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Historical perspective of materials in the service of mankind and civilization. Development of metals, alloys, ceramics, polymers, and composites. Production, processing, properties and performance of conventional and modern materials. Domestic and international activities in metallurgical and material industries.

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Classification of materials and properties. Atomic theory and atomic bonding in solids, the structure of crystalline and non-crystalline materials; atomic coordination and packing, structure types in crystalline solids, amorphous materials. Imperfections in solids, point, line and surface defects. Phase equilibria, one and two-component systems. Atom movements and diffusion. Phase transformations: concepts of driving force, nucleation, growth and TTT curves.

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Introduction to properties of materials. Mechanical behavior of solids: Elasticity , theoretical strength, plastic deformation, fracture, creep, fatique, viscosity, viscoelasticity. Thermal properties of materials: Thermal conductivity, thermal expansion, thermoelectricity. Electronic properties, optical properties, magnetic properties and chemical properties.

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Concepts and definitions. First law of thermodynamics; internal energy, heat and work, heat capacities, enthalpy and applications to material processing. The second law of thermodynamics; heat engines Carnot cycle, entropy concept . The third law of thermodynamics. Auxiliary thermodynamic functions, Gibbs and Helmholtz energies, Maxwell relations. Equilibrium. Reaction equilibria in gas mixtures.

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Reaction equilibria between condensed materials and a gaseous phase, Oxidation of metals and Ellingham diagram, Solution thermodynamics, partial and integral molar quantities, Gibbs-Duhem equation, relative partial and relative integral molar quantities. Microscopic examination of solutions, ideal non-ideal solutions, excess properties. Gibbs-Duhem integration. Applications to materials systems. Reaction equilibria in solutions.

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Mechanical testing; tensile testing, impact testing and hardness. Heat treatment and microstructures; annealing, quenching and tempering of steel. Crystallography and X-ray diffraction; phase identification. Temperature measurement. Calorimetry. Physical property measurement.

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Examples of common unit operations and unit processes in extractive metallurgy. Stoichiometric principles, charge calculations, and material balances. Heat balance; choice of reactions, application of thermochemical principles. Examples of material and heat balances from selected processes.

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Fundamentals of materials processing. Laboratory experiments and data analysis in materials processing. Particle size reduction and analysis, fabrication of ceramics by pressing and firing, sol-gel processing of ceramics, polymer compounding and shaping, roasting of a copper sulfide concentrate, leaching and electrowinning, solidification of materials and mechanical shaping of materials

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Introduction and classification of materials; structure of metals, ceramics and polymers, imperfections; diffusion; phase diagrams and microstructure; materials properties: mechanical, electrical, magnetic, optical and chemical; composite materials.

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Summer practice of at least 21 working days preferably carried out in a plant that will involve processing of materials in an integrated manner. Report prepared at the end of summer practice should reflect both the practical experience and the knowledge gained in the second year courses.

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Phase diagrams of materials systems. Geometric relationship and thermodynamic fundamentals. Phase relations in uniary systems, binary isomorphous systems, and binary systems containing invariant reactions. Ternary systems; projections of liquidus and solidus surfaces, Alkemade lines, compatibility relations, ternary invariant reactions, paths of equilibrium crystallization, isothermal and vertical sections. Applications .

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Liquids and Solids. Solidification of pure metals. Homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation. Solidification of alloys, undercooling, solidification of eutectics. Constitutional undercooling. Growth in pure metal and alloys. Distribution coefficient. Macrostructure development. Classification of alloys according to their freezing range. Centerline feeding resistance. The rate of solidification, heat transfer in solidification. Segregation, single crystal growth, zone refining, rapid solidification.

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Continuum mechanics; concepts of elasticity and plasticity. Micromechanics of deformation in metals, ceramics, and polymers. Dislocation slip, twinning and plasticity of polymers. Strengthening mechanisms. Time and temperature dependent deformation; creep, superplasticity , and viscoelasticity. Fracture behavior of materials; ductile and brittle fracture mechanisms, fracture transitions. Principles of fracture mechanics and toughness. Fatigue of materials; fatique design and life prediction.

