METE502 DIFFUSION
| Course Code: | 5700502 |
| 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 |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. MEHMET KADRİ AYDINOL |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Students will learn:
Kinetic aspects in solid state diffusion phenomena
Specific diffusion mechanisms in the context of atomistic picture
Governing laws of diffusion
Mathematical solution of diffusion equation
Aspects of diffusion in single and multiphase alloys
Course Content
Phenomenological theory of diffusion. Thermodynamic principles. Fick's laws. Chemical diffusion, Kirkendall effect, Up-Hill Diffusion, etc. Atomic theory of diffusion. Atom movements, Random Walk Diffusion in non-metallic and fluid systems. Diffusion with moving boundary.
Course Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
Specify mechanisms of mass transport in solids
Elaborate the effect of driving force and mobility concepts
Relate atomistic picture with the continuum variables
Mathematically solve diffusion problems
Relate moving boundary concept with phase transformations
Differentiate lattice and boundary diffusion rates
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | can reach the general and specific knowledge/information, can analyze, crystalize and implement these in conducting scientific research in the field. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | have compressive knowledge on the up-to-date engineering practices and methods and their limitations. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | are equipped with the analytical characterization knowledge required in realizing observational/experimental work-based research activities in the field. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | can clearly define and formulate problems related to the field, and develop exceptional and novel procedures to solve such problems. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | develop new and/or original ideas and methods; design complex systems or processes and invent novel/alternative solutions in his designs. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | can work effectively as a member of a team in his own field or interdisciplinary groups, he can be the leader in such formations and offer solutions in intricate cases; can also work independently and take responsibility. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | can communicate well in spoken and written English effectively. | ✔ | |||