Knowledge improvement about composite materials (metal-matrix-, ceramic-matrix-, polymer-matrix composites) as technical materials. Design with composite materials. Applications examples.

Student responsibilities:

Grading and evaluation of student work over the course of instruction and at a final exam:

preliminary exams seminar acitivities in classroom

Methods of monitoring quality that ensure acquisition of exit competences:

attendig lectures and excesise, presentation of student work

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to (learning outcomes):

To select the optimal composite material for a specific application To interpret the behavior of composite materials for different working conditions. To assess the influence of the reinforced phase (material, form, share) on the properties of composites. To assess the influence of the matrix phase on the properties of composites. To establish the connection betrween the structure and the basic properties of sandwich composites To describe the characteristics of manufacturing technologies for composite materials To assess the significance of bio- and green composites and their impact on society as a whole. To choose the optimal technology for the product made of composite material.

Lectures

1. Specifics of composite materials for mechanical engineering application

2. Overview and examples of metal-matrix composites

3. Overview and examples of ceramic-matrix, and polymer-matrix composites

4. Structure and properties of composite materials

5. Structure and properties of composite materials for mechanical engineering application

6. Properites of metal-matrix composites - particulate composites

7. Properites of metal-matrix composites - fiber composites

8. Metal-matrix composites - choice of materials and design with metal-matrix composites

9. Properties of ceramic-matrix composites

10. Application of ceramic-matrix composites

11. Properties of polymer-matrix composites - fiber reinforced composites

12. Properties of laminates

13. Properties of sandwiches

14. Standardisation and use of computers

15. Compilation over the composite application in mechanical engineering

Exercises

1. Requierements on composite materials for mechanical engineering application

2. Examples of metal-matrix composites

3. Examples of ceramic-matrix, and polymer-matrix composites

4. Structure of composite materials - fundamentals

5. Structure of composite materials - overview of methods for structure invesigation

6. Properties of composite materials - overview of test methods

7. Properties of metal-matrix composites - application of selected methods for mechanical properties testing

8. Examples of metal-matrix composites application

9. Properties of ceramic-matrix composites - overview of test methods

10. Examples of ceramic-matrix composites application

11. Properties of polymer-matrix composites - mechanical properties

12. Properties of polymer-matrix composites - chemical resistance

13. Examples of polymer-matrix composites application

14. Standards for composite materials

15. Visit to production/processing plant of composite materials

Compulsory literature:

Filetin, T.; Kovačiček, F.; Indof, J.: Svojstva i primjena materijala, FSB, Zagreb, 2002.
Broutman, L.J.; Krock, R.H.: Composite materials, Academic Press, New York, 1974.

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