Syllabus
Course Meeting Times
Lectures: 2 sessions / week, 1.5 hours / session
Text
Reed-Hill, R. E., and R. Abbaschian. Physical Metallurgy Principles. 3rd ed. Boston: PWS-Kent, 1992, 926 pp.
| LEC # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction: Scope and Approach of the Subject. | |
| 2 | Interface Structures and Energetics: Homophase and Heterophase Interfaces in Bulk Materials and Thin Films. | Ch. 6 |
| 5 | Energetics and Kinetics of Substitutional and Interstitial Solid Solutions: Solute Segregation to Dislocations and Interfaces. | Ch. 9 |
| 9 | Kinetics of Dislocation and Interface Migration, Emphasis on Solute Effects: Drag of Atmospheres by Dislocations and Interfaces. | Ch. 9 |
| 12 | Recovery, Recrystallization, and Grain Growth. Effects of Solutes and Second Phase Particles and Pores on Recrystallization and Grain Growth. Effects of Particles and Interfacial Grooving on Final Grain Size. | Ch. 8 plus Refs. A |
| 16 | Equations for Nucleation, Growth, Spinodal Decomposition, and Coarsening: Stable and Metastable Phase Formation. | Ch. 15, 16 plus Refs. B |
| 20 | Strengthening Mechanisms in Alloys. | Refs. C |
| 22 | Structure: Property Relationships in Al, Ti, and Ni Based Structural Alloys. | Refs. D |
| 24 | Structure: Property Relationships in Hard and Soft Magnetic Materials and in Semiconductor Interconnects. | Refs. E |
