Derivation of the diffusion equations and the mechanisms of diffusion in solids are also covered. This course presents a unified treatment of the thermodynamics and kinetics of phase transformations from phenomenological and atomistic viewpoints. Phase transformations in condensed metal and nonmetal systems are discussed. Topics include absolute reaction rate theory, thermodynamics of irreversible processes, thermodynamics of surfaces and interfaces, nucleation and growth, spinodal decomposition, order-disorder transformations, diffusional transformations, martensitic transformations. This course consists of a study of various physical phenomena observed in solids and the variation of these phenomena with material anisotropy.
Emphasis is placed on the materials role in governing the associated properties.
This course covers the fundamentals of nucleation and growth as they pertain to solidification and examines a number of solidification processes such as welding, rapid solidification, and conventional casting. This course covers the fundamental aspects of both continuous and discontinuously fiber-reinforced composite materials. Emphasis is placed on continuous fiber organic matrix composites. Material characteristics, fabrication aspects, and micromechanical and macromechanical material characteristics are discussed. Topics include the development and utilization of laminated plate theory for determination of material properties and strengths of composite laminates, flat plate design considerations, and fabrication methods and applications.