Advanced Technologies for Materials Processing

The School provides the unique opportunity to attend intensive academic program, which is focused on the processing technologies (PT) and joining techniques (JT) with experience of professors from European countries, with different opinions and approaches. The two-weeks School is divided in two blocks: Basics and Advanced. First block will give you the theoretical knowledge, basic descriptions of the technologies and an overview of their applications. Second block consists in advanced topics on these technologies based on state-of-the-art practice based activities in research laboratories and deep aspects of the material microstructure evolutions during processing. The program will cover: PT and JT, powder production and characterization, metallurgical and mechanical properties, residual stresses and post-treatements. The school program is suitable for students and engineers interested in these technologies and topics. All studies are developed in accordance with the European requirements and can be recognized as a period of study abroad.

PT and JT Basics

First part of the course dedicated to the introduction of concepts, technologies, influence of process parameters on metallurgical and mechanical properties and characterization techniques. Could be attended by everyone who would like to have a general overview in PT and JT.

Advanced topics in PT and JT

Technical topics and challenges in PT and JT (laser-matter interaction, friction induced plastic strains, fast solidification, phase transformations and process simulation) for people who attended the first week and/or senior engineers and scientists.

Socio-cultural program of extracurricular activities and networking events are included*:

• Online International Party; 
• Online Pub Quiz; 
• Online Interactive Campus Tour with international buddies from PolyUnion club; 
• Online broadcasting of excursion to the Hermitage museum.

*All of the listed above activities will to take place but in case any of those will have to be cancelled, an alternative event will be offered to participants.

• Good command of English. All classes and extracurricular activities are carried out in English; 
• Students from different area (material science, mechanical engineering, physics, etc) finishing a Bachelor or in Master; 
• Engineers from industries interested in an introduction and a general overview on AM and JT; 
• Scientists and/or senior engineers interested in advanced topics and actual challenges in AM and JT.

Block 1: basics

• Overview of metallic additive manufacturing and friction based joining techniques;
• Fundamentals on different technologies (PBF, DED, WAAM, FSW …);
• Physics and mechanics of thermomechanical processes (thermomechanics basics, phase transformation, residual stresses …);
• Metallurgical and mechanical properties.

Block 2: advanced

• Physics of the energy-matter interaction;
• Advanced metrology in additive manufacturing;
• Friction based processes and impact on microstructures and properties;
• Microstructure and advanced physical properties;
• Focus on steels and aluminium, nickel and titanium alloys,