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Additive manufacturing (4996)
  
Coordinating lecturer :Prof. dr. Bart MICHIELSEN 
  
Co-lecturer :Prof. dr. An HARDY 

Language of instruction : English
Credits: 3,0
  
Period: semester 2 (3sp)
  
2nd Chance Exam1: Yes
  
Final grade2: Numerical
 
Sequentiality
 
   No sequentiality

Prerequisites

The student has basic knowledge of chemistry and notions of polymer chemistry.


Content

This course gives an introduction to additive manufacturing for material scientists.

In Module 1, we will gain an understanding of the basis of additive manufacturing and how to go from a design concept to a product. We will explore the different classes of additive manufacturing technologies such as photopolymerisation (stereolithography), melting of powders (sintering, melting), cutting contours out of foils (layer laminate manufacturing), wire-feed (FDM) and extrusion based additive manufacturing based on the physical principles by depositing the constituent materials in a layer-by-layer manner.

In Module 2, we will explore the opportunities and challenges of additive manufacturing in some emerging applications related to health care, energy conversion and storage or circular use of materials.

In Module 3, we will delve deeper into the different material classes, including polymers, metals, and ceramics. Our focus will be on selected example material-technology combinations, which will provide a foundation for broader exploration and application. This approach will help students understand the unique properties and processing challenges of each material class in the context of additive manufacturing. We will end this module by combining the lesson leared and apply them to the emerging topic of hybrid materials and multi-material printing.


Organisational and teaching methods
Organisational methods  
Excursion/Fieldwork ✔  
Lecture ✔  
Teaching methods  
Case study ✔  
Presentation ✔  
Report ✔  


Evaluation

Period 2    Credits 3,00

Evaluation method
Oral evaluation during teaching period30 %
Transfer of partial marks within the academic year✔
Conditions transfer of partial marks within the academic yearThe student obtains at least 10/20.
Presentation✔
Written exam70 %
Transfer of partial marks within the academic year✔
Conditions transfer of partial marks within the academic yearThe student obtains at least 10/20.
Oral explanation✔
Evaluation conditions (participation and/or pass)✔
Conditions The student is required to be present at the presentation as evaluation is linked to this.
Consequences If the student is unjustifiedly absent during the presentation, he/she will receive an 'N' for the entire course as a final result ('N' = evaluation not fully completed: unjustified absence for one or more components of the evaluation).
Additional information

Students with exam contract do the presentation during the exam period instead of during the teaching period.

Second examination period

Evaluation second examination opportunity different from first examination opprt
No
 

Compulsory course material
 

All slides, readers, review papers and other supporting materials will be provided on Blackboard.
 

Recommended reading
 

Titel: Materials for Additive Manufacturing
Auteur: Yusheng Shi, Chunze Yan, ... Ying Chen
Editie: 1
Uitgever: Academic Press
ISBN: 9780128193020
Extra info: https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780128193020/mat erials-for-additive-manufacturing?via=ihub=#book-info

Titel: Additive Manufacturing for Chemical Sciences and Engineering
Auteur: Suresh K. Bhargava, Seeram Ramakrishna, Milan Brandt, PR. Selvakannan
Editie: 1, 2022 edition
Uitgever: Springer
ISBN: 9789811922923
Extra info: /

Titel: Additive Manufacturing Technologies
Auteur: Ian Gibson, David Rosen, Brent Stucker, Mahyar Khorasani
Editie: 3
Uitgever: Springer
ISBN: 9783030561260
Extra info: /


Learning outcomes
Master of Materiomics
  •  EC 

    • EC 1. The graduate of the Master of Materiomics programme has an in-depth understanding of the fundamentals of functional materials, especially with regard to the relation between composition, structure and functional properties at all length scales and in their operating surroundings.

     
  •  DC 

    • DC1.2 The student is able to explain properties of materials and apply this knowledge.

  •  EC 

    • EC 2. The graduate of the Master of Materiomics programme can combine chemical and physical principles enabling the discovery of new material concepts based on an interdisciplinary approach.

     
  •  DC 

    • DC2.1 The student is able to design a structure with properties in mind.

     
  •  DC 

    • DC2.2 The student is able to select and optimize a materials concept.

     
  •  DC 

    • DC2.4 The student has knowledge of chemical concepts and methods. [learning pathway interdisciplinarity - identification: the students knows which phenomena are studied in the various disciplines and which methods and theories are used]

     
  •  DC 

    • DC2.5 The student has knowledge of physical concepts and methods. [learning pathway interdisciplinarity - identification: the student knows which phenomena are studied in the various disciplines and which methods and theories are used]

  •  EC 

    • EC 4. The graduate of the Master of Materiomics programme is able to autonomously consult, summarise and critically interpret international scientific literature, reference it correctly and use it to explore and identify new domains relevant to the field.

     
  •  DC 

    • DC4.3 The student is able to critically interpret, evaluate, compare, and/or summarize relevant scientific literature related to materials-related problems or research questions.

  •  EC 

    • EC 6. The graduate of the Master of Materiomics programme is able to communicate in both written and spoken form and to take a well-argued position in a scientific discussion, going from a general to a specialist level, adapted to the target audience.

     
  •  DC 

    • DC6.2 The student is able to adapt to the purpose and target audience of the communication, i.e., can empathize with the target audience and make appropriate choices regarding language use and format.

  •  EC 

    • EC 10. The graduate of the Master of Materiomics programme is able to autonomously acquire new knowledge and monitor, evaluate and adjust one’s learning process.

     
  •  DC 

    • DC10.3 The student is able to autonomously acquire, process, and critically interpret new information.

 
  EC = learning outcomes      DC = partial outcomes      BC = evaluation criteria  
Offered inTolerance3
2nd year Master of Materiomics specialisatie opleidingsonderdelen J
exchange materiomics keuze J
Exchange Programme materiomics J



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