With this subject the students improve their knowledge on the materials used in Mechanical Industries. The properties of sintered materials, stainless steels, titanium alloys, light and heavy alloys (Mg, Al and Cu), tool steels, deep drawing steels.

The concepts on corrosion and corrosion resistance are introduced as well as the properties and technologies of surface coating, an introduction to less common engineering materials and an in deep knowledge on more traditional materials.
The students have to acquire the ability to understand and know the problem concerning the engineering materials choose for the different fields of applications, together with making judgements.

Knowledge of the subjects of the Degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Powder metallurgy technology. Powders (types and properties), compacting pressing (materials classes, types of dies, methods), sintering (furnaces, atmospheres, operating conditions, mechanism) post-treatments, products.
Corrosion. Anodic and cathodic behavior. Oxygen, temperature and solution concentration influences. Galvanic corrosion coupling different materials or in case of different phases. Active and passive behavior of stainless steels. The different types of corrosion. Protection methods of metallic materials.
Stainless steels. Schaeffler and De Long diagram. Stainless steels classes and designation. Heat treatment, welding, deformability and tool work-ability. Surface finishing. Sanification. Metallic ions release.
Tool steels. Cold and hot working classes. Heat treatments and tempering parameter. High speed steels.
Deep drawing steels and aluminum alloys for "Body in White" car components.
Surface coating technologies and materials.
Titanium alloys. Grades, alloying elements, phase diagrams, properties, heat treatments, influence of microstructure. Applications and products.
Metallic materials microstructure and failure analysis: fracture modes and morphologies.

Lectures in class, numerical and graphical practice in teams on several themes subjects of the subject.
Laboratory of metallurgy, optical and electronic microscopy, x-Ray diffractometric analyses, chemical analyses with small groups of students.

Texts, readings, handouts and other learning resources
- Lecture notes of the subject.
- Textbook concerning metallic materials in the library of the Science and Applied Technology Dept.
- ASM Metals Handbook X Ed.

During the exercises practice in teams, the professor helps in the development of the exercise and verifies the level of student learning.
The exam is written (exercises, open and multiple responses) with, eventually, an oral colloquium. Any materials and forms will be provided by the teachers
The final mark is assigned considering the score obtained in the written test and the level of knowledge of subjects in the subject.