Materials and surfaces engineering (MSE)

Mechanical Engineering

CAMPUS

Arts et Métiers Campus of:

Cluny
Lille
Paris
Partners locations : ENSAIT Roubaix, ECAM Lyon and Burgundy University – Dijon

GOALS

Deepen the essential stages of a scientific project management approach
Provide the necessary tools for understanding multiphysics and modelling in order to improve the materials properties. Particular interest is focused on the surfaces functionalities and their integrity
Deepen basic knowledge of materials, mechanics, shaping and thermal processes, as well as analysis methods and characterization of materials, surfaces and interfaces
Develop a multidisciplinary approach which deals with the development and implementation of materials, their physic, chemical and mechanical properties as well as their industrial applications
Approach the "Manufacturing Process - Microstructure - Mechanical Properties" aspects, based on modelling and concrete industrial examples.

TARGETED SKILLS

At the end of this training by and in research, graduate students will:

Have acquired high-level scientific knowledge in the field of various materials (metals and metal alloys, polymers and bio-polymers, composites, textiles)
Have acquired high-level scientific knowledge in the field of manufacturing processes (textiles, CVD-PVD, thermochemical treatments, polymers and composites, etc.)
Have acquired high-level scientific knowledge in the field of surfaces and interfaces functionality and integrity of (mechanical and chemical role of the surface)
Acquire the scientific project management approach and associated tools
Acquire, practice and deepen the means of communication of scientific research, in English and French.
Know and understand the main categories of materials thermomechanical behaviour, their modelling on a macroscopic scale as well as their industrial applications
Be able to design and conduct an experimental test campaign with adapted and controlled techniques and instrumentation
Be able to explain the influence of defects and heterogeneities on the thermomechanical behaviour of materials
Be able to improve surface properties by choosing the appropriate treatment process in relation to the goal application.

PROGRAM

The beginning of the academic part of this MSc takes place every year at the end of January - beginning of February, to be completed in mid-May. It is followed by a research internship (training) during 4 to 6 months. Some partnerships (ENSAIT Roubaix, ECAM Lyon) may require the start of an internship / research project before the academic part.

The academic part of this Master has seven teaching units (UE):

(UEA) Review: metallurgy and continuum mechanics – Cluny
(UE1) Project management and initiation to research (6 ECTS) – Cluny
(UE2) Polymers and Processing (4 ECTS) – Paris (ATHENS Week)
(UE3) Composite materials (4 ECTS) – Paris et Roubaix
(UE4) Experimental techniques (6 ECTS) – Lille
(UE5) Surface treatments (6 ECTS) – Cluny
(UE6) Powder metallurgy (4 ECTS) – Dijon

Please note: around 20% of the courses are given in English today, with a strong will to increase it in the coming years. The materials and documents provided to students are mostly in English.

PRINCIPAL SCIENTIFIC AND PEDAGOGICAL LEADERS OF EXPERTISE

Sorin IGNAT (Arts et Métiers Cluny) – scientific responsible of the Msc and UE1
Abbas TCHARKHTCHI (Arts et Métiers Paris) – in charge of UE2 and co-responsible of UE3
Xavier LEGRAND (ENSAIT Roubaix) – in charge of UE3
Adrien VAN GORP (Arts et Métiers Lille) – in charge of UE4
Corinne NOUVEAU (Arts et Métiers Cluny) – in charge of UE5
Aurélien BESNARD (Arts et Métiers Cluny) – co-responsible of UE6
Maria-Rosa ARDIGO-BESNARD (Burgundy University) – co-responsible of UE6

ASSOCIATED TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM

LaBoMaP – Laboratoire Bourguignon des Matériaux et Procédés, EA 3633, Arts et Métiers Cluny
PIMM – Procédés et Ingénierie en Mécanique et Matériaux, UMR CNRS 8006, CNAM and ENSAM Paris
MSMP – Mechanics Surfaces and Materials Processing, EA 7350, ENSAM Lille and Châlons-en-Champagne
GEMTEX – Laboratoire Génie et Matériaux TEXtiles EA 2461 UPRES-MEN, ENSAIT Roubaix
LabECAM – ECAM Lyon
ICB – Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne, UMR 6303 CNRS, Burgundy University – Dijon
Elmo-Sanat University (IUST, Iran University of Science & Technology) from Téhéran (Iran)

VALIDATION TERMS

The evaluation of these teaching units is done by continuous control, tests and / or defence, depending on the teaching unit.

EDUCATIONAL MODALITIES

The classes are in the form of lectures, practical work or project. An internship / research project, in a company or in a laboratory, during 4 to 6 months, will and must be validated by a report and a defence in front of a committee. This internship can be carried out in France (paid in accordance with the local laws) or internationally, on a subject that the team of the master can propose or that the student can find by himself (after agreement of the scientific responsible of the MSc).

STRENGTHS OF THE TRAINING

This training gives:

A broader vision of materials, processes and the influence of surfaces and interfaces
A complementary approach between experimentation (high level materials and methodologies) and modelling (multi-physics and multi-scale)
A project management approach in general and scientific in particular

OPPORTUNITIES

This master prepares for further studies in doctoral training and trains experts in the fields of Mechanics of Materials and Manufacturing Processes. The multidisciplinary approach allows access to research and development positions in large institutional or industrial groups such as CEA, EDF, Renault, AREVA, APERAM, SAFRAN, etc. More than a third of students continue with a PhD (usually accompanied by a CIFRE contract), usually in partnership with one of these companies.

