Deformation and fracture are considered through integration of materials science microstructure and solid mechanics principles, emphasizing the mechanical behavior of metallic alloys and engineering polymers. Metal deformation is understood based on elasticity theory and dislocation concepts. Fracture is understood based on continuum fracture mechanics and microstructural damage mechanisms. Additional topics include fatigue loading, elevated temperature behavior, material embrittlement, time-dependency, experimental design, and damage-tolerant life prediction. (Prerequisite: Undergraduate physical metallurgy principles or instructor permission)
MSE 567 - ELECTRICAL, OPTICAL, AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS
MSE 601 - MATERIALS STRUCTURE AND DEFECTS
MSE 602 - MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION
MSE 605 - STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS I
MSE 606 - STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS II
MSE 608 - CHEMICAL AND ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF SOLID MATERIALS
MSE 623 - THERMODYNAMICS OF MATERIALS
MSE 624 - KINETICS OF SOLID-STATE REACTIONS
MSE 635 - PHYSICAL METALLURGY OF LIGHT ALLOYS
MSE 647 - PHYSICAL METALLURGY OF TRANSITION-ELEMENT ALLOYS
MSE 662 - MATHEMATICS OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
MSE 722 - SURFACE SCIENCE
MSE 731 - MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF MATERIALS
MSE 732 - FATIGUE & FRACTURE OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS
MSE 734 - PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
MSE 741 - CRYSTAL DEFECT THEORY
MSE 751 - POLYMER SCIENCE
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Explore the fundamental physical laws governing electrons in solids,
and show how that knowledge can be applied to understanding electronic,
optical and magnetic properties. Students will gain an understanding of
how these properties vary between different types of materials, and thus
why specific materials are optimal for important technological applications.
It will also be shown how processing issues further define materials
choices for specific applications. (Prerequisite: Instructor permission)
Provides a fundamental understanding of the structure and properties
of perfect and defective materials. Topics include: crystallography and
crystal structures, point defects in materials, properties of dislocations
in f.c.c. metals and other materials, surface structure and energy,
structure and properties of interphase boundaries. (Prerequisite: Instructor
permission)
Develops a broad understanding of the means used to characterize the
properties of solids coupled with a fundamental understanding of the
underlying mechanisms in the context of materials science and engineering.
The course is organized according to the type of physical property of
interest. The methods used to assess properties are described through
integration of the principles of materials science and physics. Methods
more amenable to analysis of bulk properties are differentiated from those
aimed at measurements of local/surface properties. Breadth is achieved at
the expense of depth to provide a foundation for advanced courses.
(Prerequisites: MSE 601 and MSE 623)
This is the first of a sequence of two basic courses for
first-year graduate students or qualified undergraduate students.
Topics include atomic bonding, crystal structure, and crystal defects
in their relationship to properties and behavior of materials (polymers,
metals, and ceramics); phase equilibria and non-equilibrium
phase transformations; metastable structures; solidification,and
recrystallization. (Prerequisite: Instructor permission)
This is the second of a two-course sequence for the first-year
graduate and qualified undergraduate students. Topics
include diffusion in solids; elastic, anelastic, and plastic
deformation; and electronic and magnetic properties of materials.
Emphasizes the relationships between microscopic mechanisms
and macroscopic behavior of materials. (Prerequisite: MSE 605 or
instructor permission)
Introduces the concepts of electrode potential,
double layer theory, surface charge, and electrode kinetics.
These concepts are applied to subjects that include
corrosion and embrittlement, energy conversion, batteries and
fuel cells, electrocatalysis, electroanalysis, electrochemical
industrial processes, biolectrochemistry, and water treatment.