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Macroscopic plasticity of engineering materials; yield criteria, plastic stress-strain relations, strain instability, strain rate and temperature. Plasticity analysis, ideal work, slab analysis, upper-bound analysis, slip line field theory, finite element analysis. Formability, workability, deformation processing of multiphase materials, control of microstructure through deformation processing.

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Basic concepts in transport phenomena. Mass, energy and momentum balances. Classification of fluid flows and friction; laminar and turbulent flow. Mass transport; diffusion in the solid satate, multicomponent diffusion and diffusion in multiphase alloys. Heat transport; conduction, convection and radiation.

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Unit operations and unit processes in metallurgy. Overview of pyro, hydro, and electrometallurgical principles. Thermodynamics and kinetics of chemical reactions. Effects of concentration and temperature on rates of chemical reactions. Pretreatment, reduction, smelting and matte smelting processes with selected examples on the metallurgy of copper, iron, zinc and lead. Stoichiometric principles, charge calculations,and material balance. Heat balance; choice of reactions, with selected examples on nonferrous metals and ferrous alloys.

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Fundamentals of microstructural characterization of metals. Specimen preparation. Optical microscopy examination. The correlation of the microstructure with the processing history and the properties of the metal alloys. Ferrous alloys. Non-ferrous alloys. Lightweight alloys and high-temperature alloys. The microstructure - property relationship in the advanced alloys developed for automotive industry, chemical industry, power plants, nuclear plants and medical applications. Scanning electron microscopy examination. Fractography. Failure of alloys. Failure analysis and microstructure.

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Homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation. Interfaces: classification, geometry and energy of interfaces, grain boundary segregation, mobility of interfaces and normal grain growth. Precipitation: free energy-composition diagrams, precipitation transformations and kinetics, coarsening. Eutectoid transformation and discontinuous precipitation. Recovery and recrystallization.

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Concepts of short and long-range order; symmetry operations, symmetry elements, group theory, point groups, space groups, reciprocal lattice, tensor representation of crystals and their properties, nature and properties of X-ray and electron beams, X-ray and e-beam spectroscopy, X-ray and electron diffraction, phase identification, structure determination, crystallite and microstrain measurement, precise lattice parameter measurement.

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Electron energy levels and bands, Free electron theory of metals. Fermi-Dirac statistics. Metals, semiconductors, insulators. Electronic transport, conduction in metals. Electrical resistivity of metals. Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors. Superconductors. Electrical properties of junctions. Techniques of making p-n junctions. Magnetic properties of materials: diamagnetic, paramagnetic materials, ferrites. Optical properties of materials.

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Basics of computational materials science. Mathematical and physical basis of modeling. Methodology for developing models. Simulation of models as finite systems. Microscale methods: molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo. Mesoscale methods: kinetic Monte Carlo, Monte Carlo at the mesoscale, cellular automata, phase-field, dislocation dynamics and crystal plasticity. Macroscale finite element methods and integrated modeling and simulation at multiple-scales.

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A research activity of one term duration on selected topics in material science and engineering. The course aims to develop skills of performing basic experiments, reviewing the relevant literature and report writing.

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Summer practice of at least 21 working days carried out in an establishment suitable with option courses followed in the third year. A comprehensive report is required which will combine the knowledge gained in the third year courses with the practical experience gained by the student.

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Design Process, Steps of Design, Design Tools and Role of Materials in Design. Methods of Materials Selection in Design, Ashby Chart Method, the Method of Weight-Factors. Role of Materials Processing in Design, Process Selection. Other Considerations and lnformation Sources in Design. Examples and Case Studies. Team Project. Engineering Ethics Discussions.

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Capstone design project course. Design of devices, parts, processes or systems related to metallurgical and materials engineering.

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Diffusion: phenomenological and atomistic approach. Precipitation: free energy-composition diagrams, precipitation transformations, solid-state nucleation, precipitation kinetics, coarsening. Eutectoid transformation and discontinuous precipitation. Martensitic transformations: crystallography, thermodynamics and types of martensites, bainite transformation.

