Tentative Course Outline

Week 1 2 3 4 5 Topic Definition and classification of materials Atomic structure, periodic table, molecular structure, bonding Structure of Crystalline Solids Imperfections in Solids and Diffusion Mechanical Properties of Metals (Strength, ductility, toughness, resilience) Mechanical Properties of Metals (Dislocations and Strengthening Mech.) From the book (7 Ed.) Chapter 1, 13, 15, 16 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4, 5 Chapter 6
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Chapter 7

MIDTERM I
7 8 9 10 11 Failure Failure cont. Phase Diagrams Phase Diagrams (Iron-carbon) Kinetics and Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys (No recitation hour) Kinetics and Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Chapter 10

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Chapter 10

MIDTERM II
13 14 Composite Materials (metals, ceramics, polymers) Design and Selection of Materials Chapter 11, 13, 15,16 Chapter 22