Materials Engineering

Summary of Disciplines

CODE Course - (number of class hours) Number of credits - Pre-requisite Where: CODE - is the course's code; Course - is the course's name; (number of class hours) - is the distribution of class hours (Lecture classes - Exercise classes - Laboratory classes); Number of credits - is the course's number of credits; Pre-requisites - are the courses that must be taken prior to registering at this course Example: ART 1023 Geometric Drawing I - (2-0-2) 4 - ART 1022 CODE - ART 1023; Course - Geometric Drawing I; (number of class hours) - Lecture classes: 2; Exercise classes: 0; Laboratory classes: 2; Number of credits - 4; Pre-requisites -ART 1022

MET 1801 Introduction to Materials Engineering - (2-0-0) 2
Presentation of the activities associated with metallurgy and materials engineering. Identification and description of the materials engineering subjects related to the other engineering activities. Presentation of specific topics related to metallurgy and materials engineering. Introduction to the basic concepts related to materials processing, characterization and properties. Description and analysis of problems related to metallurgy and materials engineering.

MET 1802 Thermodynamics of Materials - (4-0-0) 4 - MAT 1107 and FIS 1102 and QUI 1101 or MAT 1117 and FIS 1102 and QUI 1101 or MAT 1107 and FIS 1106 and QUI 1700 or MAT 1117 and FIS 1106 and QUI 1700
Introduction and some definitions. The laws of thermodynamics. Statistical interpretation of entropy. Auxiliary functions. Phase equilibria in one-component systems. The behavior of gases. Reactions involving gases. Reactions involving pure condensed phases and a gaseous phase. The behavior of solutions. Phase diagrams and free-energy-composition diagrams for binary systems. Reaction equilibria in systems containing components in condensed solution.

MET 1803 Computer Applications in Materials Engineering - (2-0-2) 4 - INF 1001
Use of computers in Materials Engineering. Basics on computer architecture and organization. Introduction to programming and practical applications. Use of available softwares as problem solving aids in Materials Engineering.

MET 1804 Industrial Projects Planning - (2-2-0) 3 - 140 Credits
Formation and flow of national income. Planning as decision making for rational alocation of resources. Methods and techniques of planning for public and private organizations. Project and rational conception of a product, building or enterprising. Examples.

MET 1805 Thermal Equipments - (3-0-0) 3 - MET 1818 or MEC1325
Calculation of thermal insulation. Scaling for industrial furnaces. Design of heat exchangers : heaters, coolers, condensers and evaporators. Boilers : dimentioning e selection.Continuous ingot casting. Wall cooling in thermal equipments. Cooling column. Solar heating.

MET 1806 Statistical Methods Applied to Engineering - (2-2-0) 3 - 120 Credits
Review of statistical inference and random variables.Probability density distribution and applications. Statistical tests and factorial analysis. Curve fitting and correlation methods. Use of statistical softwares.

MET 1811 Reactions and Processes Kinetics - (4-0-0) 4 - MET1802 or MET1011 or QUI 1802 or MEC 1301
Introduction: Kinetics principles of homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions. Homogeneous reactions: kinetic equations, reaction rate, concentration and temperature effects. Heterogeneous reactions: Characteristics, mechanism and rate-controlling step, mass transfer coefficient, difusion coefficient and effective diffusion coefficient. Mathematical Modelling of fluid-particle reactions: dense and porous solids. Introduction to modelling and reactor design.

MET 1812 Electrochemistry and Applications to Engineering - (2-0-2) 4 - MET 1811 or MET 1123 or QUI 1805 or QUI 1475
Electrolyte solutions. Conductance and conductivity. The pH scale. Ionic equilibria in aqueous solutions. Speciation of aqueous systems. Redox reactions. Electrode potential. The Nernst equation. Eh-pH diagrams. Types of electrodes. Reference electrodes. Exchange current density. Electrolysis and Faraday's Laws. Electrolytic cells. Topics on the kinetics of electrochemical reactions. Electrowinning and electrorefining of metals. Electrochemical industries. Electrolytic processes applied to wastewater treatment. Fundamental aspects of corrosion. Types and forms of corrosion. Anti-corrosion protection methods.

