2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
Metallurgical Engineering Laboratory II
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Shinji Muraishi / Kenichi Kawamura / Azusa Ooi / Takashi Harumoto / Yoshihiro Terada / Shintaro Yasui / Naoki Nohira / Takumi Kosaba / Hiroyuki Dannoshita / Jundong Song / Ryutaro Matsumura / Tomotaka Miyazawa / Takashi Watanabe / Minho Oh / Tomoyuki Kurioka / Ryota Nagashima
- Class Format
- Experiment
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Class
- -
- Course Code
- MAT.M351
- Number of credits
- 002
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Course Overview
Metallurgical engineering is a broad discipline that encompasses various fields, including metal physics, metal chemistry, metal materials science, and metal processing. In this laboratory course, students will learn fundamental experimental techniques and analytical methods essential for metallurgical engineering. Specifically, they will gain hands-on experience in evaluating the physical, chemical, and mechanical properties of metals and develop the ability to analyze the characteristics of different materials from a scientific perspective. Through discussions based on experimental results, students will also enhance their understanding of the properties of metallic materials from a materials science viewpoint.
Course Objectives
This course aims to provide students with systematic training in experimental techniques in metallurgical engineering and deepen their understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects. Students will explore how the physical and chemical properties of metals influence material characteristics and investigate the relationship between microstructure and properties. Additionally, they will develop essential skills in data processing, analysis, and technical report writing, which are crucial for effectively communicating their findings.
Course description and aims
1. Understanding Basic Properties and Measurement Techniques of Metallic Materials
Detect and evaluate structural phase transitions in materials using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).
2. Structural Analysis of Alloys Using X-ray Diffraction
Analyze the ordered and disordered phases of alloys using X-ray diffraction and evaluate their crystal structures.
3. Understanding Corrosion and Electrochemical Properties of Metals
Understand the principles of immersion copper plating and electrolytic copper plating and conduct related experiments.
4. Understanding Ironmaking and Reduction Reaction Kinetics
Conduct hydrogen reduction experiments on iron ore and analyze the reaction kinetics.
5. Understanding the Relationship Between Microstructure, Heat Treatment, and Mechanical Properties of Metals
Perform heat treatment of carbon steel and casting of cast iron, and analyze the relationship between microstructure and mechanical properties.
6. Understanding Aging Treatment and Material Design of Non-Ferrous Metals
Conduct aging treatment and hardness testing of aluminum alloys and evaluate their strength properties.
7. Understanding the Temperature and Strain Rate Dependence of Mechanical Properties
Perform tensile tests under different temperature and strain rate conditions to analyze deformation behavior.
8. General Discussion, Data Analysis, and Report Writing
Analyze experimental results, write reports, and present findings in discussions.
Keywords
Crystal Structure, Phase Transition, Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Ordered and Disordered Phases, Electrochemical Reaction, Plating, Ironmaking, Hydrogen Reduction, Heat Treatment, Cast Iron, Aluminum Alloys, Aging Treatment, Mechanical Properties, Stress-Strain Characteristics, Strain Rate
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Informatin for grouping and schedule will be given from principle instracter
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | General introduction | To understand the contents of general introduction made by instructor. |
| Class 2 | Phase transition of metal and alloy : structure, thermal and physical properties (determinatin of melting point by means of differential scanning calorimeter) | To determine the melting point by means of differential scanning calorimeter. |
| Class 3 | Phase transition of metal and alloy : structure, thermal and physical properties (determinatin of Quiry temperature by means of differential scanning calorimeter) | To determine the Quiry temperature by means of differential scanning calorimeter. |
| Class 4 | Crystal structure analysis of order-disorder alloys by X-ray diffractometry I | To understand the theory of X-ray diffraction, order-disorder transition of alloys. |
| Class 5 | Crystal structure analysis of order-disorder alloys by X-ray diffractometry II | To understand the structure analysis of order and disorder phases by means of X-ray diffraction technique. |
| Class 6 | Electrochemical reaction I : immersion copper plating | To understand the mechanism of immersion copper plating. |
| Class 7 | Electrochemical reaction II : electrolytic copper plating | To learn electrolytic copper plating techniques. |
| Class 8 | Ironmaking : Reduction of iron ore by hydrogen and its kinetics I (thermal gravity measurement) | To enable the thermal gravity measurement for reduction of iron ore by hydrogen. |
| Class 9 | Ironmaking : Reduction of iron ore by hydrogen and its kinetics II (theory and analysis) | To achieve the kinetics analysis for reduction of iron ore by hydrogen. |
| Class 10 | [Materials] Ferrous alloy I : Heat treatment of plain carbon steel samples and melting cast iron samples | To enable heat treatment of plain carbon steel and melting of cast iron. |
| Class 11 | [Materials] Ferrous alloy II : Microstructure Observation and Hardness Measurement of Carbon Steel and Cast Iron | To understand the relationship between microstructure and mechanical properties of carbon steel and cast iron. |
| Class 12 | Non-Ferrous Materials I: Aging and Strength of Aluminum Alloys | To enable aging treatment and hardness testing of aluminum alloys. |
| Class 13 | Non-Ferrous Materials II: Aging and Strength of Aluminum Alloys | To understand microstructural control for material design of aluminum alloys. |
| Class 14 | [Materials] General discussion and presentation | To make presentation and discussion of experiments. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 50 minutes preparing for class and another 50 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
The lecture materials will be distributed by your teacher on the day of the lecture or you can download the lecture materials for each topic from the ‘Science Tokyo LMS’ system and bring them with you.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
nothing in particular
Evaluation methods and criteria
Achievement will be evaluated by reports
Related courses
- MAT.M352 ： Metallurgical Engineering Laboratory III
Prerequisites
Enrollement of related course is desiable.