METE712 STRENGTHENING MECHANISMS AND DESIGN OF MATERIALS
| Course Code: | 5700712 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (2.00 - 2.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Metallurgical and Materials Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Masters |
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| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The course,following a consise review of the basics of strenthening mechanism concentrates on case studies where each of the basic strenthening mechanisms are elaborated upon. Of necessity the course combines processing details so that the material is designed with features making best use of strenthening mechanism in question. At the end of the course, students should be able to have a grasp of knowledge on
- The limit of strenthening possible in materials
- Requirement for acceptable toughness
- Material Design for Polycrystal strenthening
- Material design for dislocational strenthening
- Material design for grain boundary strenthening
- Material design for solid solution strenthening
- Material design for particle strenthening
- How to combine different strengthening mechanisms
Course Content
Theoretical Strength of materials: Dislocation and Analysis of Plasticity. Geometrical and Energetic Aspects of Dislocation. Work Hardening and Gradient Plasticity. Role of Second phase Particles. Plastic constraints and composites. Application to engineering alloys. Basic mechanism of Fracture. Design for Fracture resistance. Fatigue. Mechanical Response of Nanoscale Systems. Hybrid Material and Design.