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Generalised treatment of thermodynamic and kinetic principles of refining processes. Refining of lead, fire refining of copper, steelmaking. Gases and inclusions in metals, degassing, deoxidation, desulfurization, stirring and injection processes. Special refining processes. Thermodynamic and kinetic principles of electrochemical systems and processes. Reversible electrode potentials, polarization, recovery of metals from aqueous and fused salt solutions. Electrorefining, electroplating, electropolishing processes, anodizing and integral coloring. Melting, remelting and melt preparation.

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Introduction to iron and steelmaking processes. Blast furnace and its description. Reduction of iron oxides, bosh and hearth reactions, slag formation. Blast furnace operating practice, treatment of hot metal. Steelmaking; description of steelmaking processes, oxidation reactions, S, P, N, H in steelmaking. Alloy steelmaking. Deoxidation. Ladle metallurgy.

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Importance of steel: modern technological developments in the steel industry; clean steel production techniques; ladle metallurgy; continuous casting technology,. Classification of steels: structural steels; HSLA steels; dualphase steels; tool steels; high manganese austenitic steels; stainless steels. Steel selection process: selection according to properties. Hardenability and selection according to hardenability.

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Classification of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels. Carbonization and coke making. Combustion of fuels and heat utilization. Classification of furnaces; ladle and laboratory furnaces. Classification, properties and testing of refractories. Interaction of refractories with gas, metal, and slag phases. Selection of refractories; blast furnace, steel plant, reverberatory furnace, converter, electric arc and plasma furnace refractories. Manufacture of refractories.

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A sampling of extraction metallurgical problems that are solved by computers. Scientific and research applications; analysis of metallurgical data, process simulation and control. The examination of selected examples of computer usage will suggest how other complicated time consuming problems can be solved.

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Drying; principles of drying equipment. Calcination; principles of calcination, calcination furnaces. Roasting; thermochemistry, types of roasting, roasting furnaces and product control. Agglomeration processes; sintering, pelletizing, nodulizing, and briquetting. Theory of sintering and pelletizing. Description of industrial agglomeration processes. Solid state reduction processes; direct and indirect reduction.

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Structure of glass. Glass formation. Nucleation and crystallization in glasses. Oxide and chalcogenide glasses. Glasses for various applications. Viscosity of glasses. Glass melting. Principles of glass working. Forming processes in glass technology. Stresses and stress relaxation in glass; annealing and tempering. Corrosion and weathering of glasses strengthening of glasses. Optical and elastic properties of glasses. Glass defects.

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Importance of structural ceramic materials. Constituent materials; oxides, non-oxides, fibers, whiskers. Forming of structural ceramics; slurry, plastic forming and pressing techniques. Composite fabrication and processing. Transformation toughened ceramics. Glass-ceramics. Non-oxide ceramics; carbides, nitrides, brides, etc.

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Fundamental concepts of economics and management in Materials Technology, Value-added competitive commercial product in an industrial context with Case studies specific to Metallurgical and Materials Engineering field with fundamental concepts in economics, strategy, finance and accounting.

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Fundamentals of organic semiconductors and their applications in electronic and photonic devices; materials, manufacturing issues and applications in organic field effect transistors (OTFTs); light emitting diodes (OLEDs); photovoltaic devices (OPVs); memory devices; smart windows.

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Characterization of ceramic powders; size, surface area, density and porosimetry. Particle size and distribution, particle statistics. Particle packing. Methods of ceramic powder synthesis. Surface chemistry and rheology. Powder forming techniques; additives, pressing, slip casting, extrusion, injection molding. Densification of powder compacts; theory and practice of sintering processes, solid state sintering, liquid phase sintering, pressure sintering.

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Thermal analysis, heating and cooling curves of alloys and pure metals, principles of temperature measurements, macroexamination of cast-ingot structures, growth of solid grains in pure metals and alloys. Production of nodular cast iron, magnesium addition and innoculation. Chill testing of cast iron.

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Molding sands and sand casting, refractoriness test, mold making practice, carbon dioxide molding, core and mold making with organic binders, heat curing binders, core oils, core resins, methylene blue test.

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Introduction to quality, quality assurance, fundamentals of statistics, control charts for variables, fundamentals of probability, control charts for attributes, reliability, quality costs, product liability.

