Module overview
This module considers metallic alloys with special reference to applications in transport applications. The main materials considered are aluminium, titanium and nickel based alloys, and steel. Also metal based composites, and high temperature materials such as intermetallics and ceramics are considered. Examples of applications are drawn from aerospace, automotive and marine industries. The microstructural development of the materials is considered in detail, and the use of "microstructural engineering" in materials design and selection explored.
Linked modules
Pre-requisite: FEEG2005
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Read and understand higher order phase diagrams.
- Make materials selections for designs with medium complexity, in relation to minimum cost, minimum weight, and minimum energy consumption criteria.
- Recognize and assess the relevance of some of the common microstructural features in structural materials observed by optical microscopy and electron microscopy.
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- A structured approach to materials selection for engineering applications involving two and more properties.
- The relations between composition, processing, thermodynamics, microstructure and properties of key engineering materials in transport applications.
- Understand the main principles of thermodynamic modelling phase diagram software and the main materials selection software package.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Be able to appreciate and discuss with specialists the material lifecycle including recycling and manufacturing waste.
- Analyse the relations between microstructure, composition and main properties of key metallic alloys used in transport applications.
- Relate microstructure and micromechanisms to the main properties of materials.
- Be able to appreciate and discuss with specialists the factors involving materials selection for complex designs.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Work as materials specialist as part of design teams
Syllabus
Philosophy of Materials Selection for Design:
- Philosophy of Materials Selection for Design.
- Cost of ownership, and the materials properties that define this.
- The main aspects of processing of metallic alloys used in transport applications.
- Materials selection for minimum cost, minimum weight, and minimum energy consumption.
- Material lifecycle including production, manufacturing waste and recycling.
- Materials, sustainability and the environment.
Ferrous alloys for transport applications
- The relations between microstructure and properties of metallic alloys, and especially the micromechanisms of strengthening and deformation.
- Cast iron metallurgy and case studies in transport
- High strength steel and case studies in transport
Light Alloys for transport applications
- Aluminium alloys and strengthening theory.
- Metal Matrix Composites.
- Automotive and Aerospace Al alloys.
- Magnesium, production, metallurgy and use.
- Light weight transport case studies.
Titanium alloys:
- Titanium alloys.
- Alpha, beta and alpha + beta alloys.
- Ti alloy processing.
- Ti alloys for turbine engines.
Nickel based superalloys:
- Ni superalloy metallurgy.
- Ni superalloys for turbine engines.
- Coating systems for Ni turbine blades.
Ceramics, intermetallics, hybrid materials, structural glasses.
Revision lectures.
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures which develop the themes described in this module. Notes are given out at the start of the course, which means you only have to note down some key points during the lecture, but still have a full set of notes to work from.
The teaching is supported by web-based teaching (http://blackboard.soton.ac.uk/). This provides additional teaching material in the form of links to relevant websites, (links to) relevant technical papers, and quizzes on selected chapters with feedback.
Learning activities include
- Access to exam question bank.
- Online Quizzes and questions on Blackboard, with instantaneous on-line feedback and feedback in lectures where common mistakes are discussed.
- Revision questions set by lecturers which are intended for (small group) self-study.
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Completion of assessment task | 8 |
| Lecture | 36 |
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 36 |
| Wider reading or practice | 20 |
| Follow-up work | 30 |
| Revision | 20 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Quizzes and QuestionsSummative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Final Assessment | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Set Task | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Set Task | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External