Number of hours
- Lectures 4.0
- Laboratory works 4.0
ECTS
ECTS 1.0
Goal(s)
know basics of materials and process selection
Differentiate systematic selection methods for academic materials choice and real industrial choices made
Content(s)
- Set of requirements, selection criteria
- Materials selection guides and software:
• Pressure vessels analysis
• Heat exchanger - Specificities of nuclear materials selection (« forbidden elements » in a nuclear reactor)
(for structural material -> effect of neutron irradiation, specificity of the primary medium, activation, activation of corrosion products) - Specification of processing and implementation (machining, welding, surface treatment)
Prerequisites
Test
The exam is given in english only
small report on case study
Additional Information
This course is given in english only
Course list
Curriculum->Internationals Cursus->Semester 5
Curriculum->Semesters A Choice->Semester 5
Curriculum->M2RI EMINE->Semester 5
Curriculum->Master RI MANUEN->Semester 5
Curriculum->FSC-MAN->Semester 5
Curriculum->FSC-EMI->Semester 5
Bibliography
M.F. Ashby, Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, Fourth Edition, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2011 - 646 pages, 2013
http://www.grantadesign.com/education/resources/browse_page.htm