Unit PRODUCTION PROCESSES OF METALS, POLYMERS AND COMPOSITES

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY OF METAL PRODUCTION PROCESSES

Code	A005993
CFU	3
Teacher	Andrea Di Schino
Teachers	Andrea Di Schino
Hours	24 ore - Andrea Di Schino
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Ingegneria dei materiali
Sector	IIND-03/C
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	italian
Contents	The course focuses on the manufacturing processes of metallic materials with emphasis on the production of Fe-based alloys. The principles of physical chemistry of steelmaking are covered in order to understand the steel manufacturing processes.
Reference texts	Teaching material including lecture slides, texts and solutions to the proposed exercises, tables, videos and more is available through the Unistudium platform.
Educational objectives	The teaching contributes to training the student on the methodological-operational aspects of engineering sciences in general and materials engineering in particular; It provides: 1: principles of physical chemistry aimed at understanding steelmaking processes
Prerequisites	In order to understand and apply most of the concepts in teaching, preliminary knowledge of basic chemistry and physics is required.
Teaching methods	The course is organized in classroom lectures during which the topics covered in the course are addressed. All the teaching material used during the course – e.g. lecture slides, exercises completed and proposed, tables, videos and other content – is available through the Unistudium platform.
Other information	Further information is available through the Unistudium page of the course. The teacher is available for consultations at the end of each lesson; consultations with the teacher in person or through the Microsoft Teams platform can also be arranged at other times.
Learning verification modality	The exam consists of an oral test aimed at verifying knowledge of the topics covered.
Extended program	1. Iron ores 2. The reduction process of iron ores 3 Direct reduction 4. Selective oxidation
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile	• Goal 4: Quality education • Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

STEEL MANUFACTURING

Code	A005994
CFU	3
Teacher	Andrea Di Schino
Teachers	Andrea Di Schino
Hours	24 ore - Andrea Di Schino
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Ingegneria dei materiali
Sector	IIND-03/C
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	italian
Contents	The course deals metallic materials fabrication processes with particular attention to iron based alloys production. Starting from chemical physics principles, the ladle furnace and electric furnace processes will be deeply analyzed, with emphasis to the material properties achievable by them.
Reference texts	Teaching material including lecture slides, texts and solutions to the proposed exercises, tables, videos and more is available through the Unistudium platform.
Educational objectives	The teaching contributes to train the student on the methodological-operational aspects of engineering sciences in general and materials engineering in particular: It provides: 1. knowledge inherent in the production processes of metallic materials 2. ability to choose the process based on the properties of the material.
Prerequisites	In order to understand and apply most of the concepts in teaching, preliminary knowledge of basic chemistry and physics is required.
Teaching methods	The course is organized in classroom lectures during which the topics covered in the course are addressed. All the teaching material used during the course – e.g. lecture slides, exercises completed and proposed, tables, videos and other content – is available through the Unistudium platform.
Other information	Further information is available through the Unistudium page of the course. The teacher is available for consultations at the end of each lesson; consultations with the teacher in person or through the Microsoft Teams platform can also be arranged at other times.
Learning verification modality	The exam consists of an oral test aimed at verifying knowledge of the topics covered.
Extended program	1. Steel products 2. Metal processing methods 3. Fundamentals of steelmaking processes 4. Recall of steelmaking physical chemistry 5. Iron oxides and the Fe-O system 6. Cast iron 7. The blast furnace process 8. Steels 9. Steelmaking processes: refining 10. The electric furnace process
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile	• Goal 4: Quality education • Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

