2020 Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
Science and Engineering of Non-ferrous Materials
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Shinji Kumai / Shinji Muraishi / Equo Kobayashi
- Class Format
- Lecture (Zoom)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Tue (S622) / 1-2 Fri (S622)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- MAT.M307
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
【abstract】This class covers the fundamentals of non-ferrous metals and alloys (aluminum, titanium, magnesium, copper and their alloys). Student will learn history of development and usage of non-ferrous alloys, advanced processing for light weight and high strengthening materials (casting, forming and heat treatment), strengthening mechanism (work hardening, solid solution hardening, precipitation hardening, etc.), functional material and its application.
【objective】 Student will learn practical importance of non-ferros alloys to achieve fundamentals of material processing, strengthening mechanism, and functionalities of non-ferruos alloys.
Course description and aims
The aim of this class is to study the fundamentals of non-ferrous metals in terms of processing (production, forming, heat treatment, etc.), strengthening mechanisms, electromagnetic properties related to microstructure.
The typical examples of commercial applications in aluminum, cupper, magnesium alloys are introduced in view of processing (casting, solidification, rolling, heat treatment), principle of strengthening mechanism (solid solution, precipitates and dispersion hardening), functional materials (shape memory alloy, biomedical alloy, electric and magnetic material).
Keywords
non ferrous alloy, aluminium alloy, titanium alloy, magnesium alloy, cupper alloy
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Student will solve exercise problems, which are given from instructer at the latter part of class.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Usage, fabrication method and characteristics of representative non-ferrous metals and alloys | to explain non-ferrous metals and alloys in tems of fabrication method and characteristics. |
| Class 2 | Microstructure and properties of copper alloy castings | To explain the relation between plastic work and microstructure change. |
| Class 3 | Microstructure and properties of aluminum alloy castings | To explain the change in microstructure and related propeties by heat treatment. |
| Class 4 | Microstructure and properties of aluminum alloy diecastings | to explain non-heat treatable wrought aluminum alloys in terms of the microstructure and related properties. |
| Class 5 | Fabrication method, microstructure and properties of magnesium alloy castings and titanium alloy castings | to explain the characteristics of heat treatable wrought aluminum alloys in terms of the microstructure and related properties. |
| Class 6 | Achievement evaluation and general practice (2) :Fabrication method, microstructure and properties of castings | To understand the relationship between plastic working, heat treatment, microstructure and properties in wrought alloys. |
| Class 7 | Microstructure and related properties of non-ferrous metal: Plastic workking | To understand the microstucture and characteristics of representative copper alloy castings such as bronze and brass. |
| Class 8 | Microstructure and related properties of non-ferrous metal - Heat treatment | To understand the microstucture and characteristics of representative aluminum alloy castings such as Al-Si and Al-Mg alloys. |
| Class 9 | Microstructure and related properties of wrought aluminum alloys - Non-heat treatable alloys | To understand the microstucture and characteristics of representative aluminum alloy die castings such as ADC12 alloys. |
| Class 10 | Microstructure and related properties of wrought aluminum alloys - Heat treatable alloys | To understand the fabrication process, microstucture and characteristics of representative magnesium alloys and titanium alloys. |
| Class 11 | Achievement evaluation and general practice (1) :Relationship between plastic working, heat treatment, microstructure and properties | To understand the relationship between fabrication method, microstructure and properties in alloy castings. |
| Class 12 | Microstructure and properties of functional materials - Shape memory alloys | To explain the characteristics of shape memory alloys in terms of the microstructure and related properties. |
| Class 13 | Microstructure and properties of functional materials - Biomedical materials | To explain the characteristics of biomedical materials in terms of the microstructure and related properties. |
| Class 14 | Microstructure and properties of functional materials – titanium and copper alloys/Achievement evaluation and general practice (3) : Functional materials | To explain the characteristics of titanium and coppur alloys in terms of the microstructure and related properties. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Teaching materials will be provided by instructor.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Teaching materials and reference books are introduced by instructors each time of the class
Evaluation methods and criteria
student will be evaluated by score of achievement evaluation and general practice during class (40%) and a term-examination (60%)
Related courses
- MAT.M207 ： Phase Diagram and Stability in Metals
- MAT.M205 ： Fundamentals of Stress and Strain, and Deformation of Metals
- MAT.M303 ： Lattice Defects and Dislocation
Prerequisites
Enrollment in related courses is desirable