Some areas of application:

Structural materials: the thermomechanical and surface treatments of these materials aim to improve the working properties, the corrosion or wear resistance and durability, while lightening the structures
Composite materials and multi-materials: used for example in the automotive industry to lighten structures while retaining their rigidity
Technical and high performance polymers: the liner of the hydrogen tank at very high pressure (700 bars of operation) for the automobile
Smart materials: metals or shape memory polymers
Materials with a property gradient: locally improve mechanical parts in the most loaded areas, and lead to finding optimal solutions from an economic and mechanical point of view
Materials with specific functional surface: in order to minimize or maximize friction, shine, dimensional tolerance, production of hydrophobic or hydrophilic surfaces, fatigue contact resistance …
Coated materials: painting, galvanizing, chrome plating, nickel plating, HVOF, PVD, CVD…
Biomaterials: bone-biomaterial interface, biocompatibility interface, cell adhesion, bio-integration, wear and release of particles, bio-corrosion, degradation of biomaterials for orthopaedic prostheses, etc.
Materials for food use: bio-neutrality, impact resistance, thermal resistance, adhesion, cleaning, aging, etc.

PARTNERS

Industrial:

Airbus Helicopters, PSA, EDF, CEA, SAFRAN, Airbus Group, AREVA, BODYCOTE, SAFE Metal, BMI Fours Industriels, SECO Tools, Delphi, Air Liquide, Total, ASCO-Forge, APERAM, A2C, Sandvik, COROMANT, etc.

Institutional:

Scientific support is mainly provided by the laboratories to which the masters' teachers are attached. Students can do their internship in these laboratories, or benefit from scientific and experimental help when their internship takes place in a company.

LaBoMaP : Laboratoire Bourguignon des Matériaux et Procédés, EA 3633, Cluny

PIMM : Procédés et Ingénierie en Mécanique et Matériaux, UMR CNRS 8006, CNAM et Arts et Métiers Paris

MSMP : Mechanics Surfaces and Materials Processing, EA 7350, Lille or Châlons-en-Champagne

GEMTEX : Laboratoire Génie et Matériaux TEXtiles EA 2461 UPRES-MEN, Roubaix

LabECAM : ECAM Lyon

ICB : Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne, UMR 6303 CNRS, Burgundy University

Elmo-Sanat University (IUST, Iran University of Science & Technology) from Téhéran (Iran)

Academics:

Our foreign partners (Institute of Engineering in Materials Science of Lodz-Poland, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne - EPFL Switzerland, EMPA - Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt - de Thun, Université Lomonosov de Moscou-Russie, KIT Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Germany, IUST, University of Guilan and University of Tehran, etc.) offer internships to students outside the master's teaching period or during their project.

TARGET COMPANIES

Eurocopter, PSA, EDF, CEA, SAFRAN, EADS, AREVA, BODYCOTE, ECM, SECO Tools, Delphi, Air Liquide, Total, ASCO-Forge, APERAM, etc.

EXAMPLES OF PROPOSED INTERNSHIP / PROJECTS CARRIED OUT

Here are some examples of projects from previous years:

Development of protective coatings on cutting tools during cryogenic assisted machining of Ti6Al4V
Characterization of martensitic stainless steel grades in thermomechanical stressing in braking mode (automotive)
Study of the wear of the steam generator tubes of Pressurized Water Nuclear Reactors
Study of the growth mechanisms of thin layers for the development of a substrate older for PVD deposition
Characterization and study of the crystallinity / thermal expansion of the liner of a high-pressure hydrogen tank for the automobile with a view to approval
Fracture toughness of YFSZ zirconia, the model material for uranium dioxide UO2
Study of the micromechanics of a composite material (SMC)
Optimization of the deposition of fluorescent molecules organized on surfaces (111) of noble metals
Modelling of rapid austenitization by means of the cellular automaton method
Characterization and modelling of the material of airplane connecting rods in composite material

The CEA Valduc's annual catalogue of internship and PhD offers is systematically made available to students. The laboratories associated with this master's degree and a good number of partner companies also offer internship / thesis offers every year.

ADMISSION CRITERIA

Academic level (in general, but also particularly in disciplines related to the subject of the master)
Motivation
Professional project (adequacy with the content and the objectives of the training)
French language level
English language level
Recommendations

A minimum level (eliminatory) for each of these criteria may be required.

APPLICATION DEADLINE(S)

For Arts et Métiers students: internal procedure
For partner students (ENSAIT Roubaix and ECAM Lyon): internal procedure
For students of the double degree with the University of Tehran: internal procedure
For other candidates: the opening of applications is fixed every year on May 15. A first selection takes place in late June - early July. A second file review can take place, if necessary, before mid-September.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Teaching language: English (course materials and around 20% of the oral part) and French
Number of hours: 280 h for the academic part
ECTS credits targeted by the training: 60, i.e. 30 for the academic part and 30 for the research internship
Annual cost: € 256 standard rate (€ 168 reduced rate - Arts et Metiers students who are preparing the engineering degree in parallel). Social security costs (maximum € 217) may also be added.
Location (s) of training: February (or even early March) on Cluny, then a week in Paris, a week shared between Paris and Roubaix, two weeks in Lille, two weeks in Cluny again followed by a week in Dijon.

APPLYING

Apply exclusively online.

OTHER INFORMATION

The student trips, mandatory in the training program, to other Arts et Métiers campuses or establishments, are financially covered by Arts et Métiers.