INTRODUCTION TO POLYMERS AND POLYMERIZATION PROCESSES

Code	A005995
CFU	3
Teacher	Luigi Torre
Teachers	Luigi Torre Marco Rallini (Codocenza)
Hours	12 ore - Luigi Torre 12 ore (Codocenza) - Marco Rallini
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Ingegneria dei materiali
Sector	IMAT-01/A
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	The course will face the main aspects of the characteristics, properties and technologies of polymeric materials. Starting from the basis and from the chemical-physical characteristics of polymeric materials, the synthesis processes of polymers.
Reference texts	Fondamenti di struttura, proprietà e tecnologia dei polimeri a cura di Enrico Pedemonte http://nuovacultura.it/catalogo/fondamenti-struttura-proprieta-tecnologia-dei-polimeri/ R. J. Young and P.A. Lowel: Indroduction to Polymers. Chapman ed. F. Rodriguez: “Principles of Polymer Systems” Mc Graw Hill.
Educational objectives	Provide the student with an in-depth knowledge of the main characteristics of polymeric materials, and on their industrial production. Being able to understand the production process used for polymeric products and know the physical and mechanical properties of polymers and plastics.
Prerequisites	Math and advanced math, physics and chemistry
Teaching methods	Video lessons and lectures. During the lectures, exercises will also be done on problems related to the various topics.
Learning verification modality	The examination for obtaining the open badge consists of solving exercises on the topics covered. Earning the open badge will allow the student to access the final cluster examination. For information about support services for students with disabilities and/or specific learning disorders (SLDs), please visit the page at http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa.
Extended program	Structure, and classification: thermoplastic polymers, thermosetting polymers, homo and co-polymers, molecular weight and molecular weight distribution. commodity polymers, techno polymers, biopolymers, and blends. Synthesis of polymers. Step polymerization: Introduction, reaction mechanism. Carothers theory, Flory theory (most probable distribution), kinetics, polyfunctional polycondensation: Carothers gelling theory and Flory gelling theory. Chain polymerization: Reaction mechanism, kinetics, activation energy, average degree of polymerization, self-acceleration, chain transfer, effects of temperature, inhibition and delay. Copolymerization: Classification of copolymers. Composition equation of a copolymer, fa-Fa plot. Azeotrope blend. Determination of the amount of unreacted monomer.

MACRO - MECHANICS OF THE LAMINATE

Code	A005998
CFU	3
Teacher	Maurizio Natali
Teachers	Maurizio Natali
Hours	24 ore - Maurizio Natali
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Ingegneria dei materiali
Sector	IMAT-01/A
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)

MICRO-MECHANICS OF THE LAMINA

Code	A005997
CFU	3
Teacher	Maurizio Natali
Teachers	Maurizio Natali
Hours	24 ore - Maurizio Natali
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Ingegneria dei materiali
Sector	IMAT-01/A
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)

CRYSTALLINE, AMORPHIC POLYMERS AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

Code	A005996
CFU	3
Teacher	Luigi Torre
Teachers	Luigi Torre Marco Rallini (Codocenza)
Hours	12 ore - Luigi Torre 12 ore (Codocenza) - Marco Rallini
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Ingegneria dei materiali
Sector	IMAT-01/A
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	The course will face the main aspects of the characteristics, properties and technologies of polymeric materials. Starting from the basis and from the chemical-physical characteristics of polymeric materials, the synthesis processes of polymers and their properties will be also studied. Finally, the main processes to produce polymeric products will be studied.
Reference texts	Fondamenti di struttura, proprietà e tecnologia dei polimeri a cura di Enrico Pedemonte http://nuovacultura.it/catalogo/fondamenti-struttura-proprieta-tecnologia-dei-polimeri/ R. J. Young and P.A. Lowel: Indroduction to Polymers. Chapman ed. F. Rodriguez: “Principles of Polymer Systems” Mc Graw Hill.
Educational objectives	Provide the student with an in-depth knowledge of the main characteristics of polymeric materials, and on their industrial production. Being able to understand the production process used for polymeric products and know the physical and mechanical properties of polymers and plastics.
Prerequisites	Math and advanced math, physics and chemistry.
Teaching methods	Video lessons and lectures. During the lectures, exercises will also be done on problems related to the various topics.
Learning verification modality	The examination for obtaining the open badge consists of solving exercises on the topics covered. Earning the open badge will allow the student to access the final cluster examination. For information about support services for students with disabilities and/or specific learning disorders (SLDs), please visit the page at http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa.
Extended program	Structure: Polymer crystals. Determination of the crystal structure. Semicrystalline polymers, spherulites, degree of crystallinity, crystal thickness and orientation, thermodynamics of crystallization and molecular mechanism, Hoffman theory. Avrami law. Melting, factors affecting the meting temperature Structure. Amorphous polymers. Free volume theory and glass transition, Gordon-Taylor equation for copolymers. Dependence of Tg on the chemical structure, elastomers Mechanical properties: “Yield” of polymers, phenomenology, necking, Pressure-dependent yield criteria. Dependence on strain rate and temperature. Thermosetting polymers.