(Prerequisite: Physical chemistry course or instructor permission)
Emphasizes the understanding of thermal properties such
as heat capacity, thermal expansion, and transitions in terms of
the entropy and the other thermodynamic functions. Develops the
relationships of the Gibbs and Helmholtz functions to equilibrium
systems, reactions, and phase diagrams. Atomistic and statistical mechanical
interpretations of crystalline and non-crystalline solids are
linked to the general thermodynamical laws by the partition
function. Nonequilibrium and irreversible processes in solids
are discussed. (Prerequisite: Instructor permission)
Serves as an introduction to basic kinetic processes in materials,
develops basic numerical and computer programming skills. Students will
learn to formulate the partial differential equations and boundary
conditions used to describe basic materials phenomena in the solid state
including mass and heat diffusion in single- and two-phase systems, the
motion of planar phase boundaries, and interfacial reactions. Students will
develop analytical and numerical techniques for solving these equations and
will apply them to understanding microstructural evolution during growth and
coarsening in one, two, and three dimensions. (Prerequisite: MSE 623)
Develops the student's literacy in aluminum and titanium alloys used
in the aerospace and automotive industries. Considers performance
criteria and property requirements from design perspectives.
Emphasizes processing-microstructure development, and structure-
property relationships. (Prerequisite: Instructor permission)
Reinforces fundamental concepts, introduces
advance topics, and develops literacy in the major alloys of transition
elemens. Emphasizes microstructural evolution by composition and
thermomechanical process control. Topics include phase
diagrams, transformation kinetics, martensitic transformation,
precipitation, diffusion, recrystallization, and solidification.
Considers both experimental and model-simulation approaches.
(Prerequisite: MSE 606 or instructor permission)
Representative problems in materials science are studied in
depth with the emphasis on understanding the relationship between
physical phenomena and their mathematical description. Topics
include rate processes, anelasticity, eigenvalue problems, tensor
calculus, and elasticity theory. (Prerequisite: Instructor permission)
Analyzes the structure and thermodynamics of surfaces, with
particular emphasis on the factors controlling chemical
reactivity of surfaces; adsorption, catalysis, oxidation, and
corrosion are considered from both theoretical and experimental
viewpoints. Modern surface analytical techniques, such as Auger,
ESCA, and SIMS are considered. (Prerequisite: Instructor permission)
Studies the deformation of solids under stress,
emphasizing the role of imperfections, state of stress,
temperature and strain-rate; description of stress, strain,
strain rate and elastic properties of materials comprise the opening topic.
Then considers the fundamental aspects of crystal plasticity, along with the
methods for strengthening crystals at low temperatures. Covers
deformation at elevated temperatures and deformation maps. Emphasizes
the relationships between microscopic mechanisms and macroscopic
behavior of materials. (Prerequisite: MSE 605 and 606 or instructor
permission)
Develops the tools necessary for fatigue and fracture control in
structural materials. Presents continuum fracture mechanics principles
and discusses fracture modes from the interdisciplinary perspectives of
continuum mechanics and microscopic plastic deformation/fracture
mechanisms. Includes cleavage, ductile fracture, fatigue, and
environmental cracking, emphasizing micromechanical modeling.
(Prerequisite: MSE 731 or instructor permission)
Includes the fundamental theory of diffusional phase
transformations in solid metals and alloys; applications of
thermodynamics to calculation of phase boundaries and driving forces for
transformations; theory of solid-solid nucleation, theory of
diffusional growth, comparison of both theories with experiment;
applications of thermodynamics and of nucleation and growth
theory to the principal experimental systematics of
precipitation from solid solution, the massive transformations,
the cellular and the pearlite reactions, martensitic
transformations, and the questions of the role of shear in
diffusional phase transformations. (Prerequisite: MSE 623 or comparable
thermodynamics)
Studies the nature and major effects of crystal defects on the
properties of materials, emphasizing metals. The elasticity theory of
dislocations is treated in depth. (Prerequisite: MSE 662 or instructor
permission)
Emphasizes the nature and types of polymers and
methods for studying them. Surveys chemical structures and methods
of synthesis, and develops the physics of the special
properties of polymers (e.g., rubber elasticity, tacticity, glass
transitions, crystallization, dielectric and mechanical
relaxation, and permselectivity). Discusses morphology of polymer
systems and its influence on properties. (Prerequisite: Instructor
permission)
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