MET 1813 Mineral Processing - (4-0-2) 6 - QUI 1700
Mineral resources, Fundamentals on mineralogy and petrography, applied mineralogy and ore characterization, Ore handling, Particle size analysis, Comminution, crushers, grinding mills, Industrial screening, Classification, Gravity concentration, dense medium separation (DMS), Fundamentals on surface chemistry and colloid chemistry, Froth flotation, Magnetic and High-tension separation, Coagulation na flocculation, Dewatering, Tailings disposal.

MET 1814 Introduction to Materials Processing - (3-0-0) 3 - MET 1802 and MET 1813 or MEC 1301 and QUI 1811 or QUI 1802 and QUI 1811 or MET 1802 and QUI 1811 or MEC 1301 and MET 1813 or QUI 1802 and MET 1813
Raw Materials for materials Processing, Fuels and combustion, Furnaces, Material and energybalance, Refractory materials: specification, equilibrium diagrams and applications, Fundamentals on fluid dynamics, Briquetting and pelletizing, Surfaces and Colloids, Flowsheet of inorganic processing.

MET 1815 Chemical Processing of Materials - (4-0-1) 5 - MET 1811 or MET 1123 or QUI 1805 or QUI 1475
Physical-Chemistry of aqueous solutions. Diagrams of distribution of species. Solubility diagrams. Electrochemical reactions. Pourbaix diagrams. Hydro and electrometallurgical operations: leaching, solid-liquid separation, precipitation, ionic exchange, solvent extraction, electrowinning. Physical-Chemistry of high temperature reactions. Predominance and equilibrium composition diagrams. High-temperature operations: roasting, smelting, oxidation, amd reduction. Synthesis of materials. Environmental considerations.

MET 1816 The Making of Iron and Steel - (3-1-0) 3 - MET 1815
General steel statistics: world and brasilian steel production. Raw materials. Steel products. Fundamental of iron ore reduction: Thermodynamics kinetics and fluidynamics. Ironmaking technologies: blast furnaces; Corex reactor; Midrex, HyL and emergents RDI/ HBI processes; new technologies: TECNORED, DIOS, AISI- DS. Fundamental of steel refining: termodynamics, kinetics, fluidynamics and the slag role. Steelmaking technologies: BasicOxygen Furnace - BOF; Electric Arc Furnace - EAF; Steel refining in the
Ladle. Desoxidation. Conventional and Continuous Casting.

MET 1817 Non Ferrous Metallurgy - (2-0-0) 2 - MET 1815 or MET 1115 and MET 1118
Key characteristics of industrial metals. Domestic position in front of the main world producers. Description of technological routes for primary and secondary production. Process flowsheets. Non-conventional methods. Economical and enviromental aspects.

MET 1818 Heat Transfer - (3-1-0) 3 - MET 1802 or MET 1101 or QUI 1802 or QUI 1231
Introduction. Steady-state conduction, the Fourier law, thermal conductivity, the heat conduction general equation, conduction in plane, cylindrical, spherical and composed walls, two and three-dimensional conduction. Transient conduction, Biot number, New-tonian and non-Newtonian cooling. Convection, the Newton law, natural and forced convection, the energy general equation, heat transfer coefficient, convection in slabs, cylinders and spheres. Heat transfer with phase changes, boiling curve, heat transfer coefficients, solidi-fication of liquid metals. Thermal radiation, radiation intensity and emissive power, black body radiation, the Stefan-Boltzmann law, emissivity, absorpti-vi-ty, reflectivity and transmissivity, gray bodies radiation, the Kirchhoff law, radiative heat exchange between black and gray surfaces, view factors, electrical analogy, radiation shields, combined radiation and convection, re-radiating surfaces, radiation in gases. Heat exchangers.

MET 1819 Momentum and Mass Transfer - (3-1-0) 3 - MET 1802 or MET 1101 or QUI 1802 or QUI 1231
Introduction. Basic principles of fluid mechanics. Momentum transport and laminar flow of Newtonian fluids. Continuity and momentum conservation (Navier-Stokes) equation. Fluid flow through submerged objects. Turbulent flow. Mechanical energy balance and its application in fluid flow. Diffusive mass transfer. Steady-state diffusion. Transient diffusion. The Fick laws. Convective mass transport. Mass transfer coefficients. Mass transfer and chemical reaction. General formulation of mass transfer problems - Applications (processes involving mass transfer).

