Course: MSE 528/L. Principles of Materials Engineering and Lab (2/1)
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Corequisite: MSE 528L. Study of the principles governing the selection, treatment and use of metals and alloys. Introduction to crystal structures, their imperfections and the effect on diffusion, and phase transformations. The application of thermodynamic laws to metallic alloys; solid solutions; alloying and solubility in solids; and metal/metal, metal/liquid and metal/gas interactions. 2 hours of lecture-discussion, 3 hours of lab per week. (Design units: 1.0)