Practical courses in Material and Surface Science

The practical work of the IDM course provides the practical insight essential to the engineer's training and completes the notions developed in the course, relating to the three main families of construction materials: metals, polymers and ceramics. These practical exercises are grouped according to four themes: "Mechanical Behaviour of Materials", "Tribology and Surfaces", "Heat Treatment of Metal Alloys" and "Polymers and Composites".

Mechanical Behaviour of Materials: to introduce and practice the most commonly used tests to access the properties and mechanical behaviour materials. Tribology and Surfaces: to address, through a practical approach, some simple problems of wear and lubrication in a multidisciplinary framework combining mechanics, materials science and surfaces. Heat Treatment of Metal Alloys: to establish the relationships between chemical composition, heat treatment, microstructure and mechanical properties. Polymers and Composites: acquire knowledge of the processing of polymers and composites and then relate the process and the properties of the material.