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| MECA0462-1 | MECA0462: materials selection
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 30h Pr |
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| Credits/ECTS : |
| Master in Aerospatial Engineering, in-depth approach, 1st year |  | Deuxième quadrimestre |  | 5 |
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| Master in Biomedical Engineering, in-depth approach, 2nd year |  | Deuxième quadrimestre |  | 5 |
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| Master in Chemical Engineering and Materrial Sciences, in-depth approach, 2nd year |  | Deuxième quadrimestre |  | 5 |
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| Master in Electro-mechanical Engineering, Teaching Focus, 1st year |  | Deuxième quadrimestre |  | 5 |
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| Master in Mechanical Engineering, in-depth approach, 1st year |  | Deuxième quadrimestre |  | 5 |
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| Master in Aerospace Engineering, Professional Focus (Management), 1st year |  | Deuxième quadrimestre |  | 5 |
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| Master in Electro-mechanical Engineering, Professional Focus (Management), 1st year |  | Deuxième quadrimestre |  | 5 |
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| Master in Mechanical Engineering, specialized approach, 1st year |  | Deuxième quadrimestre |  | 5 |
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| Holder(s) : | Jacqueline Lecomte‑Beckers |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | Description and use of different types of materials: metals, ceramics, polymers and composites. Origin and optimisation of mechanical and physical properties of materials. Selection of the optimal material in function of the required mechanical and/or physical properties. Concept of selection of materials for a typical application (high temperature, optical property,..). Practical cases of materials selection.
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| Course objective : | To choice the best material required by a particular application or for particular properties |
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| Prerequisites : | PHYS0904 : Physics of materials |
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| Workshops : | Workshops : Use of the software CES (Ashby) to select a material ; personal work on the design of a part (selection and optimisation of the required material); reading and oral presentation of a scientific article; factory visit. |
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| Organization : | Theretical lectures; workshops; free working |
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| Written notes : | Lectures notes available (centrale des cours de l'AEES). Copies of transparencies available during theoretical lectures. |
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| Assessment : | Oral examination: Study of a practical application (CES) and explanation of the theory given during the lectures. |
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| Contacts : | Professor Jacqueline Lecomte-Beckers : Jacqueline.Lecomte@ulg.ac.be
Assistant : 04/366.91.56 |
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