3rd year | Semester 5
Processes and Sustainable Materials

Materials of the Cultural Heritage and durability

Tags: altération, complex materials, conservation, cultural heritage, élaboration, multi-scale analytical methods
Evaluation method:
Written examination with general questions on materials and a case study:50%. Report on an interview with a specialist:50%
Course outline:

The dominance of materials contributes to drive human civilizations. The materials of Cultural heritage have been first produced by humans in a given historical context, then they have evolved in their conservation environment. These materials keep the memory of their origin and of their evolution, which is printed in their multi-scale structure (nano to macro). They are witnesses of our history and should be conserved for the future generations. Studying these materials also helps in anticipating the evolution of current modern materials. This course is multi-materials and multi-disciplinary, encompassing the domains of materials sciences, analytical physical chemistry, human and social sciences. It enriches the general knowledge of students about materials and gives to them tools and examples to predict and evaluate the durability of materials in a given environment. It consists in interactive lectures relying on the basic knowledge of students on materials, in a 3 hours tutorial and in a series of research conferences.

Learning objectives:

At the end of the course, students :
– Have a consolidated knowledge of the specificities of different classes of materials (composition domain, chemical bond, structure, microstructure, elaboration process),
– Have developed their culture of materials, thanks to the historical point of view,
– Are able to propose an analytical approach adapted to a specific material,
– Are able to anticipate the probable evolution of a material in a given environment.
These abilities are evaluated by a final written examination containing general questions on materials and the resolution of a case study from the literature. In addition, students conduct an interview with a specialist of Cultural Heritage, and they have to report on the experimental approach and results of a study of this specialist.

Prerequisites: M1 level in Materials Chemistry and Analytical Physical Chemistry

Teaching language: FR

Documents:
slide presentation, technical documentation

Link: https://coursenligne.chimie-paristech.fr/enrol/index.php?id=235