Materials Selection (5 cr)
Code: 5031128-3005
General information
Enrollment
02.08.2022 - 15.09.2022
Timing
01.09.2022 - 28.10.2022
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
3 op
Mode of delivery
40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning
Unit
Engineering and Business
Campus
Kupittaa Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Mechanical Engineering
Teachers
- Hannu Parkkamäki
Teacher in charge
Hannu Parkkamäki
Groups
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MKONTS20
Objective
After a completed course the student
- can specify product requirements and the principles of materials selection
- can establish alternatives for the material of a product and produce strength calculations
- knows the strength properties of metal materials and the technical requirements for manufacturing
- can compare the use of steel and aluminium alloys by calculation
- knows commonly used plastic materials and some of the physical and technical properties thereof
in the development of a plastic product or in designing a plastic component, is capable of take into account the properties of plastic materials and the manufacturing techniques required.
Content
- materials property profiles and requirement profile for product
- high-strength steels
- aluminium alloys and their use
- lightening of a structure
- properties and testing standards for plastic materials
exploitation of plastics.
Evaluation scale
H-5