Info-Event for students
23th March 2023 3-5pm
Dear students,
At our open day of the Materials Science and Engineering department of the RWTH Aachen, we will open the doors to our nine institutes for you.
The following is offered:
Information on the courses of study in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at RWTH Aachen University.
Discussions with the subject advisors and students in the first semesters.
Time: 03/23/2023 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m
Meeting point: Foyer des Gießerei Instituts der RWTH Aachen Intzestraße 5, 52072 Aachen
Timeline
- 15:00 Welcome & impulse “Innovative materials for a better climate”
- 15:30 Casting 250 kg melt (GI - Foundry Institute)
- 16:00 Get-together in the IEHKasino with exciting hands-on stations
Station 1: Battery recycling to recover critical raw materials what to expect
- Study recycling and contribute to a sustainable and environmentally friendly material cycle
- Metal recycling using the example of batteries from electric vehicles - insights into current research
- Various exhibits and small experiments on metal recycling
Station 2: Automated stirred tank "Honeycomb"
What to expect:
- Study recycling and contribute to a sustainable and environmentally friendly material cycle
- Metal recycling using the example of batteries from electric vehicles - insights into current research
- Various exhibits and small experiments on metal recycling
Station 3: The challenge of corrosion of steel
What to expect:
- Using before and after salt spray test exhibits, we show why corrosion is still a current problem in the industry.
- We present a portable test stand that can be used to measure the most important corrosion properties of metals.
- Durable steel: what can I learn at RWTH Aachen University to design sustainable steel?
Station 4: 3D printing of metallic materials - how does it work?
what to expect
- Live manufacturing of small components from a metal filament
- From 3D printing to additive manufacturing: these options are available for everyday or industry-related use
- Study additive manufacturing: Opportunities at RWTH Aachen University
- School laboratory of the department of materials science and materials engineering
Station 5: IMM - Institute for Metallurgy and Materials Physics
- Mechanical investigation of materials at the smallest level (micropillar)
- Electron microscopes
Station 6: Station: Nachhaltige Thermoprozesstechnik (IOB - Institut für Industrieofenbau und Wärmetechnik)
What to expect:
- Hydrogen as a sustainable fuel
- Lasers and flows for process optimization
- Simulation of energy and material flows
- Guided tour of the institute (thermoprocessing systems, burner test benches, flow laboratory)
Station 7: Computer-aided materials design (MCh - Chair of Materials Chemistry)
What to expect
- Introductory film on work in the institute and laboratory
- Production of coatings in industrial and experimental vacuum chambers
- Characterization and analysis of the structure and composition of the thin films
- Simulation to predict material properties
Station 8: Glass and ceramic materials for the high-temperature range (GHI - Institute of Mineral Engineering)
What to expect:
- Analysis of ceramic materials using the flash smelter
- ZeroCO2: CO2-free glass production. How can you make a glass bottle without emitting CO2 throughout the process?
- Exhibits of refractory materials from metallurgical applications
- The versatility of glass and glass ceramics
Event 1: Abguss 250 kg Schmelze (GI - Gießereiinstitut)
What to expect:
- A little insight into the world of the foundry and the flow of a casting process
Event 2: Forging steel on a 630t forging press (IBF- Institute of Metal Forming)
Open-die forging is ideal for the production of large components that are subject to equally large loads and thus requirements. In addition to achieving a desired final geometry, casting-related defects in the workpiece can be driven out and excellent mechanical properties can be set with this forming process.
What to expect:
- Live demonstration of a steel open-die forging test on the IBF's 630t forging press