Phelma Formation 2022

Materials selection - WPMUMAS4

  • Number of hours

    • Lectures 2.0
    • Projects 20.0
    • Tutorials 2.0
    • 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

Contact Luc SALVO

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

Semester 5 - The exam is given in english only 

small report on case study



Additional Information

Semester 5 - This course is given in english only EN

Course list
Curriculum->Internationals Cursus->Semester 5
Curriculum->M2RI EMINE->Semester 5
Curriculum->Master RI MANUEN->Semester 5
Curriculum->FSC-MAN->Semester 5
Curriculum->FSC-EMI->Semester 5
Curriculum->Semesters A Choice->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