and engineering ceramics - Introduction to sintering. Powder-metallurgy. Sintering in solid state and with liquid phase - Processing of ceramics. Mechanical, thermal, thermo-mechanical and chemical properties - Design and applications of ceramics - Introduction to polymers - Relationship between structures and properties - Commercially important polymers - Processing of polymers - Strength and stiffness of polymers - Introduction to mechanical behaviour and processing of composite materials. Objectives To obtain knowledge on ceramics, polymers and polymer matrix composites, leading to optimal materials selection among these materials. <<<<<<<<<<  BACK  <<<<<<<<<<