Introduction to Materials - 3EMTAAV0

Goal(s)

The objective of this "Initiation to Materials" course is to describe the different classes of materials and major properties by type of materials. Concerning the material classes, the content aims to define, on the base of a chemical classification, the largest families of materials to some examples for particular nuances. Concerning the properties, the emphasis is particularly put on mechanical, thermal, electrical and magnetical aspects. These aspects being in direct link with the materials previously presented.

Content(s)

• Chemical compositions and material morphologies, description at different scales: metal, polymers, ceramic, composites.
• Presentation of some mechanical behaviours and associated quantitative properties definitions: elasticity, plasticity, resiliency...
• Presentation of some thermal behaviours and associated quantitative properties definitions: melting temperature, expansion, conductibility...
• Presentation of some electromagnetic behaviours and associated quantitative properties definition: conductibility, permitivity, permeability...
• Knowledge synthesis through typical industrial product description.