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.
510.620 Metallic Glasses Structure, properties, and processing of metallic glasses and amorphous thin films. An introduction to diffraction theory and the uses of diffraction in structural characterization of materials. Basic concepts of statistical thermodynamics and simulation algorithms are introduced. Application areas include phase transitions, mechanical properties, defects, fractures, transport properties, kinetic processes, and dynamic processes. Case study is conducted in systems of metals and alloys, magnetic and electronic materials, polymers, liquids, and biosystems.