Universitat Internacional de Catalunya - Barcelona

Advanced Materials and Material Selection

• code 12484
• course 2
• term Semester 1
• type OB
• credits 6

Module: ADVANCED TRAINING

Matter: MATERIALS II

Main language of instruction: Spanish

Other languages of instruction: Catalan, English

Head instructor

Dr. Emilio CASTRO - ecastro@uic.es

Office hours

Appointments for face-to-face tutoring, both to resolve doubts about theoretical or practical aspects of the subject and to prepare individual assignments, are organized by e-mail (ecastro@uic.es), giving priority to consultations at the times agreed with the teacher at the beginning of the academic year.

Technological innovations are often the result of the intelligent use of advanced materials, but also many disasters in bioengineering are caused by their misuse. That is why it is vital that the professional bioengineer knows how to select the materials which adjust to the demands of a particular design; that is, considering economic,
aesthetic, environmental, regulatory, resistance or durability demands.

 The bioengineer must understand the properties of the materials and their limitations.

Subjects: Materials, Biomaterials and biocompatibility.

• To know advanced materials with special applications in the area of
bioengineering.
• To promote a positive and open attitude towards new materials.
• To understand the basic principles involved in the selection of materials by establishing methodologies (design, costs, functionality, role of the specifications, and quality demand by the industry) that allow the selection of the ideal material for each particular application.

• CB2 - Students must know how to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and have the competences that are demonstrated through the creation and defence of arguments and the resolution of problems within their field of study.
• CB4 - Students can transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
• CE17 - To be able to identify the engineering concepts that can be applied in the fields of biology and health.
• CE18 - To define the main principles of the technologies that are used for the design and manufacture of micro and nano-sensors in biotechnological areas.
• CG10 - To know how to work in a multilingual and multidisciplinary environment.
• CG4 - To resolve problems based on initiative, be good at decision-making, creativity, critical reasoning and communication, as well as the transmission of knowledge, skills and prowess in the field of Bioengineering
• CT5 - To use information sources in a reliable manner. To manage the acquisition, structuring, analysis and visualisation of data and information in your specialist area and critically evaluate the results of this management.
• CT7 - To be fluent in a third language, usually English, with a suitable verbal and written level that is in line with graduate requirements.
• CB3 - Students must have the ability to bring together and interpret significant data (normally within their area of study) and to issue judgements that include a reflection on important issues that are social, scientific or ethical in nature.
• CT2 - The ability to link welfare with globalisation and sustainability; to acquire the ability to use skills, technology, the economy and sustainability in a balanced and compatible manner.
• CE6 - To incorporate the foundations of science and materials technology, while taking into account the relationship between microstructure, synthesis or process and the properties of materials.
• CE9 - To apply the basic foundations of elasticity and the resistance of materials to the behaviour of actual volumes.

At the end of the course, the student:

• Know the fundamentals of science and technology of material. It includes the relationship between microstructure, synthesis or processing and the properties of the materials.
• Discern and relate the structure of materials with their properties and applications. 
• Interiorize, understand and give explanations related to the selection of materials, their conformation, their treatment, coatings and modes of use.
• Select the most suitable material for each application in bioengineering.
• Writes technical reports and makes technical oral presentations related to them.
• Find useful information and use it autonomously.
• Learn to design materials with specific requirements that can mimic the tissues of the human body.
• Learn the possible fields of action of bioengineers outside the medical field.

