ob<x>jective:
<br>The purpose of this course is to provide engineering-oriented students fundamental 
<br>knowledge of materials science and engineering.
<br>Textbook:
<br>W. F. Smith and J. Hashemi, "Foundations of Materials Science and Engineering", 
<br>6th Ed., McGraw-Hill, ISBN 978-1-260-09203-5
<br>Grade: Quiz (40%), Midterm (30%), Final (30%)
<br>Outline
<br>1.	Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering (W1)
<br>-	Materials Science and Materials Engineering 
<br>-	Classification of materials
<br>2.	Atomic structure and chemical bonding (W2-W3)
<br>-	Atomic structure & atomic models
<br>-	Energy state & atomic spectra
<br>-	Chemical bonding
<br>3.	Crystal and amorphous structure in materials (W3-W5)
<br>-	Classification of crystal structure
<br>-	Comparison of FCC, HCP and BCC crystal structures
<br>-	Miller Indices for crystallographic planes and directions
<br>-	Crystal structure analysis 
<br>4.	Solidification and crystalline imperfections (W6-W7)
<br>-	Solidification of me<x>tals : nucleation and growth
<br>-	me<x>tallic solid solutions
<br>-	Crystal defects
<br>-	Techniques for microstructure and defect inspection
<br>Midterm (W8)
<br>5.	Thermally activated processes and diffusion in solids (W9-W10)
<br>-	Atomic diffusion in solids
<br>-	Industrial applications of diffusion processes
<br>6.	Mechanical properties of me<x>tals I (W10-W12)
<br>-	Processing of me<x>tals and alloys
<br>-	Stress and strain 
<br>-	Mechanical testing: tensile test and hardness testing
<br>-	Plastic deformation: single crystal and polycrystal
<br>-	Strengthening mechanism
<br>-	Recovery and recrystallization
<br>-	Superplasticity and nanocrystalline me<x>tals   
<br>7.	Mechanical properties of me<x>tals II (W13-W15)
<br>-	Fracture of me<x>tals
<br>-	Fatigue of me<x>tals
<br>-	Creep and stress rupture
<br>8.	Phase diagrams (W15-W16)
<br>-	Phase diagram: pure substance and binary alloy
<br>-	Gibbs phase rule
<br>-	Lever rule
<br>-	Invariant reactions
<br>-	Intermediate phases and compounds
<br>-	Ternary phase diagram
<br>Final Exam (W17)
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