Fall 2009

Materials Science and Engineering 3012

Metals and Alloys

Course Description:

This course introduces the fundamentals of the relationships between structure and mechanical properties of metals and alloys. Crystal defects, including grain boundaries and microstructres of metals and alloys are studied. An overview of elastic and plastic deformation is followed by a description of the relationships between deformation and atomistic processes, especially dislocation motion. Building upon this basis, strengthneing mechanisms in real alloys are related to processing and heat treatment. The tests used to measure mechanical property parameters are introduced.

Announcements:

11/21 - Paper by Bhadeshia on steel weld microstructure posted.

11/21 - Homework 10 solutions posted.

11/18 - Homework 11 posted.

11/16 - Lecture 25 posted.

11/16 - Lecture 24 posted.

11/16 - Lecture 23 posted.

11/16 - Lecture 22 posted.

11/15 - Chapter 8 of Ashby and Jones posted. This chapter discusses the kinetics of structural change.

11/15 - Homework 9 solutions posted.

11/12 - More pages (tempering) added to Reed-Hill chapter 19.

Assigned Reading:

10/22 - Meyers Sections 3.8, 5.4, 9.2; Callister Sections 7.2, 7.16; Callister Chapter 9

10/15 - Meyers Sections 10.1-10.3.3 and 10.4-10.5

10/15 - Meyers Sections 6.3.1, 6.3.2, and 6.3.3

10/15 - Meyers Chapter 5 up to and including 5.3

10/15 - Meyers Chapter 4 except for sections 4.3.4, 4.3.5, 4.4.5, 4.4.7-4.4.10, 4.4.14

09/20 - Meyers Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.7.1-3.7.3

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INSTRUCTOR:	Matteo Cococcioni
Office:	204 Amundson Hall
Office Hours:	Monday 4-6 pm
Phone:	(612)624-9056
E-mail:	matteo@umn.edu
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TEACHING ASSISTANT:	Mark Mazar
Office:	219 Amundson Hall
Office Hours:	Tuesday 10-12 am
Phone:	(612)625-4809
E-mail:	maza0023@umn.edu
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LECTURE TIME / LOCATION:	2:30pm - 3:20pm MWF / 240 Amundson Hall