73369 - MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

The course is focused on the applications of the principles of chemistry to the description of the behaviour of the solid state. At the end of the course the student will have the basis to understand the relationships between the nature and arrangements of the atoms, ions or molecules comprising a material and its overall bulk structural and physical properties. The acquired competences on advanced materials will be focused on aerospace structural design.

Contenuti

Solid State Chemistry:

• Amorphous and Crystalline solids
• Bondings in solids
• Ionic, metallic, covalent and molecular solids
• The crystalline state: unit cells and crystal structures
• Relationships between chemical bonds, crystal structures and physical properties
• Imperfections in solids and their role in influencing properties

  Materials Characterization

• X-ray Diffraction
• Optical, electron, scanning probe microscopies
• IR and RAMAN spectroscopies
• Thermal analysis
• Analysis of Mechanical properties

  Polymeric materials

• Polymer classifications: polymers and biopolymers
• Polymer structures. Thermoplastics and thermosets
• Polymerization mechanisms
• Processing and additives
• Polymer end of life and sustainability

  Metals

• Phase diagrams
• Iron-carbon system and ferrous alloys

  Ceramics

• Structures and properties

  Composite materials

• Classifications and properties
• Fibers- reinforced composites

  Nanomaterials

• Definitions and structural characteristics
• Carbon nanotubes, fullerenes and graphene: characteristics and properties
• Nanoclays

Testi/Bibliografia

W.D. Callister J “Materials Science and Engineering”7th Edition Wiley (2007)

A. R. West " Solid State Chemistry and its Applications" 2nd Ed. Wiley (2014)

Metodi didattici

Frontal lessons and seminars from experts in the field

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

Written test at the end of the course.

Strumenti a supporto della didattica

pdf slides on https://virtuale.unibo.it

Orario di ricevimento

Consulta il sito web di Annamaria Celli