Skip to main content
Till KTH:s startsida

MH2100 Powder Metallurgy 6.0 credits

This course provides the students with knowledge about the field of powder metallurgy and teaches them generic principles associated with creating powders and fabricating engineering shapes from those powders.

Topics covered are powder production and characterization, compaction and shaping of powder, full-density process such as additive manufacturing and hot isostatic pressing, liquid and solid state sintering. Special focus is on additive manufacturing, cemented carbides and steels.

Information per course offering

Termin

Information for Autumn 2024 Start 28 Oct 2024 programme students

Course location

KTH Campus

Duration
28 Oct 2024 - 13 Jan 2025
Periods
P2 (6.0 hp)
Pace of study

33%

Application code

50490

Form of study

Normal Daytime

Language of instruction

English

Course memo
Course memo is not published
Number of places

Min: 10

Target group

Open for application for TTMVM1-2

Elective for all programs as long as it can be included in your programme.

Planned modular schedule
[object Object]
Part of programme
No information inserted

Contact

Examiner
No information inserted
Course coordinator
No information inserted
Teachers
No information inserted
Contact

Greta Lindwall (gretal@kth.se)

Course syllabus as PDF

Please note: all information from the Course syllabus is available on this page in an accessible format.

Course syllabus MH2100 (Autumn 2019–)
Headings with content from the Course syllabus MH2100 (Autumn 2019–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )

Content and learning outcomes

Course contents

Fabrication of metallic powders and methods for their characterisation. Compaction and sintering of ironbased powder and cemented carbide powder. Compaction by uni-axial and isostatic pressing and the use of pressing aids. Thorough analysis of chemical equilibria and diffusion processes during sintering of sinter steel and cemented carbides. Sintering theory and the influence of different processing conditions, wetting and surface diffusion. Solid phase as well as liquid phase sintering are exemplified by applications on sinter steel and cemented carbides. Advantages and limitations of powder metallurgy materials are discussed from technical and economical point of views.

Intended learning outcomes

After the course the student should be abel to:

  • about powder metallurgical materials and their fabrication processes.
  • of materials of special importance for the Swedish PM-industry.

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

The course or a similar one like:
MH2027 Micro and Nano Structures.

Equipment

No information inserted

Literature

Anges i kurs-PM, vid kursstart.

Examination and completion

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Grading scale

A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Examination

  • LAB2 - Laboratory Work, 2.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
  • TEN2 - Written examination, 4.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination

No information inserted

Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination

No information inserted

Examiner

Ethical approach

  • All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
  • In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
  • In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Further information

Course room in Canvas

Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.

Offered by

Main field of study

Materials Science, Materials Science and Engineering

Education cycle

Second cycle

Add-on studies

No information inserted

Contact

Greta Lindwall (gretal@kth.se)