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Construction Materials with Lab

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Construction Materials with Lab
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Mechanical and Process Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2019
Module code: MAB_19_A_2.05.KWL
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
P241-0260, P241-0261
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
3V+1P (4 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
4
Semester: 2
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Written exam 120 min.

[updated 21.04.2026]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

MAB_19_A_2.05.KWL (P241-0260, P241-0261) Mechanical and Process Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2019 , semester 2, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 120 hours (equivalent to 4 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 75 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
MAB_19_A_1.03.WSK Materials Science with Lab Exercises


[updated 16.01.2026]
Recommended as prerequisite for:
MAB_19_A_4.02.WFL Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics
MAB_19_V_3.08.GBT Fundamentals of Biotechnology
MAB_19_V_4.08.BUV Environmental and Bioprocess Engineering with Lab
MAB_19_V_5.14.KTV


[updated 04.10.2024]
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Moritz Habschied
Lecturer:
N.N. (practical training)
Prof. Dr. Moritz Habschied (lecture)


[updated 08.04.2024]
Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this module, students will be able to name the main groups of metallic and polymeric materials and their manufacturing processes.  
Students will be able to explain the relationship between microstructure, manufacturing conditions, and material properties.   
Students will be able to classify materials according to their areas of application.   
Students will be able to select suitable materials for given technical requirements.   
 
Students will be able to analyze microstructures and derive mechanical properties from them.   
Students will be able to assess the suitability of a material in a thermally stressed application.   
Students will be able to determine suitable heat treatments for targeted property modification.  
 
Students will demonstrate a willingness to work actively in groups.  
Students will be able to organize group processes to solve technical problems.  
Students will be able to reflect on contributions made by other group members and integrate them constructively.   
Students will be able to justify their decisions regarding material selection with comprehensible factual arguments.   
Students will be able to reflect on their own approach and adjust it if necessary.   
 
Students will be able to conduct targeted research in specialist literature and databases.   
Students will be able to compare researched data and evaluate its quality and relevance.   
 
Students will be able to structure a subject topic in a meaningful way in terms of content and methodology.   
Students will be able to present their results in a manner appropriate to the target audience using suitable media.   
Students will be able to respond to critical questions in a well-founded manner.   

[updated 21.04.2026]
Module content:
Manufacturing-related material influence
Non-ferrous metals
Material selection methods
Plastics
Cyclic material stress
 
 
1. Continuation: Influence of manufacturing techniques on materials
 1.1 Precipitation hardening
 1.2 Grain boundary strengthening
2. Non-ferrous metals
 2.1 Aluminum alloys (natural hard & heat treatable) including process for precipitation hardening
 2.2 Magnesium alloys
 2.3 Titanium alloys
 2.4 Copper alloys
 2.5 Nickel alloys
3. Plastics
 3.1 Structural description & classification of plastics
 3.2 Plastic synthesis
 3.3 Chemical and physical properties
 3.4 Temperature-dependent mechanical behavior
4. Selecting materials:
 4.1 Aspects of material selection in product development
 4.2 Methodical material selection according to Ashby
 4.3 Software-supported material selection
5. Fatigue
 5.1 Relevance of fatigue
 5.2 Stages of fatigue
 5.3 Wöhler curves
 5.4 Fatigue strength diagrams
 
 
Lab work:
- Material designations
- Material characterization
- Tensile test on polymers
- Outsourcing aluminum-based materials

[updated 21.04.2026]
Teaching methods/Media:
Interactive, seminaristic lecture
Practical training in the lab in small groups


[updated 21.04.2026]
Recommended or required reading:
Bargel/Schulze: „Werkstoffkunde“,  Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 12. bearb. Auflage 2018
Weißbach W., Dahms M., Jaroschek C.: „Werkstoffe und ihre Anwendungen: Metalle, Kunststoffe und mehr“, Springer Vieweg; 20., überarb. Auflage 2018
Läpple, V.: „Wärmebehandlung des Stahls“, Verlag Europa-Lernmittel, Haan-Gruiten, 11. aktualisierte Auflage 2014
Läpple, V., Kammer, C., Steuernagel, L.: „Werkstofftechnik Maschinenbau“, Verlag Europa-Lernmittel, Haan-Gruiten, 6. Auflage 2017
Greven, E., Magin, W.: „Werkstoffkunde und Werkstoffprüfung für technische Berufe“, Verlag Handwerk und Technik; 18. Auflage 2015

[updated 21.04.2026]
 
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