MSE 551 Physical Properties of Materials
This course focuses on the phase transformation and solidification kinetics in metallic systems. Topics to be included are i) Solution Thermodynamics, ii) Phase Diagrams, iii) Solid-State diffusion, iv) Nucleation and growth, v) Annealing phenomena, vi) Solid Solutions, vii) Precipitation hardening, viii) Application to technologically important alloy systems. Various electron microscopic analytical methods (SEM and TEM) and X-ray analyses will be covered. Other concepts to be introduced are bonding and crystal defects such as: vacancies, dislocations, grain boundaries.