This course focuses on the relationships among crystal structure (phase), defect structures (dislocation) and properties of metals in the first half, since the physical properties of metals and alloys are determined by the crystal structure and microstructures. Emphasis is placed on the thermodynamics of phase transformation and phase diagram to learn basics of the relationship between phase diagram and microstructure. The last half of this course covers the materials design of various functional materials. Practical exercises are set to improve understanding throughout this course.
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Have understanding of basic principles to control phase and microstructure that determine physical properties of metallic materials
2) Have understanding of basics of phase equilibrium
3) Have understanding of basic concepts to control properties of various functional materials
In the first half of this course, phase equilibrium, phase diagram, crystal structure, defect structure, mechanical and functional properties of multicomponent system are covered to understand relationships among phase stability, phase and properties of metals and alloys. The last half of this course covers the practical alloy design of various functional materials in terms of controlling phase equilibrium and microstructure.
Interaction energy, crystal structure, defect structure, phase equilibrium, phase diagram, alloy design of functional materials
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
1) Towards the end of class, students are given exercise problems related to what is taught on that day to solve
2) Attendance is taken in every class
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Interaction energy and crystal structure | Understand the relationship between interaction energy and crystal structure. |
Class 2 | Crystal structure, atomic radius and intermetallics | Understand the crystal structure of intermetallics. |
Class 3 | Equilibrium state | Understand the definition of equilibrium |
Class 4 | Binary phase diagram | Understand the binary phase diagram |
Class 5 | Phase diagram and metallographic structure | Students must make sure they understand phase equilibrium and binary phase diagram. |
Class 6 | Defect structures of crystalline metals | Understand the basics of dislocations |
Class 7 | Crystal structures and mechanical properties of metals (fcc, bcc) | Students must make sure they understand lattice defects in metals. |
Class 8 | Crystal structures and mechanical properties of metals (intermetallics) | Students must make sure they understand lattice defects in metals. |
Class 9 | Functional materials and intermetallics | Understand the use of intermetallics as functional materials |
Class 10 | Phase transformation and mechanism of shape memory alloy | Understand the basic mechanism of shape memory and superelastic deformation |
Class 11 | Design of shape memory alloys and shape memory / superelastic treatement | Understand the the design principle of shape memory alloy and heat-treatment for shape memory / superelasticity |
Class 12 | Design of biomaterials | Understand the basic concepts of design of biomaterials |
Class 13 | Mechanism and design of hydrogen storing alloy and materials processing using hydrogen | Understand the mechanism and design principle of hydrogen storing alloy and materials processing using hydrogen |
Class 14 | Phase equilibrium and alloy design of superalloys | Understand the basic concepts of phase equilibrium and alloy design of superalloys |
Class 15 | Design of magnetic and magnetostrictive materials | Understand the basic concepts of materials design of magnetic and magetostrictive materials |
None required.
None required.
1) Studens will be assessed on their understanding of phase stability based on the phase diagram and Gibbs energy, relationship among crystal structure, defect structure and mechanical properties, basic principles in the alloy design of various functional materials.
2) Student's course scores are based on exercise problems (50%) and reports (50%).
3) Full attendance is compulsory.
No prerequisites
Hideki Hosoda hosoda.h.aa[at]m.titech.ac.jp
Tomonari Inamura inamura.t.aa[at]m.titech.ac.jp
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