MET 1820 Process Modeling and Simulation - (4-0-0) 4 - MET 1818 and MET 1819 or QUI 1806
Introduction. Mathematical and physical modeling for process analyses and development. Physical modeling, classification, development of rigorous physical models, similarity criteria, techniques available for ensuring similarity, semirigorous physical models, preliminary measurements. Pilot plants and prototypes. Mathematical modeling, classi-fication, development of mathematical models - (preparation, mathematical formulation, boundary conditions, solution of the equations, numerical techniques, validation and application). Examples of mathematical and physical modeling of primary materials processing operations.

MET 1821 Instrumentation and Process control - (4-0-0) 4 - MET 1820 or QUI 1815
Basic concepts of process control. Dinamics of the control systems. Sensors and data transmission. Instrumentation: techniques, controllers and equipments. Performance rating for the controlling systems. Stability. Introduction for multi-variable and digital control. Automation concept. Aplications.

MET 1822 Surface Treatment of Materials - (2-0-0) 2 - MET 1812 or QUI 1776 or QUI 1232
Pickling - (steels, copper alloys, aluminium alloys, other metals). Chemical polishing. Electrolytic polishing. Phosfatization. Anodization. Plating methods. Film deposition. Other techniques. Environmental considerations.

MET 1823 Mineralogical Characterization - (2-0-2) 4 - MET 1813 or MET 1101
Grinding. Milling. Granulometry. Liberation and modal analysis. Chemical analysis. X-Ray diffraction. Dense liquid separation. Magnetic and eletrostatic separation. Samplling. Optical microscopic and SEM analisys.

MET 1824 Ceramic synthesis - (2-0-0) 2 - MET 1815 or MET 1115 and MET 1118
Thermodinamical, kinetical and technological aspects in ceramic synthesis ( aqueous, vapour, and gas-solid reactions). Ceramic powder characterization ( chemical composition, chrystalinity, particle size and size distribution and specific area ).

MET 1825 Corrosion and Protection - (3-0-0) 3 - MET 1812 or MET 1119 or QUI 1776
Fundamentals on the corrosion phenomena. Galvanic corrosion. Selective corrosion. Pitting and crack corrosion. Stress corrosion and hydrogen embrittlement. Fatigue induced corrosion. Intergranular corrosion. Atmospheric corrosion. Corrosion in soils and concrete. General aspects of the corrosion prevention. Protection by metallic and organic coating. Corrosion inhibitors. Cathodic protection.

MET 1826 Applied Pyrometallurgy - (2-0-0) 2 - MET 1815
Pyrometallurgical processes: general description. Specific characteristics and trends. Advantages versus disadvantages. Specifics. Main raw materials. Unit operation in pyrometallurgy. Furnaces. Tipical mass & energy balances. Reduction & refining operations.

MET 1827 Applied Hydrometallurgy - (2-0-0) 2 - MET 1815
Hydrometallurgical Processes: description, specific features and trends, advantages and disadvantages. Main raw materials. Unit operations: leaching, precipitation, solid-liquid separation, solvent extraction and ionic exchange, cementation and electrowinning. Process flowsheets.

MET 1828 Non Ferrous Metallurgy II - (2-0-0) 2 - MET 1815 or MET 1115 and MET 1118
Technological aspects on the production and use of precious, refractory and radioactive metals. Physical dressing of ores, pyro, hydro and electrometalurgical routes. Refining. Non-conventional routes in the processing of low grade ores.

MET 1830 Electronics for Process Automation - (2-0-2) 4 - FIS 1108 or FIS 1104
Automation in Materials Engineering. Basic elements of digital circuits. Logic circuits. Microprocessors and microcomputers. Data Acquisition. Using software. A/D and D/A converters. Temperature measurement acquisition and control. Systems for image acquisition and processing. Digital Microscopy. CCD's and digital cameras. Sofware development for automation and process control.

MET 1831 Materials Science and Engineering - (4-0-0) 4 - FIS1105 and QUI 1700
Engineering materials and their properties. Review of chemical bonds. Interactions and atomic ordering in materials. Crystalline and amorphous materials. Crystalline planes and directions. Polimorphism. Atomic disorder in solids. Perfect and imperfect crystals. Point defects. Line defects: principles of dislocation theory. Dislocations and plastic flow in crystals. Grain boundary and poly-crystals. Metallic phases and poli-phasic materials. Introduction to the Fe-C diagram. Hardening and work-hardening. Fundamentals of elasticity theory: stress and strain, Hooke's law and Young's modulus. Mechanical properties and the use of the yield strength in projects. Metals. Ceramics. Polymers. Composites. Principles of failure analysis: ductile and fragile fracture, fatigue and creep. Principles of oxidation and corrosion. Practical cases.

