327-0506-00L Materials Physics
Semester | Spring Semester 2014 |
Lecturers | B. Schönfeld, N. Spaldin, P. Uggowitzer |
Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
Language of instruction | German |
Abstract | Extended concepts of material physics and analytical description of material-physical problems. |
Objective | Building on the lectures 'Introduction to Materials Science' and 'Materials Science I + II' this lecture aims to give a deepened physical understanding of Materials Science. |
Content | 1. Thermal vacancies and diffusion 2. Nucleation and growth; diffusion-controlled and diffusion-less phase transitions 3. Effect of microstructure on ferroic properties 4. Dislocation energy/stacking faults; recovery; recrystallization; solidification |
Lecture notes | See Link |
Literature | - Jean Philibert, ‘Atom movements - Diffusion and mass transport in solids’ (Les editions de physique, 1991). - Gernot Kostorz (Editor), ‘Phase Transformations in Materials’ (Wiley-VCH, 2001). - John D. Verhoeven, ‘Fundamentals of Physical Metallurgy’ (Wiley; ISBN: 0471906166). - Peter Haasen, ‘Physical Metallurgy’ (Cambridge Univ. Press; ISBN: 0521559251). |