Industry of the future: advanced materials and processes

The aim of this year of specialization is to train engineers:
- with solid technical knowledge in the science and engineering of inorganic materials and processes,
- capable of adapting and responding to the technological, environmental and societal challenges of the future.

In a constantly changing world, we offer a specialization focused on innovation in materials and processes, and on the transformations of Industry 4.0. These transformations are driven by technological advances resulting from the dynamic between scientific research, economic development and major societal challenges (energy, sustainable development, transport, etc.). Additive manufacturing, which transforms a virtual 3D model into a physical object by successive addition of material, is one of the major technologies of the factory of the future, and represents the future for a large number of industries. At a time when the first industrial production lines using 3D printing are appearing, the strengths of this specialization, which focuses on metallurgy, advanced materials, additive manufacturing and interdisciplinarity, represent an opportunity for engineers to differentiate themselves in a context where Europe is the leader in metal 3D printing.

Teaching in this specialization is based on active project-based learning, enabling student engineers to play an active role in their training, mobilizing their knowledge and developing their skills. These aspects are reinforced by the participation of industrialists. The aim is to shed light on the transformations taking place in the intelligent factory, demonstrate the dynamism and industrial prospects, and arouse the interest and curiosity of students.

Part 1 - Advanced materials and innovative processes

Objectives

Be able to:
- evaluate and choose the material-process pairing based on "product" specifications and in a context of sustainable development,
- explain the general principles applied to the development of structural materials,
- explain the general principles of additive manufacturing,
- evaluate and choose the appropriate characterization techniques at phase scale.

Contents

Courses

1. The choice of materials and processes in a context of sustainable development (S. Gorsse, ICMCB)
2.Advanced materials and their industrial applications
- Structural composite materials (L. COURAPIED, SAFRAN)
- Energy materials
o Hydrogen storage (JL. Bobet, ICMCB)
o Fuel cells (F. Mauvy, ICMCB)
o Heat storage (C. Lebot, I2M)
o Technical ceramics (JM. Heintz, ICMCB)
3.Metal additive manufacturing
- General principles, different technologies, advantages, maturity, applications (M. Pontoreau, ICMCB)
- Solidification (C. Le Bot, I2M)
4.Materials characterization methods
- Electron microscopy - SEM, TEM, EDS, EBSD (J. Magimel, ICMCB)
- Tomographic atom probe (K. Hoummada, Aix-Marseille)
- X-ray tomography (D. Bernard, ICMCB)
- Non-destructive testing (D. Thuau, IMS)
5.Modeling, programming, artificial intelligence
- Machine learning (S. Gorsse, ICMCB)
- PYTHON programming (M-F Ponge, I2M)

TP 

   - Producing a part using additive manufacturing
- Processing composite materials
- Non-destructive testing

Seminars

   - Aerospace alloys (Safran)
- Automotive materials (PSA)
- Thermoplastic and bio-sourced matrix composite materials (CANOE)
- Energy storage materials - Space applications (ISAE SUPAERO)
- Forging and casting (SNECMA)
- Spark Plasma Sintering (CIRIMAT)
- Industrie 4.0 (ArianeGroup)
- 3D printing of titanium alloys using EBM (ULB)
- Atomized powders for metal additive manufacturing (Erasteel)
- Metal additive manufacturing (We Are Aerospace, Tecnalia, UTBM, CEA-LITEN UMET)
- Polymer additive manufacturing (CANOE)

Part 2 - Process simulation

Objectives

Be able to :
- choose the shaping process best suited to the design of a finished or semi-finished product,
- carry out a numerical simulation study of the shaping of a material,
- identify the best possible surface treatment for a given application.

Contents

Courses

1. Durability of materials
- Corrosion (I. Aubert, I2M)
- Surface treatment by thin film deposition (S. Jacques, LCTS)
- Wet processes (Electroylse, APS coating)
- Ablative materials (G. Vignoles, LCTS)
2.Material shaping processes
- Numerical simulation of extrusion by Ludovic © (C. Le Bot, I2M)
- Liquid-solid phase change modeling by Fluent (C. Le Bot, I2M)
- Numerical simulation of injection process by Fluent (C. Le Bot, I2M)

TP

   - Simulation of an extrusion case (Ludovic ©)
- Simulation of an injection case (Fluent)

Conferences

   - Plasma spray coatings (CEA)
- Corrosion in power plants (Areva)
- Personnel safety in the nuclear industry (CEA)
- Thermal protection materials (Astrium)

Industrial project

The industrial project enables students to work on a topical subject proposed by an industrial company in line with their specialization, to be confronted with the complexity of the professional world, and to deepen and develop their knowledge through stimulating applied subjects.
Students work in groups, in consultation with the company sponsoring the project and the project's tutor.

Managers 

   - Cédric Le Bot
- Damien Thuau

Choice of specialization