MET 1832 Structure of Materials - (4-0-0) 4 - FIS 1106 and MET 1831
Introduction to quantum mechanics. Interatomic interactions. Free electron and zone theories. Metals, Insulators and Semiconductors. Superconductors. Basic christallography of 3-D structures. Stereographic projection. Elements of symmetry. Structure of elements. Defects in solids: vacancies, dislocations and grain boundaries. Intermetallic compounds. Electronic phases. Amorphous structures.

MET 1833 Phase Transformation in Materials - (3-0-2) 5 - MET 1802 and MET 1832
The field of Phase Transformation: relationship transformation/ microstructure/ properties of materials. Diffusion: phenomenology, transport equations; atomic mechanisms. Nucleation: homogeneous and heterogeneous. Recovery recrystallization and grain growth in metallic systems: thermodynamics, mechanisms and applications in Materials Engineering. Equilibrium in binary systems: diagrams for energy/ composition. Solidification: morphology and microstructure; solute redistribution, zone refining; eutectic solidification. Diffusional transformations in solides. Precipitation from solid solutions; metastability and hardening mechanisms, discontinuous precipitation, applications in metals and ceramics. Spinodal decomposition: phenomenology and application in metals, ceramics and glasses. Transformation close to equilibrium: application to the Fe-C System, ferrite growth, eutectic transformation, pearlite, bainite, TTT diagrams in steels. Massive and order-disorder transformations. Diffusionless Transformation: twining and martensitic transformation. Martensite in steel and non-ferrous systems. Tempering. Shear transformations in ceramics.

MET 1834 Materials Characterization - (2-0-2) 4 - MET 1833
Metallographic Methods. Laboratory applications of light optical microscopy to microstructural analysis of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys. Applications of microstructural evolutions due to heat treatments in steels and welded joints. Thermomechanical treatments of aluminium alloys: correlation of microstructure with mechanical (traction, hardness, impact) testing. Fundamentals of Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-ray spectrometry; laboratory applications in fractography and microstructural characterization and microanalysis in a variety of metallic and ceramic materials. Fundamental of Transmission Electron Microscopy: application of electron diffraction and diffraction contrast imaging to characterize nano-scale phases and features in structural and functional materials. Other forms of surface structural analysis through atomic force microscopy and based on sputtering as scattering phenomena (SIMS, RBS). Case studies applied to materials engineering problems.

MET 1835 Mechanical Properties of Materials - (4-0-1) 5 - MET 1832
Stress-strain relations for elastic behavior. Anelasticity. Viscoelastic behavior. Plastic deformation of monocrystals. Deformation by shear and twinning. Flow curve of polycrystalline materials. Interaction between dislocations. Dislocation dynamics. Tension and hardness tests. Strengthening mecanisms in solids. Fracture behavior under monotonic and cyclic loading. Ductile-brittle transition. Impact test. High temperature behavior.

MET 1836 Materials Shaping - (3-0-1) 4 - MET 1831
Powder metallurgy and powder production. Powder compaction: inter-particule joining and parameter influence. Sintering: fundamentals and temperature-time effects. Machining: operation and equipments. Methalurgical aspects of materials shaping. Rolling. Forging. Extrusion. Drawing. Cutting. Cupping. Pulling. Bending.

MET 1837 Materials Joining - (2-0-1) 3 - MET 1833
The effect of surface forces in materials joining. Joining materials using; mechanical energy, chemical energy - (flame, plasma, exothermic reaction), electrical energy (resistance, consumable and non-consumable electrodes), soldering, radiant energy, electrostatic and electromagnetic forces, diffusion bonding, adhesive bonding. Types of Adhesives, joint strength.Bonding of Ceramics. Glass-ceramic bonding. Metal-ceramic bonding. Electric arc microjoints, microplasma, electron flux, laser, ultrasound.

MET 1838 Foundry - (2-0-1) 3 - MET 1833 ou MET 1847
Nucleation and crystal growth during solidification. Macrostructures of solidification. Foundry technology: models, molds, foundry sands and furnaces. Casting defects. Molten metal flow: molten metal fluidity and pouring rate. Design of pouring channels: height and metalostatic pressure. Cooling contraction. Dimentioning for pouring channels. Other methods for metals parts obtention involving melting and solidification.

