Advanced phase transformations

MSE-483 / 3 credits

Teacher: Raju Natarajan Anirudh

Language: English

Summary

This course provides an overview of the phenomenological concepts and mathematical tools that have been developed to study the thermodynamics, kinetics and mechanics of solid-state phase transformations.

Content

  • Review of the mathematical structure of thermodynamics and kinetics
  • Thermodynamics of first-order and second-order phase transitions
  • Order parameters for phase transformations
  • Thermodynamic descriptions of inhomogeneous systems
  • Kinetics of phase transformations
  • Mechanics of phase transformations

Learning Prerequisites

Required courses

Basic courses in thermodynamics, phase transformations, physics and mathematics

Learning Outcomes

  • Analyze the thermodynamics and kinetics of phase transformations

Teaching methods

Ex cathedra and exercises

Assessment methods

Final written exam

Resources

Bibliography

  • Theory of Structural Transformations in Solids, Khachaturyan, Dover.
  • Kinetics of Materials, Balluffi, Allen, Carter, Wiley 2005
  • Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys, Porter and Easterling

 

Ressources en bibliothèque

In the programs

  • Semester: Fall
  • Exam form: Written (winter session)
  • Subject examined: Advanced phase transformations
  • Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional
  • Semester: Fall
  • Exam form: Written (winter session)
  • Subject examined: Advanced phase transformations
  • Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional

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