Taking performance to the next level

Materials engineering is fascinating high-tech as well as of key importance for a sustainable future. Traditional and novel materials are corner-stones in established industry and constitute platforms for new technology such as telecommunication or bioimplants. In addition materials engineering is a key technology for the environmentally sustainable development and therefore of growing importance in society.

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master’s PrOgramme

CARE PRESENCE ...where the problems are

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aimsthe programme aims to allow students to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes that are the necessary to handle the com-plexity of material related problem solving in products and processes. the programme also prepares for the participation in leader-ship of material research, industrial or aca-demic.

Career OPPOrtUnitiesthere is a basic demand for material en-gineers within the industry, such as steel, polymers and manufacturing industry. the program prepares for professional roles in fields like lightweight design, recycling, bio-degradable materials or corrosion resistant alloys. there is also a continuous need for graduate students with a background in ma-terials engineering.

PrOgramme ideathe material engineering master´s pro-gramme is intended for students aiming at a career in the field of material development, which is, both scientifically and technologi-cally a field of substantial width. materials engineering is fascinating high-tech as well as of key importance for a sustainable future. traditional and novel materials are corner-stones in industry and constitute platforms for new technology such as telecommuni-cation or bioimplants. in addition materials engineering is a key technology for envi-ronmentally sustainable development and therefore of growing importance in society. the challenges material engineers face are

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related to the discover and characterizing of material functions and to understand how to improve the material properties, which often are contradicting - stronger material is gen-erally more brittle for example.

as a student you will gain knowledge and skills to handle the complexity of materials problems; find solutions within the whole life of a product from design, manufacturing, use to recycling. the ultimate performance of most products and processes are limited by the performance of the materials. mate-rial related issues ranges from understand-ing the intrinsic property of the material building the function of the product. glasses are transparent and difficult to replace even though they are brittle, polymer super ab-sorbers can absorb liquids 100 times there own weight and therefore is an important component of modern diapers. to where the material properties and functions carries and protects the intended function and set the arena for both designers and engineers. also effective manufacturing processes rely on the understanding of complicated relation-ship between what is manufactured with what it is manufactured with. the students will learn how to understand failures, select materials, develop processes and develop properties.

Contemporary challenges in materials cut across the traditional lines of engineering and science. methods of modern materials engineering rely on the mix of competence and knowledge, presence where the prob-

lems occur and effective testing and model building. this is reflected in the education, which provides for example learning of ex-perimental equipment, modern software for materials simulation applied on real material problems. interdiciplinary communication and teamwork are essential parts for suc-cessful projects.

Courses are run by faculty from departments of materials and manufacturing, Chemical and Biological engineering, applied me-chanics, microtechnology and nanoscience, and applied Physics, cooperating within the “Chalmers area of advance materials”. Cours-es cover metals, ceramics and polymers as well as topics of particular current interest in industry, such as material selection and design, environmental adaptation, failure analysis or materials innovation processes.

UniqUe featUresthe focus of this training is methods and con-cepts of the interdisciplinary understandn-ing of the engineering material - design, innovation, implementation of tailored and novel materials. Knowing the opportunities and challenges of existing materials and ap-plications. this leads to a role as performance developer for products and processes.

internatiOnal OPPOrtUnitiesdouble-degree: you can spend the 2nd year in stuttgart and get two master degrees.erasmus: you can do your compulsory cours-es in Barcelona, leuven, get a m.sc. in weld-ing in Cranford.

DARE TESTING

... make and brake. Hot experiments - cool equipment

SHARE MIXING

...competences and old/new thinking

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Polymer processing

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master’s thesis

elective courses

elective courses

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mechanical performance

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Ceramics engineering

environmentally adapted product

development

Composite and nanocomposite

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metal processing: Casting, forming &

joining

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Phase transformations

tailored materials and

commercialisation aspects

materials selection and design

materialscharacterisation

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COMPULSaRy COURSESmetals engineering, 7,5 cuthe focus is placed on the correlation be-tween microstructure, processing/manu-facture and the resulting properties of en-gineering metals when used in different automotive and mechanical engineering applications

materials characterisation and failure analy-sis, 7,5 cumodern analytical techniques are discussed with focus on their use to assess material structure and properties. Half the course is an analysis project where you get a compo-nent and a problem description.

Polymer processing and properties, 7,5 cuthe aims of the course are to provide an un-derstanding of the relations between poly-mer structure, physical properties, manu-facturing techniques and product geometry and their effect on the material selection.

mechanical performance of engineering ma-terials, 7,5 cuthe course treats different concepts for evaluating and describing mechanical be-haviour of materials that is used to predict which performance can be expected in ap-plications.

tailored materials and commercialisation aspects, 7,5 cutopics from the research front in the area of materials science and engineering are introduced to demonstrate how different

materials concepts can be used to achieve novel and/or improved materials properties in order to realize new products. in parallel, commercialization aspects will be covered for providing knowledge on intellectual property and innovation strategies.

COMPULSaRy ELECTIvE COURSESCeramic engineering, 7,5 cuthe course aims at giving a basic knowledge about ceramics as materials in general and in-depths knowledge about ceramics for engineering applications.

environmentally adapted product develop-ment and manufacturing , 7,5 cuthe course aims to provide understanding of the complex context of product develop-ment with consideration of ecological as-pects, a comprehensive overview of current applicable possibilities and related manu-facturing processes.

Composite and nanocomposite materials, 7,5 cuthe aims of the course are three-fold to pro-

vide: 1) the materials and basic mechanics understanding 2) composites science and technology towards research and applica-tions/engineering, 3) new materials, overall strategies, progress and challenges in the field of composites.

metal processing: Casting, forming & joining, 7,5 cuthe aim of the course is to provide an intro-duction to important manufacturing aspects of forming, joining and casting. Computer aided tools are introduced and used on a component.

Phase transformations, 7,5 cuthe aim of the course is to develop the skills to apply basic physical and thermodynami-cal principles for interpretation of the devel-opment of microstructure in metallic alloys.

materials selection and design, 7,5 cuthe aim of the course is to provide a broad competence platform for applied engineer-ing work related to materials selection. the course introduces analytical tools and meth-ods for qualified materials selection.

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