MET 1839 Ceramic Materials - (2-0-0) 2 - MET 1833 or MET 1847
Processing of ceramic materials. Structure of crystalline and amorphous ceramic materials. Glasses. Structural imperfections: point and surface defects. Interface structures and grain boundaries. Atomic mobility. Diffusion in ceramics. Sintering. Strength and toughness of ceramic materials.

MET 1840 Polymers - (2-0-0) - 2 - MET 1831
Introduction. Historical background. Classification. Thermoplastics. Thermosets. Elastomers. Polymerization reactions. Molecular structure. Mechanical properties. Creep and stress relaxation. Introduction to processing. Polymers as engineering materials. Fillers and additives. Recycling.

MET 1841 Materials Selection and Specification - (3-0-0) 3 - 120 Credits
The philosophy underneath the materials selection. Methodology. Materials for engineering applications. Performance indexes. Performance indexes dependence on the making process. Property charts. Property charts for polyphase materials. Heat treatment. Weldability. Friction, abrasion and wearing. Cases study.

MET 1843 Failure Analysis in Materials and Devices - (3-1-0) 3 - MET 1835
Fracture fundaments. Mechanisms and mechanics of damage and failure. Toughness and fracture resistance. The parameters K, CTOD and J. Fatigue; initiation and crack growth. The stress versus cycle number curve and the Paris curve. Corrosion and degradation of materials. Creep. Case studies.

MET 1844 Composite Materials - (3-0-0) 3 - 120 Credits
Introduction. Definitions and classification. Reinforcements. Micromechanics. Micromecanics models for stiffness and strength. Effect of fiber length. Macromechanics. Introduction to elasticity. The generalized Hooke law. Effect of fiber orientation. Failure criteria. Introduction to processing.

MET 1845 Technology and Metallurgy of Welding - (4-0-0) 4 - MET 1833 ou MEC 1409 ou MET 1847
Mass transfer & Heat transfer in Welding. Metallurgical effects of the thermal cycling associated with welding. Microstructural transformations in ferritic C-Mn steels, austenitic steels, high alloy steels and non-ferrous alloys.

MET 1847 Engineering Materials - (3-0-1) 4 - MET 1831
Thermodynamics and phase diagrams. Diffusion; atomic mechanisms of diffusion. Solidification and grain control. Recovery and recrystallisation transformations. Heat treatments and their influence on the materials properties. Diffusionless transformations; martensitic reaction. Structures, properties and applications of ceramic materials. Characteristics, applications and processing of polymers. Composites. Materials selection in mechanical design; design process and methods; materials selection charts.

MET 1851 Sources and Control of Industrial Pollution - (2-0-0) 2 - 120 Credits
Description of basic industrial processes in mining, metallurgy, chemical, petrochemical and manufacturing. Identification of sources of emissions and generation of wastes in industrial processes. Identification of environmental impacts. Basic aspects of environmental management and pollution control in industry. Case studies.

MET 1852 Treatment of Industrial Effluents - (2-0-0) 2 - MET 1851
Legal limits for gasesous emissions and concentration of pollutants in effluents and waters. Treatment of waste gas containing NOx and Sox. Treatment of liquid effluents: Neutralization, oxidation of organic matter, removal of arsenic, oxidation of cyanides, precipitation of heavy metals. Natural degradation of effluents in waste dams. Basic aspects of design of effluent treatment plants and waste dams.

MET 1853 Recycling of Metals and Engineered Materials - (2-0-0) 2 - 140 Credits
Sources of pollution: wastes, residues, scraps. Environmentally friendly reclamation: reduce, recover, recycle. Recycling of non-ferrous metals.Recycling of steel. Reciclyng of industrial residues: dusts, slags, liquors,sludges. Introduction to recycling of glasses, plastics, rubbers, ceramics,fibers (paper pulp).

MET 1854 Energy Sources - (2-0-0) 2 - 100 Credits
Conventional and non-conventional energy sources. Nonrenewable (fossile) and renewable resources - (bio-matrix). Solar energy (thermal and fotovoltaic). Geomechanical (eolic and tides) and geothermal energy sources. Fuel cells - hydrogen economy. Use and perspectives of nuclear energy, fisson e fusion.