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MH2056 Materials Properties I 7.5 credits

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Mechanical properties of metals are covered with emphasis on plastic deformation, hardening mechanisms, fracture, fatigue and creep.

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Termin

Information for Autumn 2025 Start 27 Oct 2025 programme students

Course location

KTH Campus

Duration
27 Oct 2025 - 12 Jan 2026
Periods
P2 (7.5 hp)
Pace of study

50%

Application code

50921

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 CMATD3 and TTMVM1.

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

Planned modular schedule
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Course syllabus as PDF

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Course syllabus MH2056 (Autumn 2025–)
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Content and learning outcomes

Course contents

The mechanical properties of metals in the form of:

  • Plastic deformation, seen from continuum and crystal plastic perspective
  • Dislocations and their properties
  • Hardening mechanisms
  • Static cracks with application on ductile and brittle fractures.
  • Fatigue
  • Creep

Intended learning outcomes

After passing the course, the student should be able to:

  1. Analyse and apply fundamental principles for deformation of metals.
  2. Identify and analyse typical fracture surfaces connected to the fundamental principles of fractures in metals.
  3. Apply fundamental models to describe mechanical properties in metallic materials.
  4. Assess and evaluate the importance of the mechanical properties of metals in relation to other engineering materials.

In order to:

Provide knowledge and tools to be able to plan, design, produce and criticise metal producing or metal using industry when mechanical properties are of importance.

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

In total 90 higher education credits in the main field of study of Technology.

Literature

You can find information about course literature either in the course memo for the course offering or in the course room in Canvas.

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

  • SEM1 - Seminar, 2.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
  • TEN3 - Written exam, 5.5 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.

Examiner

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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

ITM/Materials Science and Engineering

Main field of study

Materials Science and Engineering

Education cycle

Second cycle