B002682 - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF INNOVATIVE MATERIALS

italian

The course will illustrate the physico-chemical and mechanical properties of composite materials, their main industrial technologies for manufacturing and the characteristics of other innovative materials.
The students will be able to basically design composite materials as a function of required mechanical properties (elastic modulus, strength) under simple stress conditions, and to select suitable advanced materials and manufacturing technologies for a specific product.

Composites. Classification.
Matrix and reinforcement phases.
Fibre reinforced composites.
Mechanical properties of continuous and short fibre composites.
Polymer matrix composites: characteristics, materials and manufacture technologies.
Metal and ceramic matrix composites.
Glassceramics.
Material, light and colour. Optical properties of materials. Optical fibres.
Smart materials: shape-memory and chromogenic materials.
Semiconductor materials, light and design: LED and OLED.

Basic knowledge of materials. Knowledge of mechanical properties of materials. Knowledge of traditional materials: metals, ceramics and polymers.
Basic knowledge of chemistry, physics and mathematics.

Ex-cathedra lessons

Written examination (open questions requiring short topic expositions)

Materials science basics. Material classification. Conventional engineering
materials: metals, ceramics and polymers. Mechanical properties of materials.
Composite materials. Classification.
Fibre-reinforced composites. Fibre and matrix function.
Mechanical properties of long and short length fibre-reinforced composites. Isostress and isodeformation model, mixing rule. Minimum fibre volume, load transfer length and critical length.
Structural composites: sandwich panels, laminar composites.
Polymer matrix composites. Thermoplastics and thermosetting matrix: processing and properties.
Glass, carbon, polyaramid fibres: production and properties. Main manufacturing techniques (open and close moulding processes).
Metal and ceramic matrix composites.
Glass-ceramics.
Materials, light and colour: optical properties of materials. Reflection and refraction. Total reflection. Optical fibres. Luminescence. Materials and colour. Colouring by interference effects.
Smart materials.
Materials and colour: chromogenic materials.
Materials and shape: shape memory materials.
Semiconductors, light and design: LED, OLED and photovoltaic cell materials.
Other advanced materials.

Recommended books:
W. D. Callister, “Scienza e Ingegneria dei Materiali”, 2a ed., ed. EdiSES
W. F. Smith, J. Ashemi, “Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali”, 4a ed., ed. McGraw-Hill

Books on specific topics:
AIMAT (a cura di), “Manuale dei materiali per l’Ingegneria”, ed. McGraw-Hill
J. F. Shackelford, “Scienza e ingegneria dei materiali”, ed. Prentice Hall
S. A. Salvi, “Plastica, tecnologia, design”, Ed. Hoepli
C. Badini, “Materiali compositi per l'ingegneria”, Ed. Celid
I. Crivelli Visconti, G. Caprino, A. Langella, “Materiali Compositi”, Ed. Hoepli
H. Saechtling, “Manuale delle Materie Plastiche”, ed. Tecniche Nuove
M. Ashby, K. Johnson, “Materiali e Design”, ed. C.E.A.
M. F. Ashby, “La scelta dei materiali nella progettazione industriale”, ed. C.E.A.
M. Ashby, H. Shercliff, D. Cebon, “Materiali. Dalla scienza alla progettazione ingegneristica”, ed. C.E.A.
Material ConneXion, Inc (a cura di), “Materials Matter 2008”, Editrice Compositori
Material ConneXion, Inc (a cura di), “Materials Matter III”, Editrice Compositori
Material ConneXion, Inc (a cura di), “Materials Matter IV”, Editrice Compositori

The slides shown at the lessons and other teaching aids will be uploaded on the Course homepage on the site e-l.unifi.it