2020-2021 / ACER0083-2

Materials and processes for automotive applications

Duration

15h Th, 45h Pr

Number of credits

 Certificate in sustainable automotive engineering5 crédits 

Lecturer

Stoyan Gaydardzhiev, Anne Mertens

Coordinator

Anne Mertens

Language(s) of instruction

English language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Description and use of different types of materials used in automotive: metals, ceramics, polymers and composites.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

To choose the best material required by a particular application or for particular properties

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Basic knowledge in Materials Science: Structures and properties of metallic materials, polymers... (e.g. as envisaged in the course PHYS0904 : Physics of materials or other similar courses)

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Learning by project. Group project

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face theoretical lectures; workshops.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Recommended or required readings

Lecture notes available via dropbox.

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Exam is based on a personal work (critical assessment of a scientific paper)

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

This course is not organized in 2020-2021.
Students who were interested in taking this course are invited to contact Mrs Mertens (anne.mertens@uliege.be) to discuss possible alternatives.

Contacts

Anne Mertens : anne.mertens@uliege.be