
Composites Materials Science and Manufacturing
Lectures |
Hours | Credits |
Composite materials structure and characterization | 28 | 3 |
Specific materials (smart, biobased, nanofilled materials) | 8 | 0.5 |
Composite materials manufacturing | 20 | 2.5 |
Lab sessions | 4 | |
Composites processes modeling | 28 | 3 |
Mechanics of composites and sandwich structures
Structures and process robustness |
32 | 3 |
Project : design and manufacturing of a composite part | 46 | 5 |
Research Project | 80 | 8 |
Foreign Languages | 40 | 4 |
Sports | 20 | 1 |
TOTAL |
306 | 30 |
Syllabus description
Composite materials structures and characterization (28h, 3 credits)
- Composites materials constituents and specificities
- Markets and key figures
- Technical and economical characteristics
- Sandwich structures specificities
- Preform and polymer characterization techniques for processing modeling
- Characterization of mechanical properties
- Non destructive evaluation techniques
Specific materials (8h, 0.5 credits)
Physical, thermomechanical and economical aspects, as well as application market of :
- Nano-reinforced polymers
- Bio-based materials and biocomposites materials for the living
- Smart materials
Composite materials manufacturing (20h, 2.5 credits ; lab session : 4h)
- Exhaustive presentation of composites processes
- Continuous processes
- Liquid Composite Molding processes
- Open mold processes
- Consolidation processes
- Long/short fiber thermoplastics molding
- Materials requirements, type of parts produced and economical aspect of each process
- Recent developments in composites manufacturing
Lectures are completed with a lab session on infusion manufacturing
Composites processes modeling (28h, 3 credits)
- Understanding the influence of process and material parameters on cycle times and part quality
- Interaction between the physics involved (energy, flow in porous media, mechanics, polymerization kinetics…)
Mechanics of composites and sandwich structures (32h, 3 credits)
- Laminate plate theory through continuum mechanics for homogeneous anisotropic materials and through heterogeneous materials approaches
- Evaluation of unidirectional and multilayered composites mechanical properties
- Influences of thermal and moisture effects
- Long term behavior and damage mechanisms.
- Structures reliability and process robustness principles applied to composites materials
- Applications through various examples and practical analytical works.
- Applications using commercial designing software on realistic parts.
Project : Design and manufacturing of a composite part (46h, 5 credits)
Through this project, students are invited to apply the different knowledge presented in the other lectures. From a book of requirements concerning a structural application, students should design a composite parts by :
- Proposing a geometry and the material used
- Defining the laminate structure and justify its mechanical response using adapted analytical or numerical tools
- Choosing the manufacturing process and evaluate the cycle time
- Determining the investment requirements and part cost analysis
- Manufacturing of a prototype
Research Project (80h, 8 credits)
Students are proposed to choose between :
- A research project concerning at least on of the following :
- material characterization
- Process development and/or optimization
- Part development
- An innovative and creative project where the student
- Propose an innovative part and a short competitive study
- Analyze the different functions and propose a design
- Define the manufacturing steps and a short economical study
- Manufacturing of a prototype
Complementary activities (60h, 5 credits)
- 2 Languages (including French for foreigners), 4 credits
- Sports (selection among 15 disciplines), 1 credit
Contact
For more information about the semester « Composites materials », please contact Mylène LAGARDERE
To apply, please contact Karine KOMINIARZ, + 33 327 71 26 39