METE769 NUCLEAR MATERIALS EXTREME CONDITIONS

Course Code:5700769
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):3 (3.00 - 0.00)
ECTS Credit:8.0
Department:Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Language of Instruction:English
Level of Study:Graduate
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Offered Semester:Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Objectives


Course Content

Nuclear reactor systems arid their operation conditions (Generation II, III and IV). Fundamentals of the radiation damage in metals and alloys. Basics of the radiation damage event, cascade formation, point defect formation and radiation enhanced diffusion. Simulation of neutron damage by ions. Physical effects of radiation damage; radiation enhanced/induced segregation, dislocation structures, void swelling. Mechanical effects of radiation damage; irradiation hardening and deformation, embrittlement, creep and growth, environmentally assisted cracking.


Course Learning Outcomes