TOPIC 1
ADVANCED PROPERTIES OF THE MATERIALS: ELECTRICAL, MAGNETIC, THERMAL AND
OPTICAL.
1.1. Electrical properties of materials. Electric conductivity. Intrinsic and extrinsic
semiconductors. Dependence of conductivity with temperature. Superconductivity.
1.2. Magnetic properties of materials. Magnetic behaviors: diamagnetism,
paramagnetism. Ferromagnetism Antiferromagnetism. Influence of temperature in
magnetic behavior.
1.3. Optical and thermal properties of materials. Radiation interactions with solids.
Absorption and emission of light in solids. Optical fibers in communications. Heat
capacity. Thermal expansion Thermal conductivity.
TOPIC 2
ADVANCED MATERIALS: ALLOYS AND COMPOSITES.
2.1. Metallic materials. Phase diagrams One component systems. Two component
systems.
2.2. Eutectoid reactions. The iron-carbon system. Metal alloys Treatments of metal
alloys.
2.3. Ferrous Alloys Simple carbon steels. Special steels.
2.4. Non-ferrous alloys Light alloys: aluminum, magnesium and titanium alloys. Copper
alloys. Nickel, cobalt and zinc alloys.
2.5 Ceramic materials. Structure and properties of ceramics. Vitreous ceramics.
2.6. Composite materials. General characteristics. Particle reinforced materials.
Composite materials reinforced with fibers. Composites.
TOPIC 3
OTHER ADVANCED MATERIALS: FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS.
3.1. Functional materials.
3.2. Smart materials.
3.3. Hybrid materials.

3.4. Nanomaterials.
TOPIC 4
SELECTION OF MATERIALS IN FUNCTION OF THE PROPERTIES.
4.1. Design and selection of materials.
4.2. Materials selection.
4.3. Selection of Materials depending on the properties:
a. Mechanical properties.
b. Electrical properties.
4.4. Materials Test and fault evaluation.
TOPIC 5
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS (ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL ...) IN THE SELECTION OF
MATERIALS.
5.1. Economic considerations in the selection of materials.
5.2. Environmental considerations in the selection of materials.
TOPIC 6
SELECTION OF MATERIALS IN PRACTICE: MAPS OF MATERIALS, SOFTWARE AND
DECISION MAKING IN REAL CASES.
6.1. Information management and decision making in material selection.
6.2. Databases.
6.3. Ashby graphics.
6.4. Commercial software.
6.5. Performance Index.
6.6. Decision Matrix.
6.7. Finite Element methods as a tool in material selection.
6.8. Real cases.

Chapter  TOPIC 1 - ADVANCED PROPERTIES OF THE MATERIALS: ELECTRICAL, MAGNETIC, THERMAL AND OPTICAL.

Chapter  TOPIC 2 - ADVANCED MATERIALS: ALLOYS AND COMPOSITES.

Chapter  TOPIC 3 - OTHER ADVANCED MATERIALS: FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS.

Chapter  TOPIC 4 - SELECTION OF MATERIALS IN FUNCTION OF THE PROPERTIES.

Chapter  TOPIC 5 - OTHER CONSIDERATIONS (ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL ...) IN THE SELECTION OF MATERIALS.

Chapter  TOPIC 6 - SELECTION OF MATERIALS IN PRACTICE: MAPS OF MATERIALS, SOFTWARE AND DECISION MAKING IN REAL CASES.

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Editorial Reverte, 2ª Edición, 2016.
(2). William Smith, Fundamentos de la ciencia e ingenieria de materiales, McGraw-
Hill Interamericana de España S.L., 2014.
(3). José Antonio Puértolas Ráfales, Ricardo Ríos Jordana, Miguel Castro Corella,
Tecnología de los materiales en ingeniería, Volumen 1, Sintesis, 2016.
(4). José Antonio Puértolas Ráfales, Ricardo Ríos Jordana, Miguel Castro Corella,
Tecnología de los materiales en ingeniería, Volumen 2, Sintesis, 2016.
(5). Michael F. Ashby, Kara Johnson, Materials and Design: The Art and Science of
Material Selection in Product Design, Butterworth-Heinemann; Third Edition;
2014.
(6). Kenneth G. Budinski, Michael K. Budinski, Engineering Materials: Properties and
Selection, United States Edition, Pearson, 2009.
(7). Md Abdul Maleque, Mohd Sapuan Salit, Materials Selection and Design,
Springer, 2014.
(8). Ali Jahan, Kevin Edwards, Multi-criteria Decision Analysis for Supporting the
Selection of Engineering Materials in Product Design, Butterworth-Heinemann,
2016.

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• E1 08/01/2020 12:00h A12