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Foundry sands, green sand concept, quartz-clay interface, clay-clay interface, Quartz-clay-water interface. Moulding mixtures, additives core concept; oil bonded cores. CO2 process, cold setting, core making. Casting processes; sand casting, die casting, centrifugal casting, investment casting, other processes. Melting methods, melting furnaces. Melting of cast iron in cupola. Non-ferrous industrial alloys; Al-alloy Cu-alloy, other non-ferrous alloys. Steel casting processes.

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Fundamentals of electrochemistry, electrochemical thermodynamics and transport. Energy storage and conversion devices such as primary and secondary batteries, fuel cells and solar cells. Principles of their operation, design concepts and materials considerations. Advances in secondary lithium batteries, cathode and anode materials, and hydrogen storage materials.

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Phenomenological computational modeling and simulation techniques in materials science and engineering. Mathematical and physical basis of modeling, methodology: definition of the physical problem, defining input and outputs, construction of the model, computer implementation, validation and visualization. Application of the methodology for materials behavior and processing problems like creep, fatigue, phase transformations, sintering, electrochemical reactions, welding, plastic deformation, solidification, etc. Simulation methods of materials science related phenomena like diffraction, thermodynamics and kinetics of reactions, mass and heat transfer, etc.

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Interaction of ceramic materials with electromagnetic waves. Review of charge transfer and charge displacement processes. Electrical and ionic conduction in crystals and glasses. Dielectric behavior, ferroelectricity; piezoelecricity, and magnetic properties of ceramics. Effects of processing parameters on microstructure and properties. Examples on the manufacture of ceramic resistors, conductors, thermistors, capacitors, piezoelectrics, and magnets.

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Classification of ceramic products with respect to their functions. Classical and modern Ceramics. Methods of ceramic production: Natural and synthetic raw materials, shaping methods, drying and firing of ceramic articles. Effect of processing on the development of microstructures and properties. Examples of ceramics selected from the major groups of triaxial whitewares, electrical ceramics, magnetic ceramics, refractories, cements and mortars, abrasives, glasses and glass ceramics.

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Relationships between structure, properties and processing of polymer materials. Effects of compounding, reinforcing and processing on the behavior of three basic classes of polymers; thermoplastics, thermosets and elastomers. Polymer blends and composites. Materials selection during design of polymer components for strength, stiffness, toughness, resistance to fatigue, creep, and hostile environments. Comprehensive comparison of the behavior of polymer materials with metals and ceramics.

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Electron energy levels and bands. Free electron theory of metals. Fermi-Dirac statistics. Metals, semiconductors, insulators. Electronic transport, conduction in metals. Electrical resistivity of metals. Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors. Superconductors. Electrical properties of junctions. Techniques of making p-n junctions. Magnetic properties of materials: diamagnetic, paramagnetic materials, ferrites. Optical properties of materials.

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Introduction to services and interfaces, structure and properties of interfaces. Different coating methods. Surface processing techniques that involve chemical and physical changes; special surface treatment techniques. Surface processing selection and controlling surface quality.

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Review of engineering polymers and their processes. Effects of compounding, reinforcing and processing on the behavior of engineering polymer components. Materials selection and design for strength, stiffness, toughness, resistance to fatigue, creep, hostile environments and wear. Advantages and deficiencies compared with metallic alloys.

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Residual stresses. Their origin depending on the industrial processes. Measurement and evaluation. Effect of residual stresses on design, service performance and failure of components.

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Basics of the computational thermodynamics of single and multi-component systems. Calculation of Phase Diagrams (CALPHAD) approach. Simulation of solidification processes in multi-component systems (SCHEIL Method). Simulation of diffusion in single and multi-phase and multi-component systems. Mean-field simulation of precipitation reactions (Langer-Schwartz-Wagner-Kampmann Approach)

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Property changes due to heat treatment. Iron-carbon system. Austenitizing transformation of austenite, I-T and C-T diagrams, annealing, normalizing, hardening, critical cooling rate. Actual cooling rate, quenching media, size and mass effect. Hardenability and applications of hardenability data. Tempering. Secondary hardening, temper embrittlement, austempering. Case hardening. Residual stresses, martempering.

