High Performance Metals and Ceramics

11M2215

Master

English

5.0

only winter term

1 semester

Advanced ceramics and metallic materials are widely used in critical and safety-relevant applications such as the automotive, aerospace and health sectors. The course provides an in-depth exploration of state-of-the-art developments in metallic and ceramic materials, as well as in hybrid systems integrating both material types.

1. High-performance materials: definition and application areas
2. Passive and active ceramics
3. Transformation regulation in ceramics
4. Conductive, piezo-electric, ferro-electric and ferro-elastic ceramics
5. Microstructure design in stainless steels
6. Steels for high-temperature applications
7. Nickel-base superalloys
8. Hybrid metal-ceramic material systems

The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

• Written examination or
• oral exam

The examiners choose the type of examination from the options provided and inform the students at the beginning of the semester.

Written exam: see the applicable study regulations

Oral exam: see the applicable General Section of the Examination Regulations (ATPO)

Recommended knowledge includes basic knowledge of the structure, properties, and processing of metals and ceramics. Students who wish to refresh their knowledge and skills before the start of the module are recommended to consult the following introductory literature: [1] Rösler, J., Harders, H., & Bäker, M. (2007). Mechanical behaviour of engineering materials: metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites. Springer Science & Business Media. [2] Bergmann, Wolfgang. Materials Engineering 1: Structural Composition of Materials—Metallic Materials—Polymer Materials—Non-Metallic—Inorganic Materials. Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, 2013. [3] Bergmann, Wolfgang, and Christoph Leyens. Materials Engineering 2: Application. Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, 20

The students of Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences who have successfully completed this module possess comprehensive knowledge of high-performance materials based on metal and ceramics and their applications in the automotive industry, aerospace and healthcare.

Students at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences who have successfully completed this module have advanced knowledge in special areas such as the application and function of passive and active ceramics, the control of ceramic transformation processes, and the design of microstructures in high-alloy steels for high-temperature applications and nickel-based superalloys.

Students at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences who successfully complete this module recognize the complex relationships between the microstructure and the mechanical and physical properties of high-performance ceramics and metals and understand their significance for specific applications. Furthermore, they are able to analyze and modify the properties of special ceramics to control transformation processes and critically evaluate criteria for alloy design in stainless steels and nickel-based superalloys.

Students can apply their acquired knowledge to new challenges in the development and improvement of high-performance materials. They are able to find solutions to specific technical problems by tailoring systems made of metal and ceramic materials for particular high-performance applications. This ability to translate theory into practice enables them to make progress in technically demanding and safety-critical fields.

Students develop their communication and cooperation skills by discussing seminar planning in teams and collaboratively organizing the preparation.

The students develop a professional self-image. They reflect on possibilities for increasing high-performance properties with regard to the impact on material or production costs in relation to the requirement profiles in practice or research. 
 
 

• Mola, Javad

• Mola, Javad
• Strickstrock, Monika