Portland cement clinker microstructure C 3 S, C 2 S, C 3 A, C 4 AF 200 micron
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Summary To provide a broad introduction to the materials used in engineering, their properties and structures Module objectives On completing the module, students should Be familiar with the major classes of engineering materials the mechanical, thermal and chemical properties of engineering materials, their definition, measurement and specification Be able to locate material property data Understand in qualitative terms the physical basis of material structure of the principal engineering properties of materials Be familiar with elementary concepts of ferrous metallurgy the concepts of electrochemical corrosion the major polymeric materials and their use as solid polymers, coatings, foams and adhesives the main types of ceramics, cements and glasses used in engineering the main materials processing operations
Thermal properties cluster Thermal expansivity Thermal conductivity Specific heat capacity c Melting temperature T m … others?? CALLISTER Ch 20 [5th edn]
What is the melting temperature of iron? Quiz 19 Jan 09
Quiz 10 Jan 08 What is the melting temperature of iron? 1540 °C
Quiz 10 Jan 08 What is the melting temperature of iron? 1540 °C What is the density of iron?
Quiz 10 Jan 08 What is the melting temperature of iron? 1540 °C What is the density of iron? kg/m 3
Quiz 10 Jan 08 What is the melting temperature of iron? 1540 °C What is the density of iron? kg/m 3 What is the density of gold?
Quiz 10 Jan 08 What is the melting temperature of iron? 1540 °C What is the density of iron? kg/m 3 What is the density of gold? kg/m 3
Quiz 10 Jan 08 What is the melting temperature of iron? 1540 °C What is the density of iron? kg/m 3 What is the density of gold? kg/m 3 What is the density of air?
Quiz 10 Jan 08 What is the melting temperature of iron? 1540 °C What is the density of iron? kg/m 3 What is the density of gold? kg/m 3 What is the density of air? 1.2 kg/m 3
Quiz 10 Jan 08 What is the melting temperature of iron? 1540 °C What is the thermal expansivity of brass? 20 K -1 What is the density of iron? kg/m 3 What is the density of gold? kg/m 3 What is the density of air? 1.2 kg/m 3 What is the Young’s modulus of steel?
Quiz 10 Jan 08 What is the melting temperature of iron? 1540 °C What is the thermal expansivity of brass? 20 K -1 What is the density of iron? kg/m 3 What is the density of gold? kg/m 3 What is the Young’s modulus of steel? 200 GPa
Quiz 10 Jan 08 What is the melting temperature of iron? 1540 °C What is the density of iron? kg/m 3 What is the density of gold? kg/m 3 What is the density of air? 1.2 kg/m 3 What is the Young’s modulus of steel? 200 GPa What is the thermal expansivity of brass?
Quiz 10 Jan 08 What is the melting temperature of iron? 1540 °C What is the density of iron? kg/m 3 What is the density of gold? kg/m 3 What is the density of air? 1.2 kg/m 3 What is the Young’s modulus of steel? 200 GPa What is the thermal expansivity of brass? 20 K -1
Iron density
bcc fcc 912 °C
Explosive spalling in concrete under fire conditions Quartz... Major constituent of granite, quartzite and other mineral aggregates used in concrete Alpha-beta quartz transition Displacive structural transition 573 °C 2 % INCREASE in volume See Tucker, Keen and Dove, Min Mag 2001, 65,
Invars Iron-nickel alloys with exceptionally low thermal expansivity about 0.4 / K
Quiz 6 Feb 04 What is the effect of porosity on thermal expansivity? density? thermal conductivity? elastic modulus? strength?
Quiz 6 Feb 04 What is the effect of porosity on thermal expansivity? density? thermal conductivity? elastic modulus? strength? AsAs ApAp
Density Define volume fraction porosity f f = Volume voids/Total volume Bulk density b = s (1 - f ) where s is solid density
Density Density relation is a simple example of the Law of Mixtures for material properties Composite material A, B with volume fractions f A, f B X com = f A X A + f B X B
Quiz 6 Feb 04 What is the effect of porosity on thermal expansivity? How does vary with f ? is independent of f AsAs ApAp
Thermal conductivity Defining equation q = d T d x where q is the heat flux Units w (m K) Typical values and range w (mK) See for example Ashby charts
Thermal conductivity Correlations with other properties speed of sound elastic modulus
Thermal conductivity Correlations with other properties For metals electrical conductivity Wiedemann-Franz law ratio of electrical to thermal conductivity is the same for all metals at a given temperature