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Principles of the P/M process. Powder characterization, properties of metal powders and their testing. Methods of metal powder production. Precompaction powder handling. Compaction processes. Densification mechanisms. Sintering theory. Liquid phase and activated sintering. Sintering atmospheres and furnaces. Full density processing. Finishing operations. Compact characterization.

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Joints and welds, manual arc welding, electrodes and techniques. Gas welding and cutting, plasma arc and other cutting processes. Arc welding metallurgy. Testing and inspection. Welding of alloy and carbon steels. Welding of cast iron. Welding of non ferrous metals. Equipment and technique for TIG welding. Weld defects. Weld distortions.

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Principles of composites and composite reinforcement. Fiber reinforced composites. Laminated composites. Role of fiber, matrix and fiber-matrix interface in composite behavior. Continuous and discontinuous fiber strengthening. Calculation of thermoelastic properties and strength. Tensile and compressive behavior. Fracture behavior and toughness. Corrosion and degradation of composites. Mechanical testing. Applications of composite materials.

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Electrochemical principles of corrosion; review of thermodynamic approach as related to corrosion tendency, polarization and its application to corrosion rates. Passivity. Types of corrosion damage. Corrosion in various environments. Principles of corrosion control: design; material selection, surface coatings, treatment of environment, anodic and cathodic protection. Oxidation and tarnish of metals.

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Objectives of failure analysis. General procedure of a failure investigation: Collection of background data, preliminary examination, nondestructive testing, destructive testing. Macro and micro inspection of fracture surfaces: Metallographic and fragtopraphic analyses, chemical analyses. Determination of fracture type. Application of fracture mechanics. Case studies that demonstrate various types of component failures and the preventive measures.

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Introduction to testing of engineering materials, data collection and evaluation. Load and strain measurements. Calibration of equipment. Hardness measurement. Testing under static tension, compression, torsion and bending. Fatigue, impact and fracture toughness testing. Testing for high and low temperature behavior. Stress corrosion cracking testing. Fractographic analyses. Examples of testing for conformance to product specification.

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General description of most common NDT methods. NDT detection of metallurgical properties of metals their composition and size differences, Application of nondestructive evaluation for metallurgical processes and products. NDT detection in service produced defects mainly caused by thermal shock, fatigue, creep, or by corrosion attack.

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History of electron microscope, optical column and dedection systems, concepts of signal and noise, resolution, depth of field, elastic and inelastic scattering, X-ray production, secondary electrons, back-scattered electrons, Auger electrons, contrast mechanisms, electron back-scattered diffraction, X-ray spectroscopy, miscellaneous scanning electron microscopy tehniques, pseudo-coloring and image analyses.

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This code number will be used for technical elective course which is not listed regularly in the catalog. The course content will be announced before the semester commences.

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This code number will be used for technical elective course which is not listed regularly in the catalog. The course content will be announced before the semester commences.

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Material science and physics of thin films and thin film devices; Epitaxial growth and deposition; Clean-room micro- and nano-device-processing; Characterization and testing methods; Structural and other functional thin film coatings; Electronic, optical and magnetic thin film devices: transistors, detectors, solar-cells, LEDs, LDs.

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A research activity of one term duration on selected topics in material science and engineering. The course involves a systematic experimental program structured for a clearly defined objective and report writing.

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History of biomaterials, basic biological principles for engineers, light microscopy techniques, metallic, ceramic, polymeric and composite biomaterials, mechanical and surface characterization of biomaterials, corrosion, mechanical properties of implants, 3D printing of implants, quality control and regulatory issues in biomaterials, statistics for biomaterial scientists.

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This is a one term short research project to give practical experience of engineering processes.

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Program of research leading to M.S. degree, arranged between student and a faculty member. Students register to this course in all semesters starting from the beginning of their first semester while the research program or write-up of thesis is in progress.

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Thermodynamic properties of inorganic materials. Laws of thermodynamics and their application to the chemical behavior of materials systems. Multicomponent systems, phase and chemical reaction equilibria. Thermodynamics of phase transformations. Thermodynamics of surfaces, interfaces and defects.

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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.

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Review of ordinary differential equations, partial differential equations, solution techniques, special functions, separation of variables, transform techniques, approximate techniques.

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Engineering aspects of fracture. Fracture mechanics design philosophy. Case studies in brittle fracture, ductile fracture, environmental cracking, fracture under fatigue and creep.

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Introduction to kinetic processes in materials. Reaction kinetics, reaction order and analysis of kinetic data. Transport in solids, liquids and gases. Diffusion in the solid state, atomistic and continuum approach, multicomponent and multiphase diffusion. Diffusion in ordered and ionic crystals. Diffusion in fluids; boundary later and mass transfer coefficient. Metal-slag reaction, fluid-particle reaction. Dimensionless numbers.

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Advanced theory of diffraction. Matrix operations and their application to crystallography. Symmetry, space groups structure analysis, imperfect lattices, strain and texture. Diffraction in non-crystalline materials.

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Theory behind various material characterization techniques. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron miscroscopy (SEM), advanced X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques, atomic force microscopy (AFM). Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), ultraviolet/visible spectroscopy(UV/VIS), Raman spectroscopy. Differential thermal analysis (DTA), thermogravimetric analysis ( (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Dynamic light scattering (DLS), zeta potential analysis, Vibrating-sample magnetometer (VSM), Hall effect set-up.

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Theoretical basis of structure and properties of materials, quantum mechanical theory of bonding, quantum mechanical theory of metals and alloys (Free Electron Theory, Band Theory).

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Electrical properties of insulators and semiconductors, optical properties of insulators and semiconductors. Magnetism (Quantum Mechanical Theory, Ferromagnetism, Domains, Anisotropy, Magnetostriction), Magnetic resonance techniques.

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Principles of composites and composite reinforcement. Micro-mechanics and fracture behaviour of composites. Static and time dependent behaviour of Composites.

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Production of ferro-alloys by carbothermic reduction, with special emphasis on ferro silicon; Production of ferro alloys by metallothermic and vacuum reduction techniques; Detailed explanation of ferro- chromium, manganese titanium, vanadium, tungsten and molybdenum production; Halide metallurgy; Production of volatile metals especially zinc and magnesium.

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Mathematical analysis of solidification. Heat transfer problem in ingot casting. Continuous casting process. Refined melting techniques. Metallurgy and casting of corrosion resistant and heat resistant alloys and special steels.

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Synthesis, processing and characterization of ceramics and ceramic-based systems for applications in biomedical use. Calcium phosphate chemistry, calcium phosphate cements, sol-gel chemistry, glass formation, glass-ceramics and bioglass. Bioinert ceramics, alumina, zirconia, carbon-based coatings. Selected applications of bioceramics in medical use.

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Physicochemical properties of melts; structure of melts. Thermodynamics of molten salt mixtures; activity models, melts with common ion, complex formation, reciprocal salt systems. Galvanic concentration cells, membrane potential. Electrolysis in molten salts, Faraday's law, metal solubility, current efficiency, electrode kinetics. Industrial applications; Hall-Heroult process, magnesium electrolysis.

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Comminution and concentration of copper ores; Roasting of copper concentrates; Physical chemistry of copper smelting; Matte smelting, converting of copper matter and copper losses in slags; Continuous production of blister copper: Single-step and multi-step processes; Hydrometallurgical extraction of copper; Electrolytic refining and electrowinning of copper.

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Metalworking processes; equilibrium, slip-line, upperbound and visioplasticity methods of analysis applied to forging, rolling, extrusion, drawing, sheet forming, machining; deformation processing of powder and composite materials; material properties and characteristics under processing conditions, flow instability, drawability, ductile fracture; resulting properties and characteristics: structural size and anisotropy.

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Gas-solid reactions in calcination, roasting and direct reduction. Physicochemical treatment of liquid metal solutions and solution models. Thermodynamic properties and property-structure relations of slag/glass forming systems. Slag-metal, slag-matte-metal reaction equilibria in high temperature unit processes. Electrochemical reaction in aqueous systems with applications to hydrometallurgical operations.

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The numerical methods of solving engineering problems. Determinants, matrices, and linear simultaneous equations, and their evaluations by FORTRAN program. Roots of polynomial and algebraic equations, Lagrange's interpolation formula, method of Least Squares. Numerical Solutions of ordinary differential equations. Some examples from mechanical vibrations, dislocation dynamics, mass transport.

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Review of strengthening mechanisms. Particle hardened engineering materials; Microstructure and microstructural control. Mechanical behaviour of P.H. alloys yielding and work hardening behaviour, fracture. Re-evaluation of P.H. engineering alloys.

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Classification of solid state phase transformations; Solid solutions, intermetallic phases and order-disorder transformations; Precipitate nucleation, growth, coarsening and dissolution; Spinodal decomposition; Eutectoid transformations and coarsening of lamellar structures; Ferrous and non-ferrous martensite transformations: stabilization, thermoelasticity, reversibility, shape memory effect.

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Electron microscope: Specimen preparation. Reciprocal lattice concept and kinematical theory of electron diffraction. Diffraction pattern indexing and evaluation of spot patterns. Geometry of formation and applications of Kikuchi patterns. Constants and its applications in faulted crystals. Introduction to nonconventional techniques (lattice imaging, convergent beam, stereomicroscopy, 21/2D imaging).

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Atom transfer at the solid-liquid interface; conditions for nucleation, rate of nucleus formation, interface structure. Morphological instability of a solid-liquid interface, perturbation analysis. Solidification microstructures; cells and dendrites, eutectic and peritectic, diffusion coupled growth, competitive growth of dendritic and eutectic phases. Solute redistribution; mass balance in directional solidification, microsegregation. Rapid solidification processing; general characteristics, production methods, microstructural effects.

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The methods for manufacturing small section products such as strip, fibre, flake, wire directly from molten metal. Spray rolling, the Taylor wire process, melt spinning, melt overflow, melt drag, melt extraction, double roll quenching, thin slab casting (belt drive) and laser glaze process. Mass and heat flow analysis. Alloy design, dimensional control. Alloy parameters such as melt delivery speed, viscosity and surface tension.

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Theoretical basis of structure of solid solutions; Quasi-chemical statistico-thermo dynamical and quantum mechanical theory of interatomic interactions in metals and alloys; theory of crystal-structure stability; Energy of phase boundaries; Ordered phases, their structure and existence conditions; Interatomic interaction in the fiber reinforced metal matrix composites.

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Composition-structure-property relations in glasses. Chemical properties, Physical properties, Thermal properties, Mechanical properties, Optical properties, Electrical properties; factors affecting these properties. Engineering the factors for specific glass applications. Testing of glassware.

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Theory and application of atomistic computer simulation methods to model, understand, and predict the properties of materials and simulate materials’ behavior. Introduction to energy models, from empirical potentials to first-principles techniques. Deterministic, stochastic and static approaches for atomistic modeling; Molecular Dynamics (MD), Monte Carlo (MC) and energy minimization methods. Application of these methods to understand, phase transformations, stability, phase diagram determination, atomic transport, order-disorder, defects, interfaces and surfaces.

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Introduction to nanometer scale materials; visions in nanoscience and engineering. Different techniques of synthesis for nanostructured materials; synthesis of nanoparticles, nanotubes/nanowires, nanoscale films and bulk nanoscale materials. Characterization of nanostructured materials by electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and spectroscopical techniques. Properties of nanostructured materials.

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Basic concepts in composite materials science. Fundamentals of nanomaterials and nanocomposites. Ceramic matrix nanocomposites. Metal matrix nanocomposites. Polymer nanocomposites. Processing of nanocomposite materials. Effect of interface on the properties of nanocomposites. Nanocomposites for surface applications. Application-specific nanocomposites. Natural nanocomposites. Biometic and bioinspired nanocomposites.

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Definition of polymer nanocomposites.Comparision with micro-and macro-scale polymer composites.Types of polymeric matrix materials and nano-particulates used.Importance of interface between matrix and nano-phase.Problems and difficulties in the production methods of polymer nanocomposites.Characterization and testing of polymer nanocomposites.Mechanical behavior,thermal response,flame retardancy,chemical resistance,and electrical-magnetic-optical properties of polymer nanocomposites. Applications and future trends of polymer nanocomposites.

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Concepts of short and long-range order;symmetry operations ,symmetry elements,group theory,point groups,space groups,reciprocal lattice;nature and properties of powder diffraction,source of radiation (X-ray,neutron,and electron), powder diffraction data collection;crystal structure solution and refinement from powder diffraction data (Rietveld refinement);pair-distribution function,structure-property relationship (covalent, ionic, metallic solids,glasses,polymers).

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Introduction to the scientific research and ethical behaviour. Carrying out literature review and acquiring knowledge from scientific articles. Formulating research goals and making a plan to reach these goals. Writing an independent research proposal. Ethical behaviour in research process and in presentation of results. Quality in research and ability to reason in critical manner. Quality control and improving the knowledge in scientific literature in a specific research area.

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Advanced topics in material science and engineering. Physical, chemical and mechanical properties of metal, ceramics, polymers and composites.

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Seminar course for the M.S. students. Students are required to give a seminar on their subject and participate in the seminars given by the other students enrolled to this course. Seminar should cover the details and main findings of the carried out work and the plan for the remaining work.

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A seminar course for the Ph.D. students to present their thesis subject and participate in the seminars given by the other students enrolled to this course. The seminar should cover a detailed literature survey, aim and the work-plan of the thesis.

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Energy storage and conversion: an overview. Material characterization: advanced microscopical techniques, focus ion beam and its applications, in-situ experiments in ES&C, FTIR and Raman spectroscopy, NMR, XPS. Electrochemical Characterization: electrochemical hydrogen storage, Li-on batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells. Materials overviews for: electrochemical hydrogen storage, Li-on batteries, supercapacitors, PEM fuel cells, solid oxide fuel cells.

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A seminar course for M.S. students in their third or fourth semester who are near completing their thesis. Students are required to give a seminar on their thesis subject and participate in the discussion of seminars given by others. The seminar should cover the details of work carried out and main findings as well as plan of remaining work to be carried out.

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Program of research leading to Ph.D. degree, arranged between student and a faculty member. Students register to this course in all semesters starting from the beginning of their first semester while the research program or write-up of thesis is in progress.

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Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Radiation. Interaction of Electromagnetic Radiation with Materials. Dielectric Characterization of Materials. Dielectric Materials. Conductors and Insulating Materials. Composite Dielectric Materials. Polymeric and Ceramic Materials with Conducting Fillers. Electronic Packaging Materials. Electromagnetic Shielding and Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Materials. Radar Absorbing Materials.

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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.

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Basic biology for engineeers, advanced imaging technique, surface characterization of nanobiomaterials, methods to alter conventional material surfaces to possess nanofeatured surfaces, nanomaterials in orthopedics, nanomaterials in cardiovascular engineering, manufacturing steps for catheters, stents, orthopedic implants and ways to incorporate nanotechnology, nanomaterials in artificial skin, nanomaterials in antibacterial applications, adverse effects of nanobiomaterials. Specific emphasis on fabrication of metallic nanobiomaterials.

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Basic concepts in colloid and nano-science. Thermodynamics of (nano) interfaces. Wetting of surfaces (superhydrophilicity, superhydrophobicity). Stability of dispersions and interactions in nanostructured fluids. Surface chemistry modifications. Bottom-up synthesis of nanosized objects. Morphology of colloids. Characterization of nanocolloids. Case studies.

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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.

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Phase relations in binary and ternary systems. Micromechanics of plastic deformation, slip and dislocations. Strengthening mechanisms. Micromechanics of fracture, fatigue and creep failure. Electron energy levels and bands, free election theory of metals, electronic transport, conduct in metals, magnetic properties of materials, optical properties of materials.

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Pyrometallurgy, hydro metallurgy, electrometallurgy. Homogenous and heterogenous nucleation. Solidification of pure metals and alloys. Alloy theory. Interfaces, grain boundary segregation. Recovery, recrystallization, grain growth. Precipitation, precipitation transformations, solid-state nucleation, precipitation kinetics, coarsening.

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This course is constructed from seminars that will be organised by Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences. The seminars will cover technical, cultural, social and educational issues to prepare the graduate students following the PhD programs.

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