Course syllabus for Metallic material development for circularity and future trends: Ferrous alloys

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Course syllabus adopted 2025-03-10 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameMetalliska material för cirkularitet och framtida trender: järnlegeringar
  • CodeTRA485
  • Credits2.5 Credits
  • OwnerTRACKS
  • Education cycleSecond-cycle
  • Main field of studyChemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Physics
  • DepartmentTRACKS
  • GradingUG - Pass, Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language English
  • Application code 97188
  • Maximum participants30
  • Minimum participants8
  • Open for exchange studentsNo

Credit distribution

Module
Sp1
Sp2
Sp3
Sp4
Summer
Not Sp
Examination dates
0125 Project 2.5 c
Grading: UG		 2.5 c

    Examiner

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    Eligibility

    General entry requirements for Master's level (second cycle)

    Specific entry requirements

    A degree of at least 180 ECTS within Engineering and/or Technology or the equivalent. English level should be equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

    Course specific prerequisites

    We recommend that the students should have a general background on materials science and engineering, materials chemistry, production, mechanics, and applied physics.

    Aim

    The aim is to gain knowledge about the essential role of ferrous alloys for the green transition and the challenges for a circular economy related to these alloys. Additionally, you develop skills to critical assess the strategies for designing and developing ferrous alloys for a circular economy, focusing on life-time extension and recycling, supported by the most recent cutting-edge research.

    Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

    1. Evaluate the advantages and challenges associated with different strategies for improving the sustainability of ferrous alloys, for example life-time extension and recycling.
    2. Demonstrate the ability to use Thermo-Calc to predict potential phase formations in recycled steels.
    3. Show insights about and deal with the impact of sustainable metal solutions in a global, environmental, economic, and societal contexts.
    4. Critically evaluate solutions for new alloy designs, for example lean composition steels, with open solutions spaces, which includes to be able to handle uncertainties and limited information.
    5. Work in multidisciplinary teams and collaborate in teams with different compositions.
    6. Orally explain and discuss the challenges and solutions associated with ferrous alloys in a circular economy.

    Content

    This course focuses on ferrous alloys. We will explores the following topics:
    • Challenges in sustainable ferrous alloys
    • Life-time extension of ferrous alloys
    • Sustainable steel design
    • Recycling-friendly steels
    The students will have access to the most recent outcomes in research, and the aim is to gain the knowledge and apply it to everyday challenges in their professional lives.

    Organisation

    The course emphasizes active dialogue both among participants and between participants and lecturers. It integrates theoretical knowledge with real-world professional practices through a blend of in-person sessions, online workshops, and self-paced study via the Canvas learning platform. Between the sessions and workshops, participants engage in lectures, literature studies, analyses, and reflective exercises while networking and collaborating with peers.

    Literature

    • Sustainability through alloy design: Challenges and opportunities - Caan et al. 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmatsci.2020.100722
    • The materials science behind sustainable metals and alloys - Raabe 2023, DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00799
    • Other selected articles from international journals will also be used.

    Examination including compulsory elements

    • Participation and online workshops (10%) - Participants are required to attend in-person sessions and online workshops, actively engaging in discussions.
    • Quizzes (20%) - Weekly quizzes will be conducted via the Canvas platform to assess participants' understanding of the course material.
    • Project (70%) - Participants carry out a project and present their results orally.

    The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers about disability study support.

    The course syllabus contains changes

    • Changes to course rounds:
      • 2025-03-11: Examinator Examinator Fang Liu (fangliu) added by UOL